‘Manchester – A City United In Music’ reviewed
❉ A neat, often illuminating collection of Manchester songs from every big modern era and scene, writes Andy Murray.
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Podcast of the Week: The Strange Brew Podcast
❉ This week: The Strange Brew Podcast – one of The Daily Telegraph’s ‘podcasts you need to be listening to’.
Mind The Watford Gap: ‘Leave the Capital’ reviewed
❉ The story of music that couldn’t have been made anywhere else but Manchester.
She’s Got Magic: ‘The Fox Box’ reviewed
❉ It’s Goldfrapp before Goldfrapp! The complete works of ‘70s band Fox under one roof.
Cult Q & A: Trev and Simon
❉ Saturday morning TV legends on their career, comedy influences and cult heroes. But do they do duvets?
‘Anarchy In The Year Zero’ reviewed
❉ It’s almost exactly forty years since the Pistols shocked Bill Grundy, and Clinton Heylin has charted punk’s year zero.
Journey to ‘Arrival’: ABBA’s breakthrough album 40 years on
❉ ABBA’s pure pop album ‘Arrival’ was released in the UK forty years ago today. We chronicle its evolution…