Music VS Pandemic

How has the music industry coped in the midst of a global pandemic?

One in three jobs in the British music industry were lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from trade body UK Music.

I caught up with musician Rebecca Lucy Taylor from Self Esteem, Carl Gosling who runs a live gig venue called The Social and Jill Mango from the music organisation Sofar Sounds.

The Early Years of Factory Records

During my time at BBC Radio Manchester, I caught up with lead curator Jan Hicks from The Science and Industry Museum. Tickets had launched for the new exhibition: The Early Years Of Factory Records. Visitors had the chance to see new artifacts and the chance to mix their own Manchester music!

Life Under Lockdown (Heaton’s Men In Sheds & Cocktail Co.)

Back in March, the news regarding a lockdown had cast a dark shadow over the country. Some members of the community took this news in their stride and adapted to new ways of helping others, even if it meant simply making somebody smile.

The Last Supper

Imagine it, we’re in the year 2050.

Crops and the cultivation of vegetables have changed drastically after a post climate breakdown. The exhibition called The Last Supper is the artist, Ella Bostons’ interpretation on how climate change could impact the world as we know it.