‘there’s a broader world I can dip my toe in’ Actor and comedian Colin Hoult talks to Northern Soul
Until recently, Colin Hoult was doing very nicely indeed as a character-based comic and actor. You...
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Suzanne Vega: “The audience comes, thinking of their own memories”
When I wore out my Suzanne Vega cassettes in the 1980s, playing them over and over again, never in my wildest dreams did I think that, one day, I’d be explaining builder’s tea to my musical hero. But earlier this...
Read MoreReview: Smoove & Turrell, Band on the Wall, Manchester
It’s a bit chilly at Manchester’s Band on the Wall. As I arrive early to set up my camera, it feels like the empty room has a faint draught running through it. I think it’s probably just me, though. It’s freezing...
Read MoreJimmy Osmond talks touring, tele and cooking with Northern Soul
Some surnames are instantly recognisable in the showbiz world – Jackson, Sinatra, McCartney and, of course, the family dynasty that is Osmond. Osmondmania was massive in the 1970s, not least in the UK with the group’s...
Read MoreReview: London Road Fire Station Tour, Manchester
Let me take you back a couple of years. I was a nervous new writer and had just received my first assignment for Northern Soul. The brief was to research and write a piece about the plight of a beautiful building in Manchester...
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