http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/ Top stories for Magazine http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065068_theatre_brassed_off_oldham_coliseum_until_27_sept IT’S over a decade since Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite and co marched on to our cinema screens and, in doing so, created a British box office hit. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065068_theatre_brassed_off_oldham_coliseum_until_27_sept Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065080_stevies_still_got_soul IF MADONNA or Michael Jackson have any concerns about slowing down now they’ve reached the grand old age of 50, they need only take a leaf out of Stevie Wonder’s book. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065080_stevies_still_got_soul Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065075_see_citys_hidden_heritage TAKE a rare opportunity for a closer look at a whole variety of venues across Greater Manchester – from cemeteries to churches and theatres to waterways. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065075_see_citys_hidden_heritage Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065071_festival_becks_fusions_castlefield_arena_manchester_fri_5_and_sat_6_sep MASSIVE Attack will headline a three-day outdoor music and arts festival in Manchester. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065071_festival_becks_fusions_castlefield_arena_manchester_fri_5_and_sat_6_sep Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065079_will_sparks_fly_for_flashdance_star APPARENTLY, Bernie Nolan makes a mean Sunday roast. So actor Bruno Langley tells me, anyway. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065079_will_sparks_fly_for_flashdance_star Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065078_a_magic_show_to_get_you_thinking VISITORS to the first major UK solo show by acclaimed Japanese artist Masaki Fujihata cannot expect to simply look. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065078_a_magic_show_to_get_you_thinking Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065072_music_the_animals_featuring_spencer_davis_lowry_sun_7_sep WE'VE seen the pop charts recently invaded by Wombats, Pigeon Detectives and even Monkeys of an Arctic persuasion. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065072_music_the_animals_featuring_spencer_davis_lowry_sun_7_sep Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065076_duchess_of_debauchery DERBYSHIRE stately home Chatsworth House – the Palace of the Peak – will be firmly in the public spotlight this year thanks to a new film about one former resident who scandalised Georgian society. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065076_duchess_of_debauchery Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065073_festival_new_islington_festival_ancoats_sat_6_sep WITH most music festivals, there’s a strong emphasis on an old-fashioned, back-to-nature approach – think big, grassy fields and a hippyish return to the great outdoors. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1065073_festival_new_islington_festival_ancoats_sat_6_sep Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064239_music_gomez_academy_3_thurs_4_sep BACK when they first emerged in 1998, Gomez seemed less like a band, and more like a puzzling case for Mulder and Scully – like a freaky musical occurrence that simply couldn’t be explained. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064239_music_gomez_academy_3_thurs_4_sep Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064238_festival_exodus_08_urbis_sun_31_aug THE arts and culture of Manchester’s refugee communities will be celebrated at this year’s Exodus Festival. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064238_festival_exodus_08_urbis_sun_31_aug Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064241_on_yer_bike CYCLING fans can head to Salford for the first major cycling event after the Beijing Olympics. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064241_on_yer_bike Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064235_comedy_the_asylum_frog_and_bucket_oldham_st_manchester_wed_3_sep THE Frog and Bucket’s regular comedy night The Asylum makes a welcome return this Wednesday – this time to raise money for the National Association of Bikers with a Disability. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064235_comedy_the_asylum_frog_and_bucket_oldham_st_manchester_wed_3_sep Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064236_music_camille_lowry_sunday_31_aug IRISH/FRENCH performer Camille seems to be spoken about more for her eccentricities than her actual music. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064236_music_camille_lowry_sunday_31_aug Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064245_an_impressive_track_record THE Museum of Science and Industry is going full steam into the future with a real enthusiast at its helm. http://www.southmanchesterreporter.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1064245_an_impressive_track_record Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000