Not really, I think is the answer to the title’s question, but it’s a good title. Twitter has really picked up speed in the last few months, and despite the view of some that it its micro-blogging style is of little relevance, with people merely tweeting about when they are going to have lunch, it [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Twitter, a Force for Evil?
Posted in Online Journalism, tagged Twitter on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My Blogging Schedule
Posted in Uncategorized on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have decided that rather than just posting randomly when I feel like it I should probably have some sort of schedule, lest it be seen as untidy. So this is how I think it will go: Monday: I will review the weekends sport focussing on United, City and Sale Sharks. Wednesday: I will post [...]
Anfield Anguish
Posted in Manchester United, Sport, tagged LFC, Manchester United on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So far on my blog on the Manchester side I have posted about music (mostly) and politics (slightly) but I havent broached sport as of yet, despite it being a huge part of Mancunian culture, and it also being a huge part of me as well. But I think that’s possibly why I haven’t, as [...]
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Posted in Manchester United, tagged Ryan Giggs on October 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Having been challenged by a fellow trainee journalist Josh Pettitt to put forward a Sporting Icon for the Noughties here is mine, the incomparable Ryan Giggs OBE: I am not a religious man, but Ryan Giggs is a gift from God. I try not to eulogize about people too much but with Giggsy I could [...]
Oxjam’s Manchester Takeover
Posted in Going Out, Music, tagged Northern Quarter, Oxjam, Peter Hook on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This Sunday Manchester’s Northern Quarter will be taken over by the Oxjam Festival to raise money for Oxfam and give a platform for some of the best new art and music and I heartily recommend you get involved. The event will be spread over the best venues in the Quarter, including: Night and Day, Mint [...]
R O M A N C E
Posted in Music, tagged isthisromance, R O M A N C E on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I try not to force feed my own personal music taste on people, mainly because its rude, and because most people have no interest in hearing it, but just this once…. The band is called R O M A N C E, which is pretty awful I grant you, but they sound so good you [...]
All Hail The Super Injunction!
Posted in Online Journalism, tagged Carter-Ruck, Super Injunctions, Trafigura on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A post about the Trafigura incident
Simon Singh Attacks Libel Laws
Posted in Online Journalism, tagged Libel, Simon Singh on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The succesful writer Simon Singh, author of the fantastic Fermat’s Last Theorem, has been fighting a long legal case against The British Chiropractic Society over an article he wrote in The Guardian over eighteen months ago. He has already spent more than £100,000 defending himself in the case and it is not over yet. He [...]
Minimum Alcohol Pricing…….
Posted in Going Out, Politics, tagged Alcohol Pricing, Manchester on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Sunday it was reported in The Sunday Times that Greater Manchester is seriously considering the prospect of minimum pricing for alcohol sales, backed by all 10 boroughs in the region. This announcement comes on the back of a similar decision made by the Scottish Parliament. The notion has also been welcomed by Sir Liam Donaldson, our [...]
Manchester Comedy Festival
Posted in Comedy, tagged Comedy, frog and bucket, Manchester on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As well as In the City going on across Manchester there is also this years Manchester Comedy Festival which has a fantastic line-up this year and I heartily recommend you get involved with as many events as possible, including several free workshops taking place. All of this does mean that anyone planning to go out [...]
Is an Internet Manifesto worth anything?
Posted in Online Journalism on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A post about an annoying German manifesto
Frank Sidebottom and Johnny Clarke
Posted in Music on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was hoping to write about exciting new bands playing this weekend in Manchester, but I’ve sacked it off in order to write about the strangest line-up I have ever seen for a gig. Well actually come to think of it, it kind of makes sense, the only person more bizarre than the bard of [...]
Beginnings
Posted in Uncategorized on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good evening, This is my Blog, its supposed to be about my home city, Manchester, and everything that goes on there, hopefully in an erudite and witty manner. But we shall see. I hope to cover music, from reviews of local bands, to covering what’s on where across the city. I also want to write [...]
