An intimate, one-off evening of conversation with Peter Hook, at The Star & Garter in Manchester, home to the mural of Joy Division. Proceeds from this special Headstock event will support mental health charity Shout. The gig will take place in memory of Ian Curtis who lost his life to suicide in May 1980. Buy tickets…
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I have to credit Chris Hawkins’ early morning show on Radio 6 Music for introducing me to the Manchester band Sylvette. The slinky, crystalline notes of their new single Kelpius cut through the early morning blur and I was instantly wide awake. Music as caffeine. The album Stiller than Still, the band’s second album, was…
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A photo story of Bluedot festival 2019 with artists, scientists, astronauts, DJs and more at the 4‑day event at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire
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If the scientists at Jodrell Bank could put their collective heads together, it would be perfect if they could find a way of teleporting us back to the fields of Bluedot in order to do the festival all over again. That way it might be possible to experience the stuff you’d missed first time round.…
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Joy Division and New Order have had a profound effect on the creative arts, inspiring not only musicians but artists, writers, illustrators and film makers. Their visual legacy is now being documented in a new exhibition opening in Manchester as part of the Manchester International Festival (MIF17). Taking place at Manchester Art Gallery from 30th…
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