Welcome to Hulme Crescents, Manchester, an inner-city public housing experiment that, in the ’80s, became an amphitheatre of chaos and creativity. In this estate, acid...
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In the midst of the ruinous Thatcher era, Manchester’s Hulme Crescents estate became a haven for squatters, anarchists and acid house ravers, who converged in the hedonistic flat-turned-studio and after-hours club, The Kitchen. Kemi Alemoru speaks to former residents, DJs and familiar guests from the Madchester scene about the lasting impact this space had on the city’s cultural landscape
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Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era
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The album is slated for release in October
Vocalist Denise Johnson’s debut LP will be posthumously released next month.
The legendary Madchester singer, who worked alongside the likes of Primal Scream and The...
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The infamous Manchester nightclub is considered by many as playing a crucial part in the rise of acid house
FAC51 The Haçienda has announced that an all-day virtual house party will take place on bank holiday weekend next month (Saturday 9th May).
The full...
Manchester band want remixes from DJ Mag-reading producers
James, the indie-dance band who surfed the Madchester wave at the start of the 1990s along with the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, have contacted...
Madchester hell raisers back in the capital this summer
Following their acclaimed two night residency at London's Roundhouse last December, the Happy Mondays have announced a return to the capital for a one off...