The first time I went to Parklife I was 16-years-old. My friend’s dad acted as our chaperone (although he was ditched as soon as we got through security) and the headline act was Snoop Dogg. A lot has changed since then but the...
Read MoreWhen I learned that Billy Bragg had agreed to be interviewed by Northern Soul, I spent some considerable time working up the courage to ask him one question: is it wrong to wish on space hardware? If you’re a proper...
Read More“Readers! Readers! Readers!” chanted a legion of rafter-shaking music fans at Manchester’s Albert Hall, a former Methodist hall and chapel just down the road from the city’s Central Library. Then The Slow Readers Club appeared...
Read MoreBare trees, the whiff of sulphur and wood smoke. But November isn’t just about nudey nature and burning Catholic effigies, there’s a truckload of comedy this month. So get out there but mind yourself on the leaves...
Read MoreBlimey, there’s a huge amount of comedy about this month. They may as well rename it ‘Comtober’. There are numerous touring shows dropping in, the return of monthly nights, the faithful regulars (don’t...
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