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[killer b]

Got to be some interest on here for the Modernist society's 2022 calendar, Estate Pubs of Manchester?

2022 Calendar - Estate Pubs by Steve Marland

Prompted by Historic England's call for the listing of Britain’s post war pubs, photographer Steve Marland began cycling, exploring and recording examples within Greater Manchester. Steve hoped to build a resource which celebrated this often neglected and threatened typology and is interested in...

the-modernist.org

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Some folks mentioned Tony Wilson. I didn't know he was denied a drug that could've kept him alive longer, that's sad.

Music journalist Paul Morley has written a biography, which was reviewed by Manchester-publication The Mill.

Tony Wilson gets the biography he wanted

After fourteen years, the 'greatest writer of his generation' delivers his magnum opus

manchestermill.co.uk

 

[miss direct]

Can anyone help me with this question please?

Is Manchester airport train station the end of the line? Or do trains keep going?

 

[killer b]

Can anyone help me with this question please?

Is Manchester airport train station the end of the line? Or do trains keep going?

end of the line

 

[miss direct]

Thank you killer b
So I can sleep without being too worried...

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

This should be good: Mr Wilson's Second Liners are playing HOME on Wednesday, 15 December, doing "Leftfield’s iconic debut album – Leftism – gets a signature dose of live brass treatment by Manchester’s favourite raving street band, with special guests."

Leftism - HOME

Leftfield’s iconic debut album - Leftism - gets a signature dose of live brass treatment by Manchester’s favourite raving street band, with special guests.

homemcr.org

 

[waxoyl]

View from IKEA Ashton,

 

[Throbbing Angel]

View attachment 296650View from IKEA Ashton,

Recognised it straight away. Used to live in the flats 90° to your left from that viewpoint.

Did you have any meatballs?

 

[waxoyl]

No meat balls, but daim bar’s scored

 

[farmerbarleymow]

View attachment 296650View from IKEA Ashton,

What are those four masts in the distance?

 

[Saul Goodman]

What are those four masts in the distance?

Ashton moss. where many a lad took his girlfriend in his first car

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[killer b]

I was talking about the Night and Day the other day - in a quarter of a century of regular attendance of gigs in Manchester - often more than one in a week - I've never been to one there. Whoever books the shows seems to have a singular talent for booking acts I've no interest in...

 

[Johnny Doe]

I was talking about the Night and Day the other day - in a quarter of a century of regular attendance of gigs in Manchester - often more than one in a week - I've never been to one there. Whoever books the shows seems to have a singular talent for booking acts I've no interest in...

Is that place still going!?

 

[Part 2]

Is that place still going!?

For the time being...see previous post.

 

[Johnny Doe]

For the time being...see previous post.

Yeah, just scrolled up

 

[Part 2]

Reading NME article on this suggests it's a nationwide post lockdown thing.

Post-lockdown noise complaint threatens Manchester's Night & Day venue – but they're not alone

Manchester's legendary Night & Cafe are among a spate of venues to receive noise complaints after reopening – but they need your help

www.nme.com

 

[Part 2]

Interestingly, someone's put in an application for a venue just up the road

131795/FO/2021 Proposed subdivision of 1no. existing Class E unit into 2no. units, including the change of use of one of the new units into a bar/music venue 60A Oldham Street Manchester M4 1LE

 

[killer b]

Interestingly, someone's put in an application for a venue just up the road

131795/FO/2021 Proposed subdivision of 1no. existing Class E unit into 2no. units, including the change of use of one of the new units into a bar/music venue 60A Oldham Street Manchester M4 1LE

The stretch of Oldham Street Night & Day is on is actually pretty quiet at night (N&D aside) - I reckon consolidating the louder venues & bars up at the northern end of the road makes sense tbh

 

[Flavour]

can't believe you've never been to Night & Day -- i am 100% sure there have been bands that you'd have been interested in seeing there over the years. but it did have a whiff of pretension about it in the early 2000s when perhaps one was forming one's long-lasting impressions of the venues. killer b

 

[killer b]

I think I went for a pint there in the day once?

 

[Part 2]

The stretch of Oldham Street Night & Day is on is actually pretty quiet at night (N&D aside) - I reckon consolidating the louder venues & bars up at the northern end of the road makes sense tbh

Yea definitely. This looks to be in the basement aswell, possibly similar size to Soup Kitchen.

 

[killer b]

Yea definitely. This looks to be in the basement aswell, possibly similar size to Soup Kitchen.

It sucks to be the night and day in this case, but the night time economy is dynamic and constantly in flux, areas change and music venues aren't museums. As long as the need for live music venues is well served - and it is in the NQ in particular - it doesn't bother me too much if a venue that celebrates being the home of early performances by Elbow gets closed down.

I resolve to go to a gig there soon though!

 

[killer b]

Mind you I just looked at their listings and it's 99% skinny white boy bands.

 

[Part 2]

Mind you I just looked at their listings and it's 99% skinny white boy bands.

tbh I don't think it's a great space and rarely go there, maybe once a year....even then the gigs I've seen haven't been that amazing. I'm more inclined to side with the venue than the complainer but I probably wouldn't miss it if it went.

 

[bellaozzydog]

This should be good: Mr Wilson's Second Liners are playing HOME on Wednesday, 15 December, doing "Leftfield’s iconic debut album – Leftism – gets a signature dose of live brass treatment by Manchester’s favourite raving street band, with special guests."

Leftism - HOME

Leftfield’s iconic debut album - Leftism - gets a signature dose of live brass treatment by Manchester’s favourite raving street band, with special guests.

homemcr.org

Cor yes please

 

[hitmouse]

tbh I don't think it's a great space and rarely go there, maybe once a year....even then the gigs I've seen haven't been that amazing. I'm more inclined to side with the venue than the complainer but I probably wouldn't miss it if it went.

Think the only really great band I've seen there was Shonen Knife, haven't been there to it for much other than that. Last time I was there was a properly miserable occasion but for reasons that had nowt to do with either the bands or the venue. Let's Make This Precious sounds like it would've been quite a fun indie disco but I never really got around to going, and it looks like it's no longer going.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

What's does everyone think/know about Stalybridge? As a relative newcomer to living in Greater Manchester I don't know my areas that well. Looked at a house there today and walked around the town, seemed quite pleasent, the people we chatted to in the park when walking the dog were nice and the staff in Weatherspoons were friendly. Has it got a dark side?

 

[Serge Forward]

It's got a decent pub on the train station platform (at least it did when I was last there a few years ago).

Stalybridge Celtic is its dark side

 

[UnderOpenSky]

It's got a decent pub on the train station platform (at least it did when I was last there a few years ago).

Stalybridge Celtic is its dark side

I totally forgot I'd been there before some years ago until we were reading about the trans pennine ale trail which I did on a mates stag do. Mind you the day was a bit of a blur!