Coca Clarke is an 85-year-old Black Power activist and she is still an active member of the vibrant Moss Side community, a community that – despite its many laudable efforts – struggles to shred off the lazy stereotypes and assumptions placed on an entire community by the media since the ‘gang wars’ of the ‘80s and ‘90s. In this interview, Clarke tells her story and that of her sister Kath Locke, the activist to whom the medical and community centre in Moss Side is dedicated. Continue reading
Review and photos by Stefania Ianne During the summer, I was given the opportunity to interview singer and keyboard player Hayden Thorpe and multi-instrumentalist Tom Fleming of British band Wild Beasts before the release of their latest album Boy King in August. After a pleasant conversation with both in a hipster North London pub, as I … Continue reading
My review for Silent Radio here: http://www.silentradio.co.uk/11/12/live-turin-brakes-08112014/ Continue reading
Here’s my review for Silent Radio: http://www.silentradio.co.uk/02/10/live-interpol-health-08022015/ Continue reading
By Francesca Nottola Who is Neil Calcutt and why am I interviewing him? Neil is mostly known in Manchester – so far – as the deputy Smiths DJ at the legendary Smiths and Morrissey Disco held every first Friday of the month at the alternative dandy/punk/metal venue Star & Garter. The other DJ, Dave, has been … Continue reading
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© Francesca Nottola 2016 Live at Gullivers, Manchester, 7th April 2016 It sounds incredible, given that Roxanne de Bastion has been touring the UK since 2007, but I became aware of her existence only a few weeks ago, when she participated to an interesting panel discussion about women in the music industry and their representation in … Continue reading
Meet the Musicians – Band on The Wall, Manchester, 06.03.2016 ©2016 Francesca Nottola It’s a Sunday night and I’ve just come back from this event organised by Brighter Sound at Band on The Wall. I missed last year’s residency curated by Beth Orton, so this year I am determined to go and see what all these ladies … Continue reading
