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Issue 65 April 2019

This month we have a bumper music section, with record reviews (they’re for life; not just for Record Store Day or a quick buck via eBay), a live review and an interview with folk singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters.

We’ve also posed questions to comedian Mark Steel and this month’s featured artist, Anna Forlati.

Also have a gander at Ged Camera’s Manchester International Festival preview, our report on the debut of a Manchester-focused short film showcase named Backlot, and Lucas Jones’s wander round the political landscape of Piccadilly Gardens.

Enjoy the read.

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by Ian Pennington

This month's articles

Anna Forlati Magic realism in illustration

"Among my illustrations, the ones I prefer are mostly those that emerge from inside rather than outside. Sometimes I conceive them when I'm drifting into sleep."

Live / stage review worriedaboutsatan

Although a potentially overwhelming experience, worriedaboutsatan do a great job of creating a penetratingly emotive drama, sonically and visually.

Local Elections

The stage set for further political upheavals.