‘Great to be part of humanity again’: ‘Enigmatic’ Benjamin Clementine on miracle of life
Often referred to as a barefoot performer, 26-year-old Benjamin Clementine is an enigma.
Laura Doggett talks Taylor Swift, modern music and making sacrifices ahead of Dot to Dot Festival
Let’s take a closer look at chart music. Popular tunes with lyrical content concerning personal experiences we might relate to as an audience. Love, sex and fun.
British punk band Slaves want people to stop being ‘wrapped up in themselves’
Ahead of the British punk band Slaves’ show at Gorilla in Manchester, guitarist and vocalist Laurie Vincent chatted to MM about their new album, surreal gigs and love of grime.
Drum n’ bake: Ella Eyre reveals recipe for success before Manchester Arena gig
Ahead of her shows with Olly Murs at the Manchester Arena, Ella Eyre took some time out of her busy schedule to chat to MM about being a role model, James Bay, and her love of computer games.
The Vamps want immortal friendship: Simpson says ultimate goal to make music until ‘old, saggy and wrinkly’
After their 2013 breakthrough and releasing their first album and travelling the world, the Vamps are back in the North West to perform at the Manchester Arena and catch up with MM.
Be ‘proud’ of brave NHS staff who joined Ebola battle in West Africa – Man Uni prof
The national health service volunteers illustrated the ‘best of the NHS’ while assisting in West Africa during the Ebola epidemic, says a leading humanitarian and health expert from Manchester.
Europe’s ‘duty’ is to follow Manchester’s success in religious harmony – EU chief
Manchester has shown that integration is ‘possible’ and that other European countries should follow the city’s ‘successful’ model, according to the president of the Socialist and Democratic group in the EU, after his visit to the North West.
Fifty Shots of Grey (Goose): Manchester cinema-goers’ ‘booze binge’ for Fifty Shades
The Manchester Odeon sold more alcohol than any other Odeon in the UK and had the second highest ticket sales of Fifty Shades of Grey during it’s opening weekend, MM can reveal.
Thatcher Museum plans are ‘utterly insensitive’, claims Manchester campaigner
Plans to build a £15million Margaret Thatcher museum would be ‘utterly insensitive’ given the ‘harsh’ austerity measures being imposed on the ‘bottom end of society’, argues a Manchester campaigner.
To eradicate FGM we must tell the victims’ stories, says North West MEP
Julie Ward MEP, a member of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee, believes that more ‘compassionate’ forms of politics are needed to achieve ‘zero tolerance’ towards FGM.
Ebola death toll would be lower if not for West’s ‘dumb’ aid effort, says Man Uni prof
Mukesh Kapila CBE claims the short-term and reactionary nature of the response to the Ebola epidemic caused the collapse of healthcare systems in the worst affected countries of West Africa, including Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.