When Bonnie Raitt was a young girl, she was enthralled by the power and charisma of such blues and folk greats as John Lee ...

Zena Barrie’s terrain is dotted with the illusory pyramids of self-improvement fads, her audience whichever arbitrary ...

Looking Up, a loop of Pat Flynn’s CGI-animated shorts, ran to mark the opening of Wonderful Electric, the new digital ...

The Secret Public: LGBTQ Pop 1955–1985 is at John Rylands Research Institute and Library until November 15, 2025. For more ...

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Dear England is at Lowry in Salford until June 29, 2025. For more information, click here .

Sheeran had elected to perform in the open-sided circus top that is the New Music stage because he’s already played Radio 1’s ...

I moved house earlier this year. While my new place is what estate agents euphemistically refer to as ‘a fixer-upper’, in reality it’s a bungalow built in 1988 which has remained largely the same ...

How I Am Monument unites previous pieces, with newly commissioned works including Sphinx and Toppled Monuments 1-6.Flanking the room, the glass vitrines of Toppled Monuments 1-6 contain wooden plinths ...

Helen Nugent. Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The ...

Among the cast, Ged McKenna excels in the pivotal role of George. Perhaps inevitably, the vivid tale of Yosser Hughes often takes precedence. It’s a substantial gift of a role, but here Jay Johnson ...

Moving house is a bag of mixed emotions. There’s the anticipation of a fresh start, the lure of unfamiliar surroundings, and a chance to make your mark on a new home. But if you loved your previous ...