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Bit of a coup for Manchester International Festival, which, during its off-year, has just announced that it will promote Leonard Cohen’s first UK concerts in 15 years. The Canadian singer-songwriter obviously enjoyed his visit to Manchester last July and has now signed up for four nights on 17-20 June.
1064.In The City 2008 is on(Monday 10th of March 2008 10:31:29 AM
2 years, 6 months ago )
There’s an interesting feature by Simon Binns in the latest issue of Crain’s Manchester Business about the future of the In The City music conference.
The original company, In The City Ltd, is being wound up by the late Tony Wilson’s partner Yvette Livesey - but Jon Paul Waddington (formerly...
1065.If P then Q: Experimental poetry publishers(Monday 03rd of March 2008 12:29:03 AM
2 years, 6 months ago )
The reason for my current blogging lapse isn’t anywhere near as good as Manchizzle’s - but it’s good to know that Mancubist can tick over in my extended absence:
The Guardian Exchange tunnels continue to generate interest and speculative comments galore
Urbis now runs a ‘60s Magical Music Tour‘...
1066.Leap day critical commute(Friday 29th of February 2008 09:02:16 PM
2 years, 6 months ago )
Cycle commuters gathered in Manchester’s Albert Square following the “leap day” critical commute.
© Daniel Cadden
They had a simple message…
© Daniel Cadden
Critical commute takes place on the last Friday of the month. It is an ideal way to meet other cyclists and, if you are not...
1067.Film: Let’s Go Expo 2008 and Manchester-Live.tv(Wednesday 06th of February 2008 12:18:09 AM
2 years, 7 months ago )
I’ve mentioned the work of Old Trafford-based LetsGoGlobal.tv a couple of times before but Friday 8 February sees their annual talent showcase at MohoLive on Tib Street:
Come and help us set the mis-en-scene for a FREE explosion of films, music, bands and DJ’s. Lets Go Expo 08 is an...
1068.Northernights: a guide to Manchester’s clubland(Friday 25th of January 2008 12:15:08 AM
2 years, 7 months ago )
I’m not a big clubgoer myself - I’d rather see music played in the flesh - but I’m well aware of Manchester’s big clubbing tradition, which I guess dates back to 1963 when the Twisted Wheel opened. And we don’t even need to mention the H word, do we?
But...
1069.Manchester miscellany - late January(Wednesday 23rd of January 2008 12:07:52 AM
2 years, 7 months ago )
A few interesting things are building up again so here’s a quick link dump…
One for you literary types first: Ar’ Back Yard is a triology of books by Anwar Dharma, giving a fictional account of 1980s Manchester. Or at least it will be when it’s published in the...
1070.Manchester International Festival in numbers(Wednesday 16th of January 2008 12:47:29 PM
2 years, 7 months ago )
It’s good to see that MIF has time to contact individual Manchester bloggers with updates. They sent me details about last year’s inaugural festival so here, for your perusal, are some of the good things that MIF 2007 achieved:
Created 25 world premieres, against a target of 10, with...