For the past few months The Corner, a new bar in Fallowfield, has played host to an interesting club night experiment. Cool Runnings is a free dub and reggae night which seeks to combine politics and partying within a single space.
Whether you’re in to hip-skanking dub, smooth jazz grooves, bouncing African soukous or contemporary English folk music, you’re bound to find something to tickle your fancy at the newly re-opened Band On The Wall. After five long years of extensive renovations and re-thinks, the venue which previously played host to scores of local legends, including […]
Established by the late Anthony Wilson, Madchester’s famous music maestro, In the City (ITC) has been one of the world’s leading music conventions since 1992. Not just a showcase for local and UK up-and-coming acts, it prides itself on assembling ‘emerging talent, music fans and young entrepreneurs’. From Sunday 18 to Tuesday 20 October, ITC […]
Odds-on favourites fell by the wayside on Tuesday 8 September as Speech Debelle was named Mercury Music Prize winner 2009. Kyle Soo took a moment to assess the importance of the award itself.
Deaf Institute: Gideon Conn, Caulbearers and Kathryn Edwards Friday 21st August When Gideon Conn rang his bell for the second time no one imagined what was to come. He introduced Josephine. Slight in build, unassuming and smiling nervously, she crept onto the stage. Her entrance couldn’t have been in starker contrast to her performance. Confident, […]
