Last Days of the Midland
Alongside Nicholas Royle, David Gaffney, Sarah-Clare Conlon, Sarah Butler and Elizabeth Baines I performed at the Didsbury Arts Festival in July as part of the RE/Place(d) event. My story “Last … Continue reading
Interesting Drug: Arts & Music Podcast
Episode 2 (Listen here) Its “Festival Season” as Adrian Slatcher’s poem begins the 2nd episode of “Interesting Drug” Manchester’s new arts and music podcast. With Manchester International Festival coming to … Continue reading
EEK! by EEK!
EEK! by EEK! is a new project of electronic instrumental music. 8 tracks of jittery electronica taking in old school techno, acid and trance, and mixing with contemporary dubstep, glitch, … Continue reading
Archiving My Music
As some readers will remember, I also write and record music, mostly electronic, usually, though not always, vocal. I began recording in 1982 when I was 15 and just had … Continue reading
New Poems at All the Sins
It’s been too long since I’ve had any poems published so I was particularly pleased that the online magazine All The Sins has chosen two of my poems “Artist Pop” … Continue reading
Podcasts & Performances
I’ve recently been involved in a number of collaborative activities. Myself and David Gaffney performed at THE ENEMIES PROJECT NW I was also interviewed for the FAT ROLAND Podcast about … Continue reading
The Supersaturated World of Rachel Maclean
This was written in a rush before Christmas for the Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism. It didn’t make the shortlist, announced today but it would be a shame if … Continue reading
Everybody Hurts (a story)
It’s 25 years since R.E.M.’s breakthrough bestseller “Out of Time”. There’s a new boxset coming out, and even interviews with the band members about this – the album that took … Continue reading
Bedroom Cassette Masters Vol.8
I’m very pleased to be featured on the Bedroom Cassette Masters series of downloads for the 3rd time. Put together by the industrious Simon Holland this rediscovers those 80s bedroom … Continue reading
Reading the Other – Chorlton Arts Festival
Next Monday, 23rd May, come along to Proof bar in Chorlton for READING THE OTHER as part of the Chorlton Arts Festival. Reading The Other: a literary reading with a … Continue reading
