#manchester x fiona

[blaylists]

I bet on losing dogs

[problemduetest4life]

Forget me not playlist

(playlist for @unohanabbygirl 's fic Forget me not on ao3)

Bitch - Allie X

Bang Bang Bang Bang - Sohodolls

Paper Planes - M.I.A.

Black Treacle - Arctic Monkeys

Criminal - Fiona Apple

Seventeen - MARINA

Goth - Sidewalks and Skeletons

Oblivion - Grimes

Blue Monday - New Order

Bad Things - Cults

*

No Surprises - Radio Head

The Gold - Manchester Orchestra, Phoebe Bridgers

Mama's Boy - Dominic Fike

**

Roommates - Malcolm Todd

Daddy Issues - The Neighbourhood

I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys

About You - The 1975

The Bomb - Florence + The Machine

Cinnamon Girl - Lana del Rey

Fuck and Run - Liz Phair

***

Vampire - Dominic Fike

False Alarm - The Weeknd

Delicious (demo) - Ayesha Erotica

Erotic Electronic - Slayyyter

After Hours - The Weeknd

****

Agnes - Glass Animals

Self Control - Frank Ocean

Disappear - Beyonce

*****

Remember My Name - Mitski

Ptolemaea - Ethel Cain

Swim Good - Frank Ocean

Liability- Lorde

Crack Baby - Mitski

******

Spotify Link

explanation under the cut ;)

I made this playlist because I noticed I was listening to similar songs whenever reading FMN, so I started to make it all into one playlist. I also wanted to get better at fitting themes to songs etc... for other playlists and this was good practice.

I was mostly inspired by music mentioned in the fic, stuff I already listen to that was angsty teen esc, or kind of dark and funky tunes.

It does follow the story chronologically (for the most part) and I divided it into sections to explain my thinking. The first section is the start of the story, just stuff that fits Luke's vibe and character in foster care and prison.

Section two is short and just his starting relationship his "family" and all the confusing feelings that come from that.

Section three is pretty much him and Aemond's relationship. It starts with yearning, gets kind of sweet and fluffy before it takes a darker turn. Luke's past trauma starts peeking through more in this section.

Section four I defintly think I'm going to add more too. It's basically just the "club chapters." Ayesha Erotica was mentioned so I obviously had to include her and all of Slayyyter's music also fits that style so I added that. Their music needs to be blasted with bass so loud it shakes your rib cage. I wanted to find music that had a more sinister sound for this section as well, but I'm still on the hunt. You can imagine this section ends with the hookup during After Hours.

SECTION FIVE! Aemond's POV. Angsty, concerned, confused, frustrated, guilty, all of the above.

Section six is the aftermath of everything. It's desperate and sad, but perhaps with sprinkles of hope underneath??

Anyways, I will keep updating when I find more music that fits because 30 songs isn't a whole lot. I just wanted to post this now because I'm on a break and I have time to extra stuff like this :))

[musicblogwales]

FIONA-LEE second single 'Nothing Compares To Nineteen' 

'Nothing Compares To Nineteen' is a stunning-slice of dream-pop gold that will easily galvanise 'Fiona-Lee' as a major festival headliner......Everywhere! For fans of Florence & The Machine and Stevie Nicks x

With a unfiltered take on her personal teenage experiences, Fiona-Lee shares empowering second single ‘Nothing Compares To Nineteen’, out now following its Steve Lamacq BBC 6 Music premiere) via Gravity Records (Divorce, Ella McRobb).

The follow-up to anthemic debut offering ‘Mother’ released earlier this summer, ‘Nothing Compares To Nineteen’ showcases the Yorkshire native’s evocative songwriting in full flow, tackling themes of vulnerability, shame and grief through her early-life experiences and packaging them into a musical patchwork oozing with irresistible sensibilities.

Having ticked off several festival slots across the summer months, including capacity shows at The Great Escape and debut appearances at TRNSMT, Kendal Calling and Boardmasters, the musician is certainly making her presence felt throughout the tastemaker landscape. Press champions have arrived in the form of DIY Magazine, Dork Magazine, The Line Of Best Fit and Under The Radar amongst others, whilst several spotlight BBC 6 Music features have landed with the likes of Steve Lamacq (The Great Escape special), Amy Lamé (‘Sunday Girl’) and Huw Stephens (‘Huw Are You’), as well as debut BBC Radio 1 (Nels Hylton) airplay.

Speaking ahead of its release, Fiona-Lee explained: “‘Nothing Compares To Nineteen’ is my own story of growing up and struggling with anxiety and depression when I was at school. I wrote it a couple years after a life long friend had taken his life and I was experiencing grief for the first time. It made me think about a conversation I’d had with my dad when I was about 15, where he told me that he’d also struggled with depression when he was young but never got help.

It was the first time I became properly aware of the difference between men and women when it comes to talking about our feelings - and that became even clearer when I was 19 and witnessed it first hand with my friend dying.

So I guess the song is really something I hope young people can find some comfort in, knowing that they’re not the only socially anxious kid out there that’s intimidated by the boys at school - and I also hope it can keep the conversation going about the importance of men being able to express themselves truthfully and feeling they can ask for help when they need it.”

Fiona-Lee’s ‘Nothing Compare To Nineteen’ is out now via Gravity Records and available on all digital platforms.  Live Dates 4th Sept - Omeara, London (w/ Odie Leigh) 14th Sept - Radar Festival, Zurich 5th Oct - Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester 12th Oct - Twisterella Festival, Middlesbrough

[georgina-promotion]

Retrospective Exhibition - Derek Jarman: PROTEST!

PROTEST! is a major retrospective of the work of of one of the most influential figures in 20th century British culture, Derek Jarman (1942-1994).

Infection, 1993 Derek Jarman Oil on photocopy on canvas, 251 x 179 cm

The exhibition will focus on the diverse strands of Jarman’s practice as a painter, film maker, writer, set-designer, gardener and political activist. This is the first time that all of these strands of his practice will be brought together in over 20 years. PROTEST! captures Jarman’s engagement with both art and society, as well as his contemporary concerns with political protest and personal freedoms arising from the AIDS crisis. Major bodies of work, from the 1960s to the 1990s, have been brought together; many of which have never been seen in public before.

Dizzy Bitch, 1993 Derek Jarman Oil on canvas, 213.5 x 213.5 cm

Originally presented at IMMA, Dublin from 15 November 2019 – 23 February 2020, curated by Seán Kissane, the exhibition will be re-presented at Manchester Art Gallery by Curators Fiona Corridan, Manchester Art Gallery and author and filmmaker Jon Savage.

[lycanhood]

Supergirl 4x04 Ahimsa Liveblog

SPOILERS (obviously)

Hahaha yea this suit looks silly

Damn J’onn

Yes for the love of god use your telepathy!!!

Oh no :( poor Kara is claustrophobic

Yeah I’m not sure how long I can handle how silly this suit looks

Oh Manchester Black is Fiona’s fiance! Cool and by “cool” I mean tragic

Maybe Fiona is still alive???

Too many Howdys

Really Kara? You just had to come through the wall? No other choice?

Dammit when Alex tells you to hang back you hang back!

Aw J’onn showing up for his Space Daughter

Whoa look at Manchester move

Baker settled into the whole Commander part of Commander-in-Chief rather quickly didn’t he :/

LENA!!!!!

Whoa Brainy, you alright there, my dude ???

Aw “I’m not a robot. I’m techno-organic. I have feelings!” of course you do, baby

Hahahahaha “Tears of Logic”

Oh yeah VERY disruptive

Well Lena’s compartmentalizing issues are now canon, can confirm

“I’m the Alpha now”

Oh sure you wanna attack kids, but aliens are somehow the monsters, makes sense

Fiona x Manchester Black are already a better love story than Karamel

Oh I see they think I still care about Guardian...Well at least Nia is here

Aw Fiona calls him Ches <3 <3 <3 <3 She better not be fucking dead, for real

J’onn and Alex are having a real pity party. Nut up or shut up, guys

“Yes, boss” aHHHHHHH :)

Bawhahahaha how did Chyler even handle talking at this suit?

Danvers sisters should come with a warning label :)

Fucking Beebo

I’m sorry, but has Kara/Supergirl not yet thanked Lena for her life-saving yet silly looking anti-kryptonite suit? Rude

Oh SHIT!!! Wait are they dead? Did they just kill the Graves siblings already?

Man, Kara’s hair game is on point. The suit might not look so stupid without the helmet

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no :(

FUCK

Why can’t we have nice things?

DANVERS SISTERS! Damn Kara at the pie. Who made all those?

I love them so much

Yeah I’m down for big helping of revenge on Fiona’s behalf.

Ooo Russian!Kara is okay after all. I bet she was bored af

Jensen wtf are you up to now?

[juliehamill]

Wayne Hussey, Gillian, and me.

In my teenage years I went to The Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow countless times to see The Mission with my pal, Gillian.  The Mission has always been a band that makes a big powerful sound, full of melody, and Wayne Hussey in his dark glasses, black hat on a smoky stage has a clear dominating presence with which the crowd connect to and thrive upon.  The Mission gigs in the 1980s were crazy, bouncy, full of love; and me and Gillian revelled in the chaos.  Too young to drink, we stole a cider from the bar and threw ourselves amongst it, laughing as we got shoved around in our black clothes.  The whole room stunk of patchouli.  It was a blast. 

Before Wayne Hussey came over for his tour last year (Nov 2019) Omnibus had provided me with a copy of his book, Salad Daze to review for the rock n roll book club.  It is full of great stories about his time with The Sisters Of Mercy and such evocative tales of his childhood.  After reading it, I wanted Wayne for a live interview for rock n roll book club, more than I ever wanted anybody. It’s great when I get to interview people that have meant something to me in music.  It’s even better when their book is brilliant.  I wanted Wayne, for his juicy stories, but mostly for Gillian and our past.

The publisher set it up for November and put us in touch on email.  With a date pencilled, I wrote to Wayne and told him of my friendship with Gillian, and how the The Mission was one of the bands we enjoyed together.  I told him of how we would sit in her bedroom playing God’s Own Medicine and get up and dance and shove each other about.  I told him of the day that Gillian peeled back a small piece of the wallpaper and wrote on her bedroom wall, in biro, ‘I still believe in God, but God no longer believes in me’.  We folded the wallpaper back over, so as not to get in trouble.  Thirty-five years later, when the house was being cleared to sell, the little quote was still written there, on the wall under the paper.

Gillian and I were best pals for almost forty years.  As teenagers we were never out each others houses drinking tea and eating chocolate biscuits and talking boyfriends and school.  Once I accidentally broke her kitchen table and my dad came round to fix it.  Their house was always full of young teen drop ins drinking out of a stainless steel pot of tea and hanging out with Gillian’s sisters Fiona and Monica, her dad Jim and her mum in a peeny, Gina.  For a short time there was also a mad dog, Paddie, he enjoyed everybody’s legs. Gillian and I shared a love of music and were very close.  We took trips together to Fort Augustus and slept on Michael and Ronald’s floors.  We never thought twice about taking off somewhere with a backpack.  I copied her French homework and she borrowed my tapes.  When I moved to London she lived around the corner for a while.  We were steeped in history and hilarious memories that carried us through a lifetime.  When she lived in Manchester she’d send me silly funny notes in the post and I’d do the same.  When she moved back to Edinburgh we would phone each other and sing The Mission and Lloyd Cole and The Smiths down the phone.  She was cement for me and I for her.  Although far apart saw each other whenever we could. We phoned each other a lot and just became kids again. 

She was, in fact, best pals with so many people. Her little sisters, Fiona and Monica, and our other pals, Jacqueline, Elaine, Caroline, Babs, Sharron, Lorna, all of her school mum pals, all of her cousins, all of our school friends, the boys from the Academy.  Anybody she touched in life instantly loved her.  Even foreign exchange students and pen pals kept in touch.  Like her mum, she had an abundance of love that beamed out from behind an apron.  She was generous, loving, intelligent, loyal, hilariously funny and strikingly beautiful; and she was always, ALWAYS, making tea.  She had a glow about her; an energy of positivity, youth, mischief and fun.  Everybody had adventures with Gillian, and I was lucky to be one of them.

In Spring 2018 we received a text out of the blue saying that Gillian had been diagnosed with bowel cancer.  When she was diagnosed my first thoughts were of how young she was, only in her forties, and how they would definitely operate.  She had no symptoms.  It was just there.  As time moved on she discovered it was incurable and six months later she was gone.  I got to spend some time with her in her last days in the Western General Hospital.  I took in photos of us to look at and the old things we used to do.  We laughed, even though she was in excruciating pain.  I have never seen somebody in such pain, she couldn’t stay still despite every powerful drug available being dripped into her body. But still she laughed and smiled.  ‘No greeting!’ she said, ‘You’ll get me going.’  I treasure those last few days, but forever feel useless and confused because there was nothing that could be done.  I couldn’t save her.  Nobody could.  It is a powerless, rock hard and impossibly raw feeling to accept.

When Wayne Hussey sent a nice gentle reply to my email I just burst into tears. Because I wanted to phone Gillian. There’s a second when, although you know a person is dead, you get some news that relates to them, and you go to dial their number, and the crash of remembrance is overwhelming.  The realisation that I couldn’t tell Gillian first was devastating.  I wanted to hear her high excited voice. ‘Oh my God!  What you gonnie wear?’ I wanted to smile through the sore tears.  She deserved to be here; she deserved to meet him.  In those minutes a parallel of our past life and my current life without her smashed together, and I felt lost, empty and just heavily sad.  How come I’m here and she’s not?  

But Wayne, well, what a gent.  Gillian - you would have loved him.

I met with him quite a lot in a short space of time.  First for dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Camden with the Omnibus team where I talked rubbish and asked him to sign my records.  I had veggie fajitas and kept offering him a bit.  He laughed, and was kind and charming.  Honestly the nonsense that poured out of my mouth.  I composed myself and then interviewed him at The Dublin Castle for rock n roll book club.   We could have talked all night. Watch the link, he’s sensational.  

The next morning he came into do my radio show Hamill Time on Boogaloo Radio.  We had such a laugh.  Wayne is easy to talk to, funny yet professional and quite mischievous.  Perfect for Gillian.  

I went to his gig in Nambucca that night, which was just brilliant.  I felt Gillian beside me. Wayne Hussey’s connection with his crowd is very genuine.  He gave me a shout out from the stage.  His performance was incredible, authentic and moving.  I’m pleased to say we’ve stayed friends.

Gillian, Thanks for sending me Wayne Hussey. I miss you every day. I’m off to listen to God’s Own Medicine now.

Wayne, thanks for reading my books, thanks for all the music and the kindness.  You’re the best.

Thanks to David at Omnibus.  With love to Fiona, Monica, Jim, Simon and the weans.

In September a fundraising ball was to be held in Gillian’s name to help raise money for Bowel Cancer, but regrettably it had to be postponed.  Every day, 110 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer.  It can be symptomless, and reach late stages without any signs.  Please donate to help fund research. Do something amazing today.  You can donate here.

If you can’t donate (times are hard) but you have some wonderful object that would be amazing to raffle at Gill’s ball in 2021, please get in touch.  Thank you. X

RIP Gillian Farrell 10 June 1971 - 8 September 2018.  

(You and Wayne would definitely have enjoyed a pot of tea and a Caramel Wafer). 

[theasstour]

Fem!Reader x Harry.

© 2018 / OU / COMPLETE Word count: 232.2k

SC ASKS | PLAYLIST | BF!HARRY TAG | INSPIRATION TAG | WATTPAD (OC) | AWARDS

Harry wasn’t really expecting much out of his hiatus. He knew he wanted to relax and to do more of the stuff he felt passionate about, like acting, making his own music and getting more involved in fashion. But as 2015 came to a close and 2016 said hi, Harry met you, and then suddenly that was all he needed.

You just moved to London, trying desperately to leave a traumatising past behind by joining the team at BBC Radio 1. You didn’t know how you ended up spending New Years Eve with Harry Styles or how he had come to the habit of calling you ‘princess’, but you didn’t mind either.

As your past catches up to you and Harry’s solo career peaks, you and Harry try to balance your relationship. Through ups and downs, through fights and making up, through long-distance and everything else; this is yours and Harry’s story.

| CHAPTERS |

31 December 2015: You two meet.

7 January 2016: Power goes out.

15 January 2016: First date.

18 January 2016: First kiss.

6 March 2016: Harry cuts his hair.

9 March 2016: First time together.

11 March 2016: He’s drunk.

13 March 2016: You make it official.

30 April 2016: He comes home.

10 May 2016: Meeting Gemma and C.H.A.S.M.

13 May 2016: First time waking up together.

15 May 2016: He takes you shopping.

18 May 2016: First time abroad together.

1 July 2016: A little break from shooting Dunkirk.

4 July 2016: Meeting Anne.

23 July 2016: First big fight.

6 August 2016: You’re on your period.

2 September 2016: He leaves for Jamaica.

6 October 2016: First “I love you”.

3 December 2016: He asks you to move in.

7 December 2016: First time sleeping in your new flat.

25 December 2016: First time celebrating Christmas together.

14 February 2017: First Valentine’s Day together.

3 March 2017: Sweet Creature.

12 - 13 March 2017: One-year anniversary.

7 April 2017: Sign of the Times.

2 May 2017: Sweet Creature released.

12 May 2017: Harry Styles.

15 May 2017: Jesse.

16 June 2017: Theodor.

17 June 2017: Pixie Geldof’s wedding.

21 June 2017: Felix.

13 July 2017: Dunkirk Premiere, London.

17 july 2017: Dunkirk Premiere, Dunkerque.

19 September 2017: Harry Styles, Live on Tour: San Francisco.

22 September 2017: Jesse’s wedding.

10 December 2017: He comes home.

14 February 2018: Second Valentine’s Day together.

15 February 2018: The day after.

20 February 2018: Hoek van Holland.

5 March 2018: The Breakfast Show radio debut.

11 March 2018: Harry Styles, Live on Tour: Basel, Switzerland.

13 March 2018: Two-year anniversary.

9 April 2018: Harry Styles, Live on Tour: Manchester, England.

11 April 2018: Harry Styles, Live on Tour: London, England.

SEQUEL: Sweet Promise.

| DRABBLES |

22 May - 1 July 2016: He writes you letters.

2 September - 4 October 2016: Jamaica.

5 - 19 January 2017: Karpathos, Greece.

4 November 2018: Baking cookies.

Correct order to read SC in

Life after SC asks

Your studio flat in Hampstead, London

Your car, Fiona

Yours and Harry’s first flat

‘311215′

Your country house

DISCLAIMER: 1) If you are under the age of 18, please be aware that this work is not for you. It targets adult themes, written by an adult, for adults. This is nothing against you as a person, but this story will deal with alcohol, sexual content, etc, in short, themes not ideal for minors to be delving into. 2) This is inspired by events, candids, interviews, etc in Harry Styles’ career and life 2015-2018. Everything is purely fictional and written as a means to have fun with and try to write a story around the few glimpses of his life we, as fans, get to see. Some parts are rewritten to distance Harry’s personal life from the story as I have realised after a few years of writing fic that there are some things we shouldn’t ever be fictionalise. 3) This story will include explicit language, sexual content, character deaths, mental illness, anxiety disorder, and a car crash. Please read with caution if you are sensitive to any of those.

[erinsbreakfast]

So u wanna know what The Nick Smile™ is, huh?

lets take a little trip back in time to the origins of the Nick Smile™. Shall we begin?

lets take it way way way back to valentines day 2012. over five and a half years ago.

LOOK AT THAT SMILE! 

there was the final nighttime show and the infamous ‘no punches please!’ from harry styles from the wanted

seriously, no punches please! 

there was ladsm and the early years of the instagrim booth

baby gryles in its youth

the time when nick made fun of harry for listening to miley but harry looked like nick had given him the sun

the time when they went to the fashion shows together in 2013

wow

i mean.

oh. (ok u got me hes not really smiling but...u know)

hilarious!

they also have a habit of distracting each other at work, like they time they distracted each other at Big Weekend in 2013

riding in taxicabs in 2014

then harry grew his hair and lost his voice, like the little mermaid

shalalala my oh my look like the boy 2 shy, go on and... kiSss tHe giRlLlllLL (whoa whoa)

they made fiona dress up in one direction fan merch... and harry in nick grimshaw for topman merch...

then...sadly.... gryles went into hiding. understandable...but tragic... one direction went its separate ways at the X Factor finale in 2015 (they still managed to goof off and distract each other at work again though). 

harry had a birthday

gryles drifted in the shadows.... . ... watching... waiting... nick carried on with his show.... harry recorded an album and filmed a movie.... 2016 faded in to 2017...

then this happened

harry debuted his single on the radio 1 breakfast show!!!!!!!!!!!recording it 2 weeks early cos nick was gonna be on his holibobs!!!!! The Great Gryles Renaissance was born!!

oh!

they chatted for THREE. ENTIRE. HOURS. on their own in a little tiny ass radio studio and chatted for so long that an entire hour of it was cut for rubbish nonsensical rambling. they reminisced about all the birthdays and holidays and times they spent together over the years (wow). we only did get 15 minutes of video but we got dozens of Nick Smiles to last a lifetime. 

harry said it perfectly here

but it gets worse!!!!!!nick was on his holibobs in america when the single debuted and... wait for it... he took his mu m to see harry debut his single livE on television on one of the biggest shows in america and the Nick Smile was debuted on national television

tag urself im jimmy fallon cause same

but wait! theres more!!!!!!! the album came out a month later! and harry appeared on the breakfast show once again, bringing his nick smile once again with him 

our fave goofballs

amazing

u see a recurring pattern here?

the Great Gryles Renaissance was not done yet. harry had a movie come out too!

they also got married went to pixie’s wedding on a tropical island in spain (ok i guess its the Harry Smile here but still) 

finally if that wasnt enough....they went up to manchester and spent the entire day together playing bingo and eating chips and filming a tv show together

i mean...wow

gigglin over a chip butty

just.

wow.

this brings us to our conclusion of the Nick Smile. i hope it was an informative look in to the history of the Nick Smile. have a blessed gryles night

[kasperdegraaf-blog1]

The golden girl of Heal’s

Asked about his slogan “I miss my pre-internet brain” in an interview with the FT, the artist Douglas Coupland observed: “I have been rewired in the last 10 or 15 years. I remember what I used to do. I remember doing it. But what it felt like, I don’t remember. I think I’m not alone in that.”

That disconnect for pre-millennials is highlighted when you enter the magnificent Barbara Brown exhibition that opened at The Whitworth last week. It’s not just Generation X that may find it hard to imagine how these designs could have been conceived, never mind rendered, in the pre-digital age. Those who were there at the time and have since gone through the Coupland re-set, marvel just as much.

Yet the designs are unquestionably of their age, without having lost their pertinence. They are grouped to illustrate Brown’s progression through the period, from organic plant-like patterns to vibrant graphic shapes and then to op-art explorations speaking of Sixties art and style. Yet as she strips away figurative representation, adds vibrant colour and then takes it away to stark monochrome, the emotional content and humanity evident in the organic early designs remains, as evident in the most reductive geometric patterns as it is in the organic origins. Even in the context of The Whitworth, with its world-class textiles collection, this exhibition is outstanding in every respect and a worthy successor to the equally brilliant Tibor Reich exhibition last year.

Jennifer Harris, the recently retired Deputy Director of The Whitworth who originated this milestone show, revealed it is not Barbara Brown’s first outing at the gallery: she participated with two other young artists in a group exhibition in 1962, just three years after she was spotted while still at the Royal College of Art by Tom Worthington, who commissioned her to design for Heal’s. Placing such early career designers in the gallery speaks of The Whitworth’s historic role as a documenter of a living industry – and as an incubator, not merely a repository, of emerging talent. The current WYC ‘And Now We Are Plastic’ exhibition – part of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation-funded Circuit scheme – shows The Whitworth remains open to that, even if the living, contemporary textile industry has featured less in recent years.

Design Manchester’s John Owens 

That story, of design and the textile industry, is one we’re exploring with Design Manchester this year. The textile industry was a driver of wealth and growth in the north west for over a century. Manchester School of Art was founded in 1838 for the express purpose of supporting it by nurturing new talent. Those world-class skills in design education and making have remained and developed even as the industry declined over the last half century. Today there is growing evidence of green shoots based on innovation, digitalisation and specialisation. Manchester School of Art has a thriving textiles department combining traditional skills with cross-disciplinary research. Lorna Fitzsimmons, who led the Textiles Growth Programme and the Alliance Project, brought substantial new investment to Tameside to create a production centre of the future in one of the traditional mills. The success of quality brands like Private White V.C., and also of online fashion retailers like BooHoo and MissGuided, confirm Manchester’s return as a centre of design, manufacture and commerce. The Fashion Forum on ‘Age’ organised by Manchester Fashion Institute earlier this month heard ideas from students in Manchester and Helsinki about age-inclusive fashion design, connecting not only with these new opportunities but also with the Age-Friendly Manchester thinking explored in our New Generation workshops last year.

Design Manchester’s Fiona McGarva with Claire Cochrane

Barbara Brown: The golden girl of Heal Fabrics in the 1960s & 1970s runs at The Whitworth until December. We will soon announce an exhibition of another world-class textile designer, to open at Manchester School of Art during this year’s design festival, which takes place from 11 to 22 October, alongside a programme of workshops and events exploring the opportunities and challenges for design and the creative digital sector in the region. There could be no better starting point for our textiles story this year than partnering with the Whitworth to promote this exhibition. 

Go. You won’t regret it.

Image: Barbara Brown, Frequency, Heal Fabrics, 1969. Screen-printed furnishing cotton.

[ellivia]

Alphabet Time

I was tagged by @edierone — Thank you!

a - age: 28 (until Valentine’s Day)
b - biggest fear: death/my purpose going unfulfilled c - current time: 8:28 pm. Tell me why I just looked at the clock when I’m using my phone 😑 
d-drink you last had: Alcoholic - Moscato D'Asti; non-alcoholic: Mountain Dew Baja Blast
e - every day starts with: me thinking “dammit” f - favourite song: Uhhhh…pretty much any Manchester Orchestra song, at the moment. 
g - ghosts, are they real: absolutely.
h - hometown: Madison, Alabama 
i - in love with: my husband j - jealous of: women who have the whole mom/work fulfillment thing figured out…I’m a SAHM (by choice, but I’m starting to rethink it. When the younger one starts school I think I’m gonna ditch it.)
k - killed someone: only at trivia/board games 
l - last time you cried: a few weeks ago, after some miscommunications with my husband
m - middle name: I actually have two, but the one I usually use is Jane
n - number of siblings: 2. They’re both technically half, but my sister and I didn’t find that out until I was 11, so we have never thought of each other as anything other than full-blood sisters. o - one wish: for my paralyzed vocal cord to become un-paralyzed again
p - person you last called/texted: my husband. I had to tell him about a funny Reddit username I saw (it was bloodshotnipples) q - questions you’re always asked: mommy, can I have _______? 
r - reasons to smile: I’m going to see David fucking Duchovny on February 27th s - song last sang: Parting Gift - Fiona Apple 
t - time you woke up: 7:34ish am 
u - underwear color: pink 
v - vacation destination: Australia, Europe
w - worst habit: probably Tumblr, honestly. 
x - x-rays you’ve had: teeth, chest, and I’m sure I had some when I was going through all my thyroid shit 
y - your favorite food: anything that is unhealthy. For real. Put any southern food in front of me and i'ma tear that shit up. I’m a junk food junkie, too. 
z - zodiac sign: Aquarius

Umm, I’m gonna be REAL honest and say that I have no idea who has done this. So if you have, please forgive me. @puzzlingpeace, @kateyes224, @jamofappreciation, @settle-down-frohike

[giorgioluceri]

6D22 ‎– "望子成龍 | Dragon's Path"

Label: Midnight Shift Records ‎– MNSX011 Series: Midnight Shift X – 011 Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo Country: Singapore Released: 27 Nov 2017

Distributed By – Rubadub (Glasgow, UK) Mastered At – The Exchange Mastering Studios (London, UK) Pressed By – intakt (Berlin, DE)

Credits: Artwork By – Fiona J. Luigi Lacquer Cut By – Simon Davey Additional remix – Heinrich Mueller (aka Gerald Donald) A&R – Kavan Spruyt & Debbie Chia Written-By, Producer – Giorgio Luceri _______________________________

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Steffan Harri and Amelia Lily Shrek the Musical UK Ireland tour. Credit Chris Gardner

SHREK THE MUSICAL® today announces full casting for the major nationwide tour, with Amelia Lily joining the cast as ‘Princess Fiona’ from April 2018. As previously announced, Call the Midwife star Laura Main will also play ‘Princess Fiona’ at selected venues, sharing the role with Amelia while she continues filming on the current BBC series*. They will play opposite Steffan Harri who will lead the cast as beloved swamp-dwelling ogre ‘Shrek’ with Marcus Ayton as Shrek’s wisecracking sidekick ‘Donkey’ and Samuel Holmes as pint-sized villain ‘Lord Farquaad’. The hit musical will open at Edinburgh Playhouse for the festive season this year from 12 December, prior to touring the UK and Ireland throughout 2018.

Amelia Lily first rose to fame on The X Factor, finishing third on the eighth series in 2011. Her debut single ‘You Bring Me Joy’ reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. Theatre credits include playing the Narrator in Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour), Whatsername in the West End premiere of Green Day’s hit punk rock musical American Idiot (Arts Theatre & UK Tour) and Shout! (Winter Gardens Blackpool). Most recently Amelia was runner-up in the 2017 edition of Celebrity Big Brother.

The full company of fairy-tale characters will include Adam Baker, Ethan Bradshaw, Michael Carolan, Joseph Dockree, Will Hawksworth, Sarah-Louise Jones, Reece Kerridge, Thomas Lee Kidd, Amy Oxley, Jemma Revell, Lucinda Shaw, Sam Stones, Adam Taylor, Jennifer Tierney, Sophie Wallis, Francesca Williams, Laura Wilson and Kevin Yates.

Amelia Lily (Princess Fiona) says: ‘I had my first taste of performing as Princess Fiona back in 2012 when I donned the famous green dress for a Children in Need special. It was an incredible experience so when the opportunity came up to reprise the role, I jumped at the chance. I can’t wait to set out on a road-trip across the country with all my fairy-tale friends.’

SHREK THE MUSICAL will be directed by Nigel Harman, having made his directorial debut on the first ever tour. Since then Nigel has gone on to direct Lunch & The Bow of Ulysses (Trafalgar Studios) and will direct Kelsey Grammer in Big Fish The Musical (The Other Palace) later this year. Best known for his stage and television work, Nigel originated the role of Lord Farquaad in the West End, winning the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

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Opening at Edinburgh Playhouse for the Christmas 2017/18 season from 12 December to 7 January, the production will then tour to Manchester, Sunderland, Birmingham, Aberdeen, Northampton, Sheffield, Cardiff, Stoke, Blackpool, Woking, Liverpool, Norwich, Canterbury, Milton Keynes, Bristol, Llandudno, Nottingham, Belfast, Dublin, Plymouth, Southampton and Leeds.

SHREK THE MUSICAL® is based on the story and characters from William Steig’s book Shrek! and the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film. Originally directed in the West End by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, the production has book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Jeanine Tesori with multi-award-winning set and costume design by Tim Hatley.

The UK and Ireland tour of the original DreamWorks Production will be presented by the original West End production team Neal Street Productions and Playful Productions with Ron Kastner, Saracen Films, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Gavin Kalin, Glass Half Full Productions/Just For Laughs Theatricals, Lee Menzies and Mark Cartwright.

UPDATED LISTINGS INFORMATION

Tuesday 12 December 2017 – Sunday 7 January 2018 EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE http://ift.tt/2j83diG 0844 871 3014

Tuesday 16 January – Sunday 28 January 2018 PALACE THEATRE, MANCHESTER http://ift.tt/2j8iwaX 0844 871 3019

Wednesday 31 January – Sunday 11 February 2018 SUNDERLAND EMPIRE THEATRE http://ift.tt/1iLKBx0 0844 871 3022

Wednesday 14 February – Sunday 25 February 2018 NEW ALEXANDRA THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM http://ift.tt/18ppj5O 0844 871 3011

Wednesday 28 February – Sunday 11 March 2018 HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN http://ift.tt/2kQXKyz 01224 641 122

Wednesday 14 March – Sunday 25 March, 2018 ROYAL & DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON http://ift.tt/1iPylOe 01604 624 811

Wednesday 28 March – Sunday 8 April 2018 SHEFFIELD LYCEUM THEATRE http://ift.tt/Z3Lm6I 0114 249 6000

Tuesday 10 April – Sunday 22 April 2018 WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF www.wmc.org.uk 029 2063 6464

Wednesday 2 May – Sunday 13 May 2018 REGENT THEATRE, STOKE http://ift.tt/NLleAa 0844 871 7649

Tuesday 15 May – Sunday 27 May 2018 BLACKPOOL WINTER GARDENS THEATRE http://ift.tt/1qEXBeX 0844 856 1111

Wednesday 30 May – Sunday 10 June 2018 NEW VICTORIA THEATRE, WOKING http://ift.tt/1QYWy3i 0844 871 7645

Tuesday 12 June – Sunday 24 June 2018 LIVERPOOL EMPIRE http://ift.tt/2j87SkD 0844 871 3017

Tuesday 26 June – Sunday 8 July 2018 *On Sale 25 September NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL http://ift.tt/1dPahbf 01603 630000

Wednesday 11 July – Sunday 22 July 2018 MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY http://ift.tt/1dw0U00 01227 787787

Wednesday 25 July – Sunday 5 August 2018 MILTON KEYNES THEATRE http://ift.tt/1Txe0cK 0844 871 7652

Wednesday 8 August – Sunday 19 August 2018 THE BRISTOL HIPPODROME http://ift.tt/1c2BQfa 0844 871 3012

Tuesday 21 August – Sunday 2 September 2018 VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO www.venuecymru.co.uk 01492 872000

Tuesday 11 September – Sunday 23 September 2018 THEATRE ROYAL NOTTINGHAM www.trch.co.uk 0115 989 5555

Tuesday 9 October – Sunday 21 October 2018 BELFAST GRAND OPERA HOUSE www.goh.co.uk 02890 241 919

Tuesday 23 October to Sunday 4 November 2018 *On Sale 27 October DUBLIN BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE http://ift.tt/RbxcU5 ROI : 0818 719 377 / UK & NI : 0844 847 2455

Tuesday 13 November – Saturday 24 November 2018 THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH www.theatreroyal.com 01752 267222

Tuesday 27 November – Saturday 8 December 2018 MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON www.mayflower.org.uk 02380 711811

Tuesday 18 December 2018 – Sunday 6 January 2019 LEEDS GRAND THEATRE http://ift.tt/1k0ZJHO 0844 848 2700

FURTHER TOUR DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

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Rating Summary | Season 119 2017/06/26 - 2017/10/03

100-Day Average Rating» 4.99 Last Season» 5.58

Hi Day | Rating» 8/10 (1) • Episode #11927 | SUN 2017/07/23 (8/10) 84 LHz» "Dishing Out the 'Ol Anne Boleyn Treatment" | US-1A

Lo Days | Rating» 3/10 (15) • Episode #11922 | TUE 2017/07/18 (3/10) 249 LHz» "Acing Necromancy" - New York City, NY | I-95 • Episode #11929 | TUE 2017/07/25 (3/10) 84 LHz» "A Sloth in New York City" - Hatfield, PA | PA-309 • Episode #11932 | FRI 2017/07/28 (3/10) 84 LHz» "Train to Knoxville Thru the Burgs of Harris & Harrison" - Mohawk, TN | I-81 • Episode #11939 | FRI 2017/08/04 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Another Day in Life Living Through a Shattered Looking Glass" - London, OH | I-70 • Episode #11940 | SAT 2017/08/05 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Memories of 39 Moons Ago" - Pocahontas, IL | I-70 • Episode #11941 | SUN 2017/08/06 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Realizing the Monster Within" - Howell, AR | I-40 • Episode #11949 | MON 2017/08/14 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Triggernometry" - Polmyra, PA | PA-743 • Episode #11953 | FRI 2017/08/18 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Macabre in the Corn" - Gretna, NE | I-80 • Episode #11962 | SUN 2017/08/27 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Reservwoah" - Springfield, MO | US-65 • Episode #11963 | MON 2017/08/28 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Reservwoe" - Springfield, MO | US-65 • Episode #11966 | THU 2017/08/31 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Late Freight" - Ft. Worth, TX | I-35W • Episode #11967 | FRI 2017/09/01 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Damn Peterbilt!" - Dallas, TX | I-45 • Episode #11978 | TUE 2017/09/12 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Back to the Gear Grind" - Denham Springs, LA | I-12 • Episode #11984 | MON 2017/09/18 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Losing the Race Against Time" - Ashland, VA | I-95 • Episode #11993 | WED 2017/09/27 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Disturbed Weenie" - Springfield, MO | I-44

Rating Breakdown | Range» 2-9 3-Days: 15 → 045 4-Days: 26 → 104 5-Days: 16 → 080 6-Days: 32 → 192 7-Days: 10 → 070 8-Days: 01 → 008 TOTAL: 499/1000

Episode (Days Old) / Date / Rating (x/10) / Life Hertz / Title / Location / Nearest Major Highway #11900 | MON 2017/06/26 (4/10) 96 LHz» "Bramble Blitz" - Dallas, TX | I-20 #11901 | TUE 2017/06/27 (7/10) 96 LHz» "Withdrawn Simulicrums" - Lubbock, TX | TX Lp-289 #11902 | WED 2017/06/28 (6/10) 96 LHz» "Lubbock Loopty Loop" - Fiona, TX | TX-214 #11903 | THU 2017/06/29 (6/10) 96 LHz» "Fulla Shit; Gotta Split" - Shreveport, LA | I-20 #11904 | FRI 2017/06/30 (6/10) 96 LHz» "The Ghost of Route 98" - Cottondale, FL | I-10 #11905 | SAT 2017/07/01 (6/10) 96 LHz» "Floridian Meridian" - Macclenny, FL | US-90 #11906 | SUN 2017/07/02 (6/10) 96 LHz» "To Surrender, or Give-In" - Jacksonville, FL | US-301 #11907 | MON 2017/07/03 (7/10) 96 LHz» "Spell Plotting" - White, GA | I-75 #11908 | TUE 2017/07/04 (5/10) 96 LHz» "Nape" - Augusta, GA | I-20 #11909 | WED 2017/07/05 (6/10) 96 LHz» "A Day at Circle K" - Goldsboro, NC | US-70 #11910 | THU 2017/07/06 (6/10) 96/49 LHz» "A Nightwish Thru Winston-Salem" - Wytheville, VA | I-77/81 #11911 | FRI 2017/07/07 (6/10) 49 LHz» "Sounds Weirdly Specific But OK" - Columbus, OH | I-70 #11912 | SAT 2017/07/08 (5/10) 49 LHz» "Take a Stand, or Lay Down Again?" - Eureka, MO | I-44 #11913 | SUN 2017/07/09 (7/10) 49 LHz» "Lightbulbs & Devil Horns" - Pineville, MO | US-71 #11914 | MON 2017/07/10 (6/10) 49 LHz» "Assessments on Investments" - Springfield, MO | I-44 #11915 | TUE 2017/07/11 (7/10) 49 LHz» "When Stars Align for a Comeback" - Springfield, MO | I-44 #11916 | WED 2017/07/12 (7/10) 49 LHz» "Okie Bounce" - Springfield, MO | I-44 #11917 | THU 2017/07/13 (6/10) 346 LHz» "Breaking Bad Monopoly" - Clayton, IN | I-70 #11918 | FRI 2017/07/14 (4/10) 346 LHz» "Stagnanttarius" - Clearfield, PA | I-80 #11919 | SAT 2017/07/15 (6/10) 249 LHz» "Missing Person" - Willington, CT | I-84 #11920 | SUN 2017/07/16 (6/10) 249 LHz» "Made in Maine" - Auburn, ME | I-95 #11921 | MON 2017/07/17 (6/10) 249 LHz» "Boston Strong" - Raynham, MA | I-495 #11922 | TUE 2017/07/18 (3/10) 249 LHz» "Acing Necromancy" - New York City, NY | I-95 #11923 | WED 2017/07/19 (4/10) 249 LHz» "No Z's Allowed" - Scranton, PA | I-81 #11924 | THU 2017/07/20 (4/10) 249/84 LHz» "Pissa" - Auburn, ME | I-95 #11925 | FRI 2017/07/21 (5/10) 84 LHz» "This Vehicle Makes Frequent Stops" - Manchester, NH | I-293 #11926 | SAT 2017/07/22 (6/10) 84 LHz» "Preparing the Guillotine" - Gardiner, ME | I-95 #11927 | SUN 2017/07/23 (8/10) 84 LHz» "Dishing Out the 'Ol Anne Boleyn Treatment" | US-1A #11928 | MON 2017/07/24 (5/10) 84 LHz» "Christmas in July" - Greenland, NH | I-95 #11929 | TUE 2017/07/25 (3/10) 84 LHz» "A Sloth in New York City" - Hatfield, PA | PA-309 #11930 | WED 2017/07/26 (7/10) 84 LHz» "Wendy Friendy" - Bloomsburg, PA | I-80 #11931 | THU 2017/07/27 (6/10) 84 LHz» "Coccoaine" - Frystown, PA | I-78 #11932 | FRI 2017/07/28 (3/10) 84 LHz» "Train to Knoxville Thru the Burgs of Harris & Harrison" - Mohawk, TN | I-81 #11933 | SAT 2017/07/29 (4/10) 84 LHz» "I Put the 'GRIT' in Integrity" - Knoxville, TN | I-40 #11934 | SUN 2017/07/30 (6/10) 84 LHz» "A Day in Gatlinburg" - Knoxville, TN | I-40 #11935 | MON 2017/07/31 (6/10) 84 LHz» "Sorting Dirty Laundry" - Knoxville, TN | I-40 #11936 | TUE 2017/08/01 (6/10) 84 LHz» "Sareth Sunsets" - Knoxville, TX | I-40 #11937 | WED 2017/08/02 (6/10) 84 LHz» "Shattering Kryptonite" - Fairview, TN | I-40 #11938 | THU 2017/08/03 (5/10) 84/287 LHz» "Visible Visitors" - Union, KY | I-71/75 #11939 | FRI 2017/08/04 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Another Day in Life Living Through a Shattered Looking Glass" - London, OH | I-70 #11940 | SAT 2017/08/05 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Memories of 39 Moons Ago" - Pocahontas, IL | I-70 #11941 | SUN 2017/08/06 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Realizing the Monster Within" - Howell, AR | I-40 #11942 | MON 2017/08/07 (7/10) 287 LHz» "Original Spicy" - North Little Rock, AR | I-40 #11943 | TUE 2017/08/08 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Flow With the Go" - Keller, TX | US-377 #11944 | WED 2017/08/09 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Wait to Meat" - Sherman, TX | US-75 #11945 | THU 2017/08/10 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Every Day is Gray" - Springfield, MO | I-44 #11946 | FRI 2017/08/11 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Enchanted Chimes" - St. Clair, MO | I-44 #11947 | SAT 2017/08/12 (6/10) 287 LHz» "The Wold is My Spittoon" - Guilford Township, IN | I-70 #11948 | SUN 2017/08/13 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Go to Bedford" - Bedford, PA | I-70/76 #11949 | MON 2017/08/14 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Triggernometry" - Polmyra, PA | PA-743 #11950 | TUE 2017/08/15 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Midnight Thrust" - Mantua, OH | I-80 #11951 | WED 2017/08/16 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Midnight Trust" - Bellwood, IL | I-294 #11952 | THU 2017/08/17 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Eclipse Mission" - Walcott, IA | I-80 #11953 | FRI 2017/08/18 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Macabre in the Corn" - Gretna, NE | I-80 #11954 | SAT 2017/08/19 (5/10) 287 LHz» "As Alessa's Wrath" - Sterling, CO | US-6 #11955 | SUN 2017/08/20 (5/10) 287 LHz» "Where Earth Meets Sky" - Palisade, CO | I-70 #11956 | MON 2017/08/21 (5/10) 287 LHz» "S-MOON-N" - St. George, UT | UT-7 #11957 | TUE 2017/08/22 (5/10) 287 LHz» "Doing a Different Kind of Laundry" - Parowan, UT | I-15 #11958 | WED 2017/08/23 (5/10) 287 LHz» "Candy & Mountains" - East Carbon, UT | US-6 #11959 | THU 2017/08/24 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Rocky Rainbow Road" - Denver, CO | I-76 #11960 | FRI 2017/08/25 (5/10) 287 LHz» "Beef Wait" - Fort Morgan, CO | I-76 #11961 | SAT 2017/08/26 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Eying Harvey" - Salina, KS | I-70 #11962 | SUN 2017/08/27 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Reservwoah" - Springfield, MO | US-65 #11963 | MON 2017/08/28 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Reservwoe" - Springfield, MO | US-65 #11964 | TUE 2017/08/29 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Reservwhew" - Springfield, MO | US-65 #11965 | WED 2017/08/30 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Cherry Bomb" - Big Cabin, OK | US-69 #11966 | THU 2017/08/31 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Late Freight" - Ft. Worth, TX | I-35W #11967 | FRI 2017/09/01 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Damn Peterbilt!" - Dallas, TX | I-45 #11968 | SAT 2017/09/02 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Unwanted Onions" - New Caney, TX | US-59 #11969 | SUN 2017/09/03 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Bastard Fucking Onions" - New Caney, TX | TX-242 #11970 | MON 2017/09/04 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Cut the Onions!" - New Caney, TX | TX-242 #11971 | TUE 2017/09/05 (5/10) 287 LHz» "Between Edna & Louise" - Ganado, TX | US-59 #11972 | WED 2017/09/06 (7/10) 287 LHz» "Home Run III: Reverse Home Run" - Houston, TX | I-10 #11973 | THU 2017/09/07 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Dam High" - Houston, TX | I-10 #11974 | FRI 2017/09/08 (7/10) 287 LHz» "Number's Night" - Houston, TX | I-10 #11975 | SAT 2017/09/09 (7/10) 287 LHz» "Forging Bonds" - Houston, TX | I-10 #11976 | SUN 2017/09/10 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Acetin" - Houston, TX | I-10 #11977 | MON 2017/09/11 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Time Bondage" - Houston, TX | I-10 #11978 | TUE 2017/09/12 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Back to the Gear Grind" - Denham Springs, LA | I-12 #11979 | WED 2017/09/13 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Always Resetting" - Magnolia, MS | I-55 #11980 | THU 2017/09/14 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Water Follows" - Greenville, MS | US-82/278 #11981 | FRI 2017/09/15 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Lucky Rivers & Sky Towers" - Joplin, MO | I-49 #11982 | SAT 2017/09/16 (5/10) 287 LHz» "Fictional Manifestations" - Eureka, MO | I-44 #11983 | SUN 2017/09/17 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Sea Monsters in the Appalachians" - Beckley, WV | I-64/77 #11984 | MON 2017/09/18 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Losing the Race Against Time" - Ashland, VA | I-95 #11985 | TUE 2017/09/19 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Lite Lode; Heavy Distance" - Teays Valley, WV | I-64 #11986 | WED 2017/09/20 (4/10) 287 LHz» "False Urgency" - Sterling, IL | US-30 #11987 | THU 2017/09/21 (5/10) 287 LHz» "Book Stop" - Dixon, IL | I-88 #11988 | FRI 2017/09/22 (5/10) 287 LHz» "Paper Clock" - Chicago, IL | IL-43 #11989 | SAT 2017/09/23 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Starved Right Brain" - Walcott, IA | I-80 #11990 | SUN 2017/09/24 (4/10) 287 LHz» "The Paper Trail" - Harrisonville, MO | I-49 #11991 | MON 2017/09/25 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Fallfield" - Springfield, MO | I-44 #11992 | TUE 2017/09/26 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Consequential Convictions" - Springfield, MO | I-44 #11993 | WED 2017/09/27 (3/10) 287 LHz» "Disturbed Weenie" - Springfield, MO | I-44 #11994 | THU 2017/09/28 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Okaly Dokaly Homa" - Oklahoma City, OK | I-44 #11995 | FRI 2017/09/29 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Kill Bills" - Carthage, MO | I-49 #11996 | SAT 2017/09/30 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Liturgy of Lethargy" - Eureka, MO | I-44 #11997 | SUN 2017/10/01 (4/10) 287 LHz» "Nite Court" - Washington Court House, OH | US-35 #11998 | MON 2017/10/02 (5/10) 287 LHz» "The World Freefalling" - Dayton, IN | I-65 #11999 | TUE 2017/10/03 (6/10) 287 LHz» "Even Chapter 11 Has An End" - Menomonie, WI | I-94

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Populus nigra

Populus nigra, the black poplar, is a species of cottonwood poplar, the type species of section Aigeiros of the genus Populus, native to Europe, southwest and central Asia, and northwest Africa. Burrs and normal bark on a black poplar tree (subspecies betulifolia) in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree, reaching 20–30 m (rarely 40 m) tall, with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter, though some old individuals have grown much bigger (more than 3 meters DBH for several trees in France). The leaves are diamond-shaped to triangular, 5–8 cm long and 6–8 cm broad, green on both surfaces. The species is dioecious (male and female flowers on different plants), with flowers in catkins and pollination by wind. The black poplar grows in low-lying areas of moist ground. A fastigiate black poplar cultivar of the Plantierensis Group, in Hungary There are three subspecies, some botanists distinguishing a fourth: Populus nigra subsp. nigra. Central and eastern Europe. Leaves and shoots glabrous (hairless); bark grey-brown, thick and furrowed. Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia (Pursh) W.Wettst. North-west Europe (France, Great Britain, Ireland). Leaf veins and shoots finely downy; bark grey-brown, thick and furrowed, often with heavy burrs, trunk usually heavily leaning. Populus nigra subsp. caudina (Ten.) Bugała. Mediterranean region, also southwest Asia if var. afghanica not distinguished. Populus nigra var. afghanica Aitch. & Hemsl. (syn. P. nigra var. thevestina (Dode) Bean). Southwest Asia; treated as a cultivar of P. nigra by many botanists, and as a distinct species P. afghanica by others; bark smooth, nearly white; leaves and shoots as subsp. caudina (see also cultivars, below). The subspecies betulifolia is one of the rarest trees in Great Britain and Ireland, with only about 7,000 trees known, of which only about 600 have been confirmed as female. Poplar seed tufts Several cultivars have also been selected, these being propagated readily by cuttings: 'Italica'. The true Lombardy poplar, selected in Lombardy, northern Italy, in the 17th century. The growth is fastigiate (having the branches more or less parallel to the main stem), with a very narrow crown. Coming from the Mediterranean region, it is adapted to hot, dry summers and grows poorly in humid conditions, being short-lived due to fungal diseases. It is a male clone. As a widely selected species chosen by golf architects[where?] in the 1960s, it soon became apparent that the Poplar's very invasive roots destroyed land drainage systems. Decades later the same courses were removing Poplars stands wholesale. At around 40 to 50 years this short lived variety starts shedding branches and are very likely to be blown over in high winds, each successive tree lost exposing neighbouring trees creating a domino effect. Plantierensis group. A group of clones derived by crossing 'Italica' with P. nigra ssp betulifolia at the Plantières Nursery near Metz in France in 1884; they are similar to 'Italica' (and often mistaken for it) but with a slightly broader crown, and better adapted to the cool, humid climate of northwest Europe, where the true Lombardy poplar does not grow well. Both male and female clones are grown. This is the tree most commonly grown in Great Britain and Ireland as "Lombardy poplar". 'Manchester Poplar'. A cultivar of subsp. betulifolia widely planted in northwest England. It is a male clone, and currently seriously threatened by Poplar Scab disease. 'Gigantea'. Another fastigiate clone, of unknown origin, with a rather broader, more vigorous crown than 'Italica'. It is a female clone. 'Afghanica' (syn. 'Thevestina'). Most, if not all, specimens of the variety 'Afghanica' are of a single clone, and many botanists therefore treat it as a cultivar rather than a botanical variety. It is fastigiate, similar to 'Italica', but with a striking whitish bark; it also differs from 'Italica' in being a female clone. This is the common fastigiate poplar in southwest Asia and southeast Europe (the Balkans), where it was introduced during the Ottoman Empire period. ^ a b Flora Europaea: Populus nigra ^ a b Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9. ^ "Black Poplar". The Woodland Trust. Retrieved July 12, 2014.  ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Populus nigra var. thevestina ^ Flora of Pakistan: Populus afghanica ^ Milne-Redhead, E. (1990). The B.S.B.I. Black Poplar survey, 1973-88. Watsonia 18: 1-5. Available online (pdf file). ^ Arkive: Populus nigra ^ Cooper, Fiona (2006). The Black Poplar: Ecology, History and Conservation. Windgather Press ISBN 1-905119-05-4 ^ a b c d Bean, W. J. (1980). Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles Vol. 3. John Murray ISBN 0-7195-2427-X ^ Stace, C. A. (1971). The Manchester Poplar. Watsonia 8: 391-393. ^ Arboricultural Information Exchange: Manchester Poplar Disease More details Android, Windows

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The Blackthorn Music Festival has moved on somewhat from it's humble beginnings on the outskirts of Manchester just four years ago.  Blackthorn Music Festival now boasts a stellar line-up of the best in unsigned UK indie music as well as a clutch of top headliners including Reef, Space, Sex Pissed Dolls and the Lightning Seeds and we'll feature as many as we can on the Radio KC Indie Show between now and July 23rd. If you're looking for a place to see all your favourite bands in one place - Blackthorn Music Festival is the place to be. In fact If Ralph was going to put together a line-up for Ralphstock, this would pretty much be it! Nestled in the picturesque countryside, yet only 15 minutes from Stockport and 30 minutes from Manchester, Blackthorn Music Festival is a true celebration of the city's diverse cultures and stunning rural produce plus all the outdoor joy of 'glamping' - time to get your wellies on! 

With the North West creating some of the best music ever made and the region's food and drink producers bringing us some of the tastiest , high quality produce available, when you come to Blackthorn Music Festival you'll be assured of the best of the city alongside the best of the countryside.

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REEF:  Reef are an English band from Glastonbury who've been part of the UK alt rock/pop scene since 1993. The current band line-up includes Gary Stringer on vocals, Jesse Wood on guitar, Jack Bessant on bass and Dominic Greensmith on drums. Famed for their live performances and with the likes of Reading and Glastonbury festivals under their belt they're as 'British Rock Royalty' a headliner as you could wish for. LIGHTNING SEEDS:

The Lightning Seeds are an English alternative rock band from Liverpool formed in 1989 by Ian Broudie, formerly of the band Big in Japan. Stalwarts of the 90's ppp scene and always festival favourites, they're a real catch for Blackthorn Music Festival. After a highly acclaimed Edinburgh Hogmanay performance last year Broudie is currently writing and recording the first Lightning Seeds album in years.

SEX PISSED DOLLS: The Sex Pissed Dolls are an all female rock band. The five-piece formed in late 2014 and like many others started out covering songs they loved. In 2015 they embarked on a 50 plus date UK tour aptly entitled ' The Never Needed Bollocks Tour ' playing many prestigious venues up and down the United Kingdom to rapturous reviews. SPACE:

November 2011 saw the triumphant return of Space. The new line-up reunited original members Tommy, jamie and Frannie for the first time in 10 years. They were joined by the other members of Tommy's band The Red Scare, Phil Hartley, Ryan Clarke and Allen Jones. Their return was cemented with a sell out gig in Liverpool's O2 Academy back in December 2011. No Hot Ashes:  High on Ralph's 'ones to watch' list are No Hot Ashes, an exuberant four-piece from Stockport. The sound they have settled on is heavy bass infused Chilli Peppers meets James Brown with a rap and hip hop overlay.  The combination is as infectious as it is fresh and in an era of samey local guitar bands of varying qualities. They are band you have to see live as their performances ooze raw funk rhythms and a passion for entertaining crowds. Keep your eyes peeled for their brand new single Bellyaches, it's a corker!

The Blinders:

The Blinders are a three-piece alternative group from Doncaster who are now based in Manchester who are high on Ralph's 'ones to watch' list. 

The band attempts to be in your face at all times, smelting loud and visceral political punk rock with enigmatic, psychedelic poetry and tones with their diverse, unique combination of raw music creating a ‘Punkadelic’ sound.

Sundowners:

A formidable live act, the Wirral 5-piece Sundowners benefit from an almost telepathic on-stage understanding born out of both Fiona & Niamh’s long-term friendship and the addition of Fiona’s brother, Alfie, on guitar.

The band have released a brace of limited edition singles, tour constantly playing alongside the likes of Cats Eyes & Kasabian and appear at both the All Tomorrow’s Parties and Glastonbury Festivals.

Guxti Bibang:

Guxti Bibang is an international rock act whose first single System of a Gun decries flawed systems worldwide. With their roots on multiple continents, the group’s dynamic single is sure to find willing ears everywhere. 

Frontman and guitarist Gutxi Bibang is “a second-generation African [hailing] from the Basque region of Northern Spain.

Larkins:

Larkins have been described as Manchester's next big arena act, with the Manchester Evening News commenting...

 "The four schoolmates from Glossop are already writing songs that would make Chris Martin Weep with envy."

They've already got an impressive line up of gigs planned including Kendal Calling and Edinburgh's Fringe Festival later in the year.

Stillia:

No surprises that St Helens band Stillia are big favourites of Ralph as they've already played at two of the Ralph's Life charity events over the last three years. 

Their current single Let Me In has gained no small amount of airplay and had a video for it directed by another home-town talent Johnny Vegas.

radio 2 DJ janice Long described their forthcoming debut album as... "The best debut I've heard since The La's."

False Advertising:

Ralph's featured false advertising on the blog last year as well as catching them live in Soup Kitchen and can attest to the quality (and volume) of their music, so it's no surprise they've been snapped up to perform at Blackthorn.

Self-proclaimed purveyors of 'Twisted Power-grunge', they offer up dreamy soaring male/female harmonies blended with distorted guitars.

Dantevilles:

Describing themselves as a 'fresh-faced, four-piece band emitting new music from the home they call Manchester', Dantevilles are reimagining the sound of the red-brick capital of the North with their uplifting and soulful brand of indie pop.

Clean, canny guitars and dual captivating vocals never compete for space in their unshakable, off-the-wall arrangements.

Types:

Types are just the kind of band that sums up what makes Manchester so important. Meandering and experimental, yet intriguingly accessible.

Their new EP is described as...

"the perfect microcosm of the sound that is dominating the UK’s underground scene, and it’s bands like this that will be leading the charge when it breaks into the mainstream."

October Drift:

Rising newcomers October Drift have gained a strong word-of-mouth following since exploding onto the music scene at the start of 2015 and high on Ralph's 'ones to watch' list.

With shows at BBC6 Music festival, Dot to Dot, Tramlines and camden Rocks under their belts alongside a cult fan base spreading the word, the immediate future for this young band is very bright (and very loud).

Saytr Play:

Saytr Play have been variously described as "The best thing to come out of Preston since Freddie Flintoff" and "Vocally I hear Catfish but instrumentally I hear something completely different.  It's the coolest kind of indie."

The Jade Assembly:

With energetic rock to lift your feet off the floor, the Bolton hailing group perform with fearsome energy and zealous honesty. Recently releasing a single with Ugly Man Records the band have worked with the prestigious label responsible for Elbows early success.

Lead singer John (Foz) Foster passionately performs with enough charisma to give former rock-gods from the Gallaghers to Dave Grohl a run for their money. 

New York Tourists:

New York Tourists are an Alternative band who instantly leave a stamp on your chest, Described as Queens of The Stone Age meets Foals. 

They've had support slots with the likes of The Subways, The View, The Sunshine Underground, Buzzcocks, and previously headlining the Alternative Stage at Blackburn Festival. New York Tourists, played their biggest gig to date , at Hogton Tower, Preston, in front of 12,000 people as main support to the legends that are the mighty Status Quo.

Sly Antics:

Sly Antics arrived onto the Manchester music scene in 2016 after recording their epic debut EP Captive City at Greenmount Studios, home to The Cribs and Pulled apart by Horses.

Their live shows are described as raucous and ear blistering. Their tracks are referred to as catchy, clever and powerful. Their music videos are labelled as genius, mad and hilarious.

The Jackobins:

Formed in 2014, dubbed by Fred Perry Subculture and This Feeling as “Big in 2016”, Liverpool based four piece The Jackobins have taken the UK's music scene by storm, headlining and selling out venues across the country whilst appearing on some of the UK’s most prestigious festivals including: Reading & Leeds,Tramlines, Live at Leeds, Dot to Dot, Sound City and Y Not Festival.

Their previous singles have aired on BBC Intro Merseyside, BBC 6, Radio KC and Radio X and a must watch for Ralph.

Novatones: 

Southampton based Indie/Britpop Punksters playing music that everyone can associate with.

A band fueled on a love/hate relationship for all things British. proud to be part of England and the legendary music scene that comes with it, but fed up of the spoon fed bullshit synonymous with the x factor generation and all the pop puppets. 

Hard grafting, hard hitting well dressed punk with a sound that smacks you in the face and leaves you thirsting for more.

Happy Daggers:

Happy Daggers band have previously graced the stages of Reading and Leeds, British Summer Time, Beatherder, Blackthorn Festival, Bingley Music Live, Live At Leeds, Beacons, and Long Division to name a few. 

As well as playing sold out gigs across the country, Happy Daggers have performed with the likes of Public Service Broadcasting, The Milk, Pretty Vicious, The Tapestry, Middleman, and Fold.

Carnival Club:

Carnival Club are a quartet of late teenage, early twenty-something’s brimming with excitement, energy and kick out the jams, no holds barred vision. These Manchester based lads – Kai, George, Eddie and Joe have absorbed their musical learning showing maturity way beyond their youthful years. Their songs are made in the north, will hit you from the north, south, east and west. They will astound the ears and bless the heart. 

Floodhounds:

From British Indie to raw American Blues, "gloriously guitar-heavy," and rumbling with subterranean rock; FloodHounds are a swirling explosion of bluesy fire, tearing its way through the UK’s packed and sweaty music venues. 

Sheffield 3-piece FloodHounds’ hits you like a British Black Keys or White Stripes, inspired by the likes of Band of Skulls, or Drenge with just a hint of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.  They're high on Ralph's 'ones to watch' list.

Kashmere:

Hailing from Stockport, four-piece Kashmere are comprised of Joey Newey on guitar & vocals, Charlie Cole on guitar, Andy Law on vocals & drums and Dave Pennington on Bass.

They've just released their new single Porcelain and are playing the When In Manchester Festival this month prior to attacking the stage at Blackthorn Festival.

Oddity Road:

Emerging from the depths of the Hope Valley and the bright lights of Sheffield, Oddity Road are 4 young lads delivering energetic spikey indie rock/pop. 2016 saw the lads hit the stage for the first time delivering driving live sets at Tramlines, the O2, The Plug and The Leadmill Sheffield, amongst many others; picking up radio airplay on BBC Introducing and Radio 6 music & Radio KC. Jess Kemp: 

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At 22 years old with 6 years on the Manchester circuit, Jess Kemp released her debut single ‘Stars’ in March 2015. The demand for more brought the launch of her debut EP “Camden" which brings a much bolder and more exciting sound to tracks already featured by BBC Introducing & BBC Radio 2. Following the release of the EP, Jess went on to headline Manchester Academy 3, Factory Manchester and The Live Room. The success of the above release led to the demand of a 4 date European tour which took place in August 2016. Since then, Jess placed 3rd for Best Unsigned Female in the Best Of British Unsigned Music Awards. In the same week, Jess and her band reached the final of Indie Week Europe and again placed 3rd from a selection of 70+ bands.

Jamie & Shoonie:

Jamie & Shoonie play anthems that have them making waves in Scotland and collecting a loyal fanbase. They have played to sell out crowds in some of the country's finest venues such as Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom, O2 ABC, Kings Tuts, The Electric Circus and Saint Lukes.

They took the title of 'Best Live Act' 2016 Award from The Local Music Scene Blog and played to over 8,000 people at Linlithgow's Party at The Palace supporting Nile Rodgers with CHIC.

Factory:

Factory have played countless gigs/festivals up and down the country at venues like the Queens Hall and The Cavern as well as packing out venues in our home town. 

They are no strangers to big stages as we have played academies and theatres such as the Epstein Theatre and the Brindley. More recently we were chosen by Alan McGee (Creation Records) to open up at the British Sound Project for Primal Scream at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.

Puppet Rebellion:

There are many artists out there vying for your time, but a quick glance at Puppet Rebellion's already impressive list of achievements prove to show that this fiercely independent band is the real deal.

The band have so far released two critically acclaimed EPs, ('Chemical Friends' and 'No Means Yes'), tracks of which can be heard when they play their status affirming and sold-out energetic shows around the nation's Northern capital (including main support slots with 'Catfish & The Bottlemen' & 'Reverend and the Makers') and other venues across the UK.

Ded Rabbit: Ralph's a long time Ded Rabbit fan after they not only donated a track for the Ralph's Life charity CD but travelled down to London and played a storming set at the Proud Camden launch party. With a number of well received EP and single releases, they’ve continued to complete a number of high profile performances that should be on any UK band’s bucket list. Where Fires Are: Where Fires are have been variously described as... '...a whirlwind of high-powered, introspective rock, complete with galvanising riffs and dulcet vocals... ' '...Where Fires Are are an almost perfect balance between emphatic alternative rock and more sedate, ponderous aspects...' In other words, don't miss them live at Blackthorn Festival! Polar States: Polar States are a band who have been championed by BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 6’s Steve Lamacq & Chris Hawkins and BBC Introducing's Dave Monks.  Needless to say Ralph's also given them a spin on the Radio KC Indie Show of a Sunday. Ravellas: Hailing from Wigan, Ravellas profess to playing, 'dirty, ugly, indie rock 'n' roll'. They've just released a new single Puppettes and It's featured on the Radio KC Indie Show Sunday April 16th as part of the Blackthorn Festival promotion over the weeks leading up to the event itself in July. Laura White:

Laura White is an English singer-songwriter from Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.

She is also known for finishing in eighth place on the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008 and being the only singer to date raised in parliament on her exit of the show. Stew Mac: Educated Risk:  Educated Risk are a young unsigned Indie band from south Manchester who have been playing together for a few years and focus mainly on writing original songs.  They spent the end of last year writing and recording a debut EP, Rewind, and are currently writing more original songs that they hope to record onto a second EP. Indigo Velvet: Indigo Velvet are a young Tropical-pop quartet from Edinburgh. They kickstart 2017 on Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland) and Jim Gellatly's 'one’s to watch’ list, after a landmark 2016 saw them championed by Record of the Day, The Metro, Scotland On Sunday and more.  Radio play includes a spot-play on BBC Radio 1, Radio X, BBC Introducing and Ralph's Indie show. Matter Of Mind:

Matter Of Mind are a four piece rock band from Stockport, Manchester made up of four 18 year olds who have recently featured on Clint Boons 'Set2go live' and the 'Set2go' podcast. “This is loud music! This is good music!” - Clint Boon They've also been 'Band Of The Day' on Louder Than War along with 'Track Of The Day' on GigSlutz. Dancing On Tables: 2017 has started well for Dancing on Tables, having released 'Don't Stop' in December, the band were named artist of the week in Scotland on Sunday as well as being showcased in Jim Gellatly's column in The Sun while receiving national radio play with the title tack from the EP. Growing up in Dunfermline, that has spawned many talented musicians, the boys always had local heroes to idolise, with their childhoods spent wanting to follow in the footsteps of Big Country and The Skids. The Leathernecks:

This band from Rotherham started out playing in a Indie/Rock covers band. After a few years of playing together up and down the UK and throughout Europe the band decided to have a go at doing some of their own stuff. In late 2013 The Leathernecks were born, fronted by Guitarist Nick Wild who brings a 'very Sheffield' vocal to he mix. His style is often compared to the likes of Milburn and Arctic Monkeys with a sprinkling of Courteeners very own Liam Frey added in for good measure. Luna Rosa: Foreignfox: Foreignfox are a 5 piece, turbulent juxtaposition of dark, visceral post rock and defiant, uplifting alt-folk. The band have enjoyed two consecutive years of huge shows across the country & festival appearances including T In The Park, Stockton Calling, XpoNorth, Wickerman, Belladrum, Kendal Calling & Electric Fields as well as supporting Scottish heavyweights such as We Were Promised Jetpacks, Fatherson & rock royalty, Nazareth. Cleargreen:

Cleargreen was formed in 2012 and the band consists of Ali Staley (Vocals & Rhythm Guitar), Jack Blair (Lead Guitar), Liam McIver (Bass Guitar) and Tyrone Heeley (Drums). Their music has a variety of influences coming from genres such as alternative indie, mod, and rock and roll. The band has grown within the Manchester inde scene and they've numerous accolades to their name including headlining the O2 Ritz, Manchester Academy 3 and being included in Fred Perry Subculture's Top 20 Manchester Unsigned bands. Young Jack:

Young Jack are a 5 piece fountain of funk hailing from the 2017 city of culture Hull who offer fresh & funky rhythms ready to cleanse the mind and take hold of your soul. Following successful shows and festivals around the UK, including Kendal Calling, Trinity Festival, Tramlines they're ready to take on Blackthorn Festival. Kriss Barras: 

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Caroline: Argh Kid: A self-confessed Mancunian who was dragged up in the 'doledrums' on a diet of broken McVitie's biscuits resulting in the arrival of the performance poet formerly know as award-winning writer David Scott. He's signed a record contract with an EP out soon, filming a documentary, a book out in summer, festival appearances abound, been on't ITV plus...supporting his heroes The Happy Mondays! Corella: I caught fresh indie-pop four piece Corella recently supporting Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles in The Magnet' Liverpool and if their set is a taster of what's to come, I can't wait to see them again at Blackthorn Festival. Following the release of their debut single Waterfall which featured on a LA shot promo for international BMX brand Mongoose, the band are currently bouncing between the studio & the road with their powerful, positive vocals, funky guitars & energetic drums. The Claremonts: Hailed as one of Manchester's finest prospects by Louder Than War The Claremonts are, Finn Gildea on vocals, Nathan Rowbotham on guitar, Ryan Stevens on Bass and Imogen Shortall on drums. Their new single Another Day was released early March and they headline AATMA in Manchester on April 15th.