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Cult gig of the month - October: Glisten Trick, Gullivers, Manchester.
Neo-psyche. Cult drone. Garage. The multi-genre sound of Glisten Trick.

Jools Taylor
1 hour ago4 min read


‘I want those human stories of what it meant to them… and how it changed their lives.’
Pips - the legendary nightclub that was 'behind the cathedral' in Manchester - never got the credit it deserved. Until now.

David Nolan
Sep 204 min read


‘If real cool is achieved by not trying to be cool at all, Kingbee is really, effortlessly cool...’ Cult consumers - Kingbee Records, Chorlton.
John Coltrane? No problem. Van Dyke Parks? Easy. Brainticket? Step this way... a day in the life of Kingbee Records.

Andy Murray
Sep 115 min read


‘When you tell people the story it still sounds unreal…’
The return of Joanna - you couldn't make it up, as they say.

David Nolan
Sep 75 min read


Cult gig of the month. Mahogany at Café Blah, Wilmslow Road, Manchester.
US duo Mahogany are now a trio - so that's 33.3 per cent more Mahogany for your money at their upcoming gig.

Jools Taylor
Sep 62 min read


Hallé-lujah! Hanley on the Free Trade Hall.
'The very ground the Free Trade Hall is built on is woven into the fabric of Manchester history.' Paul Hanley on the Free Trade Hall.

Paul Hanley
Sep 56 min read


Cult Manchester exclusive: ‘There was some sadness attached to those records…’
Looking though Ian Curtis’ record collection with Kelvin Briggs.

David Nolan
Aug 287 min read


The Tale of Harvey’s Rabbit.
'Morrissey walked into the pub, heard us and walked out.' Harvey's Rabbit tell their tale to Cult Manchester.

Andy Murray
Aug 229 min read


God-box documentary…
'Well, that’s ruined my opening sequence, hasn’t it?' Film editor Gareth Davies on rock doc cliches, goodwill and the DIY approach for his new Fall documentary.

David Nolan
Aug 215 min read


Was Sister Rosetta Tharpe responsible for Oasis? Discuss…
Author Stephanie Phillips explains why ‘Blackness is inherently punk’ and talks big coats with Cult Manchester’s David Nolan.

David Nolan
Aug 205 min read


‘Mark and Una - in matching mascara - were exploring Manchester's cultural underbelly and heading elsewhere…’
A profile of co-founder of The Fall Una Baines. Plus a nice bit of breakfast.

Ian Moss
Aug 156 min read


Cult gig of the month: Second Idol at The Peer Hat, Manchester.
Second Idol singer and guitarist Kate Farquharson on the band's upcoming gig at Manchester's Peer Hat.

Jools Taylor
Aug 74 min read


‘Johnny Rotten wiped his nose on the curtains…’ Exclusive: the Pistols at Piccadilly in pictures.
Sex Pistols unseen! The day the band came to Piccadilly Radio by the people who swear they were there.

David Nolan
Aug 69 min read


He's seen the light... Paul Hanley's Top Ten Manchester music venues.
Lost in music (venues). Author, drum botherer and ex-Fall guy Paul Hanley on his favourite Manchester gig venues.

Paul Hanley
Aug 47 min read


'Manchester music doesn't need a documentary, it needs a saga!'
‘I’m French,’ says filmmaker Sébastien Faits-Divers. ‘Sorry about that…’

David Nolan
Jul 305 min read
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