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Nov 23, 2024 | 
northernsoul.me.uk | Helen Nugent |Eileen Jones |Amy Stone
Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, we salute you. The Worst Record Covers in the World may be the best exhibition ever. Thanks to Steve Goldman’s weird and wonderful record collection, which includes around 500 obscure albums and singles, a plethora of so-called ‘crap’ record covers are now on display. If you want to see them, get yourself along to Warrington. You won’t regret it. For more information about The Worst Record Covers in the World exhibition, click here.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
tandfonline.com | Otis McCandless-Chapman |Katherine Alexander |Amy Stone |Katherine Willcockson
ABSTRACTScholars have recently emphasized the importance of siblings in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. However, most of this literature assumed that these siblings are heterosexual and cisgender. This study considers how LGBTQ siblings may impact the experiences of LGBTQ youth, particularly as the youth navigates cisnormativity and heteronormativity within the family.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
journals.sagepub.com | Amy Stone |Alexandra Gallin-Parisi
A handful of TikTok videos about genderfluid people caught Rat’s attention as they were scrolling through YouTube during the shelter-in-place period of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in 2020. They decided to scroll through a couple because “I like to scroll through all TikToks that catch my interest.” They explained that “one caught my interest because so many of my friends are part of the LGBTQ community, so I was looking through. I was watching.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Amy Stone
Recent sizzling summer-time temperatures, hauling out the hoses, or filling up those watering cans might have you thinking, or rethinking, some plant options. Often the description of drought tolerance may bring a smile to your face. Reducing the amount of water used, freeing up time designated for watering tasks, and growing or expanding gardens might be a reason to plant succulents.
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May 29, 2024 | 
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Amy Stone |Sharyn M. Hickey |Ben Radford |Mary Wakeford
Introduction Emergent reef habitats comprise a significant proportion of many reef systems (Roelfsema et al., 2018; Roelfsema et al., 2021) yet they remain understudied and under-represented in long-term monitoring (LTM) programmes (Mellin et al., 2020). Access to these shallow and exposed reefs is difficult using traditional survey methods (such as SCUBA or snorkelling).
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May 28, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Amy Stone
Often people describe the landscape as outdoor rooms or spaces with particular functions. Within those spaces, plants make up the design with each plant fitting a niche. Just like we have a living room indoors, often we replicate that room outdoors. Some plants provide the ‘floors’ of the landscape, while others provide the perception of walls or barriers, and of course tree canopies can serve as the ceilings.
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May 21, 2024 | 
northernsoul.me.uk | Helen Nugent |Robert Hamilton |Amy Stone |Stephanie Alderson
Tis the season to party!With lots of holiday celebrations to look forward this month there’s every excuse to treat yourself to a night out, and with plenty of venues offering up a Christmas bonanza of great bands there’s no reason not to. As far as the arena gigs go, Kasabian will be returning to Manchester’s Phones 4u Arena after their success at Glastonbury this year. There’s still some tickets left for December 12, even in the lower tiers, but hurry if you want to attend.
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May 21, 2024 | 
northernsoul.me.uk | Helen Nugent |Robert Hamilton |Amy Stone |Lucy McNamara
What better way to round off a beautiful Sunday than by listening to the Northern Soul Podcast? This week Lucy McNamara chats to the splendid Shauna Mackin, a young singer from Dublin who has made her home in Manchester. Already a seasoned live act and much praised by BBC Introducing, Mackin is destined for big things. If you’ve not heard her music before, think Dusty Springfield meets Cat Power meets Peggy Lee meets Joni Mitchell.
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May 21, 2024 | 
northernsoul.me.uk | Helen Nugent |Robert Hamilton |Amy Stone |Lucy McNamara
Spring has sprung and what better way to enjoy the sunshine than by listening to The Northern Soul Podcast? This week Lucy chats to Hatcham Social at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen. Hatcham Social have been described by The Guardian as ‘irrestistible’ while Tim Burgess calls them ‘a wonderful pop group with the world’s coolest drummer’ (Finnigan Kidd, formerly of Klaxons). Lucy also plays tunes by, among others, Francois & the Atlas Mountains, Shy Nature, Lucius and Boy & Bear.
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May 21, 2024 | 
northernsoul.me.uk | Helen Nugent |Robert Hamilton |Amy Stone |Lucy McNamara
Hurrah and huzzah – it’s time for The Northern Soul Podcast!This week Lucy McNamara chats to Rupert Hill. Following an acting career which included Coronation Street and Eastenders, Hill now owns great pubs and music venues including The Eagle in Salford, The Castle and Gullivers in Manchester and The Parlour in Chorlton. His band, Biederbeck, is on the festival circuit – recent appearances have included Bestival and the Ramsbottom Festival.
