Review: Spector @ Gorilla, Manchester
If all of Spector’s songs are, essentially, cries of existential angst from frontman Fred MacPherson, they are more fun than most.
‘Manchester understand us’: London band Spector talk the North, drug references and the ‘state of Britain today’
As the London four-piece come to Manchester to play Gorilla on Saturday, MM spoke to frontman Fred MacPherson, who says that although the band comes from London they’re happy to be get outside of the capital for a UK-tour.
‘I suppressed my identity’: MM reporter tells his story for National Coming Out Day
Being gay doesn’t define me but it’s something I’m no longer ashamed of, instead I can accept and embrace it.
#ShoutYourAbortion: Planned parenthood a woman’s ‘autonomy over her body’ or an ‘act of violence’ against it?
After the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion was met with both celebration and controversy on Twitter, MM spoke to Manchester University’s Women’s Officer and a pro-life campaigner to get both sides of the story.
‘Vitally important’: Social media campaign launched to stop Stockport court closure
The closure of the court could mean that cases from Stockport could now be heard at Manchester and Salford magistrates’ court and Manchester County Court based at the Civil Justice Centre.
‘We are all immigrants’: FC United leading the way for football on refugee crisis
The link between non-league football and the current Syrian refugee crisis may not be immediately obvious, but then FC United of Manchester have never been a football club that unthinkingly conforms to the norm.
Cornerhouse is dead, long live HOME! MM takes a trip to Manchester’s new art space
MM’s Cornerhouse loyalist reluctantly headed to Manchester city centre’s new thriving art space HOME and even more reluctantly warmed to its galleries, theatres, cinemas and architecture
Coach buddies: Manchester friendship bus on drive to fix ‘older, lonely Britain’
Organisers behind a brand new friendship service hopes to connect the over 45s of Manchester in a series of coach trips to some of the summer’s popular events across the region.
‘We want to tear people down without feeling bad’: Jon Ronson explores shaming on social media at Bury Met
Last night Jon Ronson took to the stage at the Bury Met for an evening all about public shaming on social media.
‘Mushroom of media’: Kids 30 times more likely to be victim of hate crimes over internet
Over thirty times more hate crimes in Manchester’s schools occur via social media than directly.
Twitter and Facebook users need grasp of defamation law, says Manchester solicitor
Social media users should take extra care about what they post online in case of exposing themselves to potential libel action, according to a Manchester solicitor.