Ka-pow! Manchester Comic Con sidekick ‘Mancstercon’ helps city take on London in geek capital battle
Manchester comic scene aims to take on London as new convention celebrates ‘sequential art’ focusing on comics, animation and manga.
Hot Rod settles the score! Rowdy Roddy Piper bares all in Manchester Q&A
Rowdy Roddy Piper graced Manchester with his presence last night for his A Tour to Settle the Score at Deansgate’s Comedy Store.
Ex-Lostprophets members’ new group to perform at Manchester’s Sound Control – on day Watkins appeal denied
No Devotion, made up of the former band members joined by ex-Thursday frontman Geoff Rickley, will perform at Sound Control following their live début last night in Cardiff.
Biopic blockbuster on Manchester codebreaker Alan Turing announced as British Film Festival opener
Alan Turing’s hotly-anticipated biopic starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley will open the British Film Festival it has been revealed alongside the film’s first trailer.
Battlestar Cash-lactica! FilmHub North West lands £50,000 funding payday for Manchester sci-fi season
Film Hub North West has secured a massive £51,100 grant from the British Film Institute (BFI) to take part in Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season this autumn.
Looking for some plush to caress your tush? Stockport Plaza sells slice of cinematic history with eBay seat sale
Stockport Plaza is making way for 1,250 replica or original cinema seats by selling the existing red and blue 18-inch wide seating.
Mayfield Depot will not be ’24-hour rave den’: Future WHP venue promise to be ‘good neighbours’
The disused railway Mayfield Depot set to be transformed into one of Manchester’s prime event centre and nightclubs will be a ‘good neighbour’ in Piccadilly, promise the developers.
Gig review: Fis with Kiyoko & Seers @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Soup Kitchen played host to the Northern début of Fis
The Saturdays’ Mollie King reveals why she’s All Fired Up for greatest hits tour… and being a tennis ball target
Pop queens The Saturdays have just announced a new single ahead of their Greatest Hits tour and record
‘Our finest moment’: Inspiral Carpets join forces with poet and punk muse John Cooper Clarke for upcoming album
The band have been busy recording and mixing their first studio album in 20 years with original vocalist Stephen Holt.
Summer of Lev: Levenshulme festival raises cash for homeless charity in memory of lost friend
Summer of Lev will be embracing the festival atmosphere and raising funds for homeless charity, coffee4craig.