Goldfrapp are one of those bands where substance meets style to an often mesmerising effect. Beneath its palpably classy exterior, the music of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory is a composite of tender vocals, electronica and...
Read MoreThe first thing that strikes you about this intriguing exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery is the darkness of Gallery 6, its Farrow & Ball-painted dark purple walls contrasting with the brightness of the preceding permanent...
Read MoreTo Common, that bohemian watering hole and eatery in Manchester’s Northern Quarter – the Left Bank of the North – and an exhibition of photography by 27-year-old Robert George, currently on display in the Kestrel Suite. But...
Read MoreThere can’t be many people who know that the world’s foremost stained glass artist is from Oldham. Like fellow Oldhamer, the composer William Walton, Brian Clarke has made a considerable mark on the world through his art, as his...
Read MoreThere’s a good chance that sometime during the next week you will encounter something beautiful at a bus stop. That may be a fervent wish harboured by all of us as we wait for the number 7, but in this case it might just be...
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