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Issue 54 May 2018

We’re back again, ahead of the long weekend, with another batch of Greater Manchester’s cultural picks.

We have a handful of interviews this month: there’s one with YouTube mash-uppers Cassetteboy; Lisa O’Hara explains her artistic craft; Sadia Habib chatted with Rachael Young for the Stage section; and our featured music Q&A is with recently awoken locals, The Longcut.

We also have part two of last month’s interview with the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, as well as an array of reviews.

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by Ian Pennington

This month's articles

Cassetteboy Mash-Up Kings

Cassetteboy’s video mash-ups will be known to many, with a collective online view count of over 43 million. The duo’s political uploads…

Lisa O'Hara: Surrealist Manifestations

This month’s featured artist, Lisa O’Hara, is an illustrator and graphic designer living and working in the Sheffield area. Her work is a…

Sound Radio Rodeo

I love radio. There, I’ve said it. More than TV; more than theatre; more than film. In fact, my misunderstanding of aural sex has led me…

Rachael Young on NIGHTCLUBBING

Rachael Young is a creator whose theatre, live art and interactive installations often involve the theme of social engagement. A lecturer…

No Shortcuts To The Trio’s Third Album

The Longcut’s abrasively melodic post-rock juxtapositions were familiar to South Manchester’s DIY music community of the late 2000s, but it…