Finding Fela! at the Cornerhouse

Finding Fela! tells the story of Fela Kuti’s life, his music, and his social and political importance. This in-depth look at the man who created Afrobeat, shows his fight against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. With his audacious music and a… Read more »

The Conscious Club at LIV

The Conscious Club is focused on showcasing the best of the new, up-coming artists and performers, alongside well-established and experienced entertainers, from a wide variety of disciplines, from singers and musicians to poets, percussion and puppetry.   To sample the eclectic entertainment on show tonight… Read more »

U R Not Invited at the Kosmonaut

Throughout this week Manchester-based, Polish-born artist Karol Kochanowski has been creating a live art installation that will culminate in a month-long exhibition. Karol has used an abstract style, constructed through the relationship between the paint, brush and surface, to produce Kosmonaut’s most colourful and textural… Read more »

Freddie Gibbs at the Deaf Institute

Freddie Gibbs hails from Gary, Indiana and raps about his violent, drug-dealing past. In early 2009 ‘The Miseducation Of Freddie Gibbs’ launched him, and his last three efforts have been collaborations with legendary cult figure Madlib, on his esteemed ‘Madlib Invasion’ label.   There are… Read more »

PUMA at Ran

PUMA has revived its Guillermo Vilas tennis shoe from 1981 with the new GV Special “Exotic” pack. The archive tennis shoe has been re-released as part of the “A Touch of Class” concept, which celebrates PUMA’s history in tennis and comes in black or white… Read more »