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Manchester

All the world is not a stage- A good venue is just as important as good music

The room matters: A good venue is just as important as good music

“There’s a lot to be said for the setting in which events are enjoyed”.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 24, 2026
Noel Gallagher - Oasis - Songwriter - Musician - Guitarist - 2024 - Sifters

“My inspiration”: the 1989 lyric Noel Gallagher wishes he had written

A huge inspiration.

Tom Taylor
Jun 21, 2026
Quick-fire Questions- 10 minutes with Everything Everything

Quick-fire Questions: 10 minutes with Everything Everything

“Appetite for Destruction, maybe?”

Tom Taylor
Jun 19, 2026
The Cover Uncovered When The Wedding Present paid tribute to their sporting hero George Best

The Cover Uncovered: When The Wedding Present paid tribute to their sporting hero George Best

A controversial icon.

Reuben Cross
Jun 17, 2026
Mark E Smith - The Fall

“I fucking hate Manchester”: How The Fall unknowingly influenced the Madchester scene of the 1980s

An undeniable influence…

Ben Forrest
Jun 15, 2026
Johnny Marr - Curly Watts - Split - 2026 -

Johnny Marr blames Curly Watts from ‘Coronation Street’ for the loss of his first guitar: “Never gave it me back”

They were in a pre-fame band together.

Joe Taysom
May 29, 2026
How The Beatles sparked the life of Frank Sidebottom- We wouldn't budge

How The Beatles sparked the life of Frank Sidebottom: “We wouldn’t budge”

“We hitched down to Apple…”

Ben Forrest
May 23, 2026
Mleko - Feast of St Perpetua - 2026

Mleko – ‘The Feast of St Perpetua’ EP review: Many cooks, endless intrigue

Seven members, a lot to sample.

Lucy Harbron
Apr 30, 2026
Album - General - Psychedelic - Prog - Progressive - General

How a Victorian circus in Rochdale resulted in the birth of psychedelic music

Step right up…

Tom Phelan
Apr 12, 2026
Shaun Ryder - Happy Mondays - 2024 - Singer

“We don’t do statues in Manchester”: Shaun Ryder on the overlooked brilliance of Tony Wilson

“We should stick a few statues up.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Apr 8, 2026
Timperley Blues Frank Sidebottom’s 10 greatest parody songs

Timperley Blues: Frank Sidebottom’s 10 greatest parody songs

Not bobbins…

Ben Forrest
Apr 4, 2026
Nina Simone - Singer

The night Nina Simone brought a dilapidated Manchester theatre back to life

Fizzing with energy.

Lauren Hunter
Mar 29, 2026

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