2018

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5th December 2018 | By Dom Poli

Hatch is providing a platform for the future of independent retailers

Hidden away in plain sight on Manchester’s Oxford Road, Hatch takes inspiration from Shoreditch box park as the city’s newest and most-hyped pop-up retail store....

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5th December 2018 | By nq_admin

PETA strives for more awareness of Backyard Breeding

Non-profit animal rights organisation PETA are backing the new regulations put into place by the government, “This law is a good first step to impose...

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5th December 2018 | By Megan Luke

Killing two birds with one stone: Is the English language vegan friendly?

In light of the rise of veganism over the last few years animal rights organisation PETA have released a list of animal friendly idioms to...

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Bob Dylan: The Reluctant Revolutionary

The term ‘voice of a generation’ is one which gets thrown at almost any new artist who tries to tell a story through their music....

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Callum Francis puts a new spin on a Broadway staple in the Manchester Opera House production of Kinky Boots

Based on the 2005 film, Kinky Boots has cemented itself as a musical theatre standard ever since it opened in Chicago in 2012. With music...

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Legendary Smiths guitarist gives Marr-vellous performance on home turf

A Gospel Guitarist  On the night of Halloween 1963, a Manchester legend was born under the name Johnny Marr. Marr is a an award winning...

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

20 year old indie sensation Rex Orange County sells out headline show at Albert Hall in Manchester

Alexander O’Connor, famously known as Rex Orange County, is a talented rising star singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist at the young age of 20.  In 2016, things...

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4th December 2018 | By Sam Peckett

Manchester’s Grassroots Music and Arts Festival FOUNDATIONS Returns This December

FOUNDATIONS Festival is returning to Manchester this December to celebrate the city’s grassroots alternative music and art scene. Focusing on recognising the talent beyond the...

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4th December 2018 | By Sian McGuinness

Property development firm release three new proposals for controversial Northern Quarter plot

Property development firm Salboy have released three new proposals for a plot on Shudehill after their original plans were refused by the council earlier this year. 

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4th December 2018 | By Harry Stafford

Brexit could cause the broadcasting industry to be hit by extra licencing in the EU, forcing channels and jobs to leave the UK

Up to now communications regulator Ofcom issues broadcasters with licenses that are valid throughout the EU. In the case of a no-deal Brexit, U.K. based broadcasters...

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4th December 2018 | By Kirsty Bird

Anteros return to Soup Kitchen in anticipation of their debut album

London quartet Anteros have swiftly made a name for themselves on the alternative scene after releasing their self-titled debut in 2014. With undertones of music...

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4th December 2018 | By Jordan White

“You’re the show, you’re not the clown” Smooth, haunting and uplifting – Ambiere definitely know how to put on a show.

Ambiere’s sound is described as “fairy-tale grunge with a jellybean and peanut butter finish” by Manchester production company Scruff of the Neck – but what...

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4th December 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook

Make Me Up: artist Rachel Maclean addresses feminism, female agency and social media in brand new surrealist film

If you have ever wondered what George Orwell’s 1984 might look like if it were set in Barbie’s Dream House, then Rachel Maclean’s bold new...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Lil Pump Brings Raw Energy To Manchester In Sold Out Gig

  With viral success at just 16 years old, American rapper Lil Pump has emerged out of the Florida underground rap scene and landed success...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

#TakeControl Campaign launches – put your health in your hands

Welcome to the launch of the #TakeControl campaign! The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness of the health problems that are caused due...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

5 Seconds of Summer return to the stage in Manchester for their Meet You There Tour

As 5sos take to the stage, the flashes of purple lights and smoke matching the artwork of 5SOS recent album, Youngblood, fills the O2 Apollo...

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3rd December 2018 | By H.Austin

Oscar Jerome Lights up Gloomy Soup Kitchen Basement

The Soup Kitchen in the Northern Quarter is the venue for tonights gig, the dark and dingy basement almost looking inviting as orange nad purple...

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3rd December 2018 | By Callum McLeod

Blossoms Cause Fan Frenzy With Spontaneous Hometown Gig

It’s been quite a while since Blossoms have played to a crowd this small, but 250 lucky punters managed to grab tickets to a surprise...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Connan Mockasin exudes character in live performance at Manchester Dancehouse theatre

Designed in the late 1800’s, The Dancehouse Theatre unsuspiciously sits between a Ladbrokes and Greggs on the busy Oxford Road. Not expecting much, I was...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

Turn on the vaping mode!

The clouds so big and so dense, were passing through the air like a waltz between life and the edge of the abyss. As she...