There was the most spectacular thunderstorm when I went to visit the Mondrians at Tate Liverpool. The type that turns the sky slate grey and looms heavy in the air like the cloud bearing down on the ground. I was deep in thought...
Read MoreIt was a blisteringly hot Manchester Day day when I went to the Miller & Carter Steakhouse with the editor of Northern Soul. I could see the crowds and the colourful floats wafting down Deansgate in the far distance. I was...
Read MoreThe smell emanating from the kitchen at Aumbry when I arrive on a damp, grey Manchester day almost defies description. Intense, powerful and meaty. I asked Mary-Ellen McTague what was cooking. Was it for the beef dripping? No,...
Read MoreIt is a day when women from Merseyside are encouraged to dress in their finest clothes and enjoy a day at the races. It’s Ladies’ Day. Yet the sophisticated image of the Grand National is far removed from the images...
Read MoreThe Futureheads headline the opening night of the Ramsbottom Festival on September 13. Other acts include Sinead O’Connor, previously interviewed by Northern Soul’s editor. I was lucky enough to have 15 minutes on the phone with...
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