Our Music, Art and Culture pages are a curation of things that we like from our Underground universe. The bands that we grew up with in Manchester and the best that Manchester offers today; the books that we read, the films that we watch; the venues that shine a light for live music and those venues that are no more; the photographers that capture the moment and the artists that paint; the seminal moments in rock like the first punk festival in Europe and the last David Bowie tour; Vinyl’s from our archive and new releases for Records Store Day. The British bands of the moment, Afropunk, Women in Music, the independent labels venues and festivals and all the elements that are part of the Underground.
AUTHENTIC. BRITISH. SUBCULTURE INSPIRED SINCE 1981
Pushing the boundaries of fashion and societal norms, the mullet is indisputably known as the most outrageous hairstyle to date. It is unruly, extreme and
Raw Punk Streets UK 1979-1982 by Janette Beckman Café Royal Books is a publisher of limited-edition titles focusing on British documentary photography. Craig started the
Fiery, bold and glamorous. British-Slovene artist July Jones is always up for experimenting and will never be tamed. Having risen to fame on YouTube and
Influenced by the likes of My Bloody Valentine, The Horrors, Cocteau Twins and more, Brighton’s up-and-coming dream pop darlings Thyla find no trouble in creating
From Jubilee (1978) If you are stuck at home (future readers, please note this is the time of the Coronavirus epidemic), then make use of
The Sex Pistols challenged the conventional and normative behaviour that British society had upheld. They wanted change. They wanted the dam to break. They influenced
Always invigorating and sonically upbeat, Reading’s Valeras are a young up-and-coming indie rock band who swiftly got marked as ones to watch. Having released a
THIS IS NOT THE SCENARIO WE HAD IN MIND When we posted about All the Clubs Have Been Closed Down some time ago, our focus
Kid Kapichi (Photo Credit: Belinda Enthoven Photography) Hailing from Hastings, the Hedonistic rockers Kid Kapichi have long been one of our favourites in the UK.
