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Radio: Everything Everything on BBC 6 Music This Afternoon!
Tune in from 1pm (GMT) to hear the Radcliffe & Maconie Show which is coming from Manchester’s Christmas Markets and features, among others, EVERYTHING EVERYTHING! Here’s the link to listen live: LISTEN We’ll post the link to the show afterwards … Continue reading
Those Last Autumn Leaves
This was taken at an empty walkway. I find it interesting because Autumn has started showing its last colours making way for winters. Most of the trees have become leafless. Dried chestnut leaves are vaccuumed ever so often. The rains … Continue reading
Monastery Music in Manchester
Earlier this year my friend Betty told me about her trip to The Monastery in Manchester. I had never heard of it but as soon as I read on the website : “Manchester’s magnificent Monastery is Pugin’s architectural masterpiece. It … Continue reading
Merry Christmas Manchester
I took the day off on Monday. We had tickets for the Kate Rusby Christmas concert at the Bridgewater Hall so, having had a hectic couple of weeks at work, I took the opportunity to spend some time mooching round … Continue reading
Fancy Getting Married in a Library?
It’s a book lover’s dream, but hopefully one that is shared by your other half. Even if you’re not both book lovers, Manchester Central Library is still a stunning venue in which to hold a wedding. An extreme enthusiasm for … Continue reading
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Interview with Graham Massey: 808 State and the Development of Record-making
808 State, who take their name after the Roland TR-808 drum machine, are regarded as pioneers of acid house. They have been touring with their defining album ‘Ninety’ for the last year and last June I happened to be in … Continue reading
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Tagged 808 State, Acid house, concert, Graham Massey, live music, Manchester, Ninety, W2
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Stuart McCallum – “City”
City is Manchester guitarist and composer Stuart McCallum’s most recent effort under Naim. The McCallum-Spaven co-written project embodies a fusion of ambient-electronic and jazz soundscapes with various notable collaborations; where he fuses acoustic and electronic instruments to create a distinct sound. Some of his influences include … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambient, Electronic, England, Jazz, London, Manchester, new slap, Richard Spaven, Stuart McCallum
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Lighting is key
Brief My brief was to go to Salford Lads Club and photograph there new art work. The artwork shows the names of every 22,500 of Salford Lads’ Club members since the 1900s and is made from aluminium which has been cut … Continue reading
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Tagged #followme, #framing, #lighting, #photojournalism, #photojournalist, #strobist, #thepressphotographer, Art, Manchester, news, photographer
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Manchester Lowry – Planthropy
Part of a brilliant digital art exhibition on at the Lowry, Manchester. “Right Here Right Now”. Here Planthropy by Stephanie Rothenberg http://www.thelowry.com/event/right-here-right-now http://www.thelowry.com/Downloads/gallery/RHRN/RHRN_Catalogue_OnlineFIX.pdf https://chrisphotosblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/manchester-lowry-planthropy/
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