Tom Morello showing off the tricks of his trade. 🎸

First time we’ve managed to catch an National Theatre Live show at the cinema today. This was excellent. Funny, moving, powerful. Great performances and very clever staging. Need to get along to more.

Calling #Manchester book/word/poetry/live literature/entertainment lovers. Recommended >>

Folk anthem's lost verse to be revealed after 75 years bbc.in/3WZMGQe

That one step at the old Wembley where everyone came a cropper

Loving the ace new single by Manchester’s YAANG . Great to hear their evolving sound, retaining all of their trademark urgency but both punkier & more melodic at the same time. Storming gig last night, by all accounts. “Airport Barfight” out now! >

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Daniel Meadows.

“In early 1972, in Manchester, when I was twenty years old and studying photography at the polytechnic, I rented a disused barber's shop on Greame Street, in the city's Moss Side district and, at weekends, operated a free photography studio there.”

Really enjoyed this remarkable film and Q&A with Mark Reeder at Bury The Met last night. A high octane tour of war torn, post-punk, hedonistic West Berlin. JD/NO/Blixa/Nick Cave et al. Bristol & London folk can catch the last two screenings on the tour.

Always remember, never forget. 7 years today since the terrible events of 2017 and my thoughts are with all those who may find today, and so many days, to be so very difficult. The beautiful #GladeOfLight memorial will again be a focal point for us to come together.

Rachel Parris singing the Hokey Cokey to the tune of Radiohead’s Creep works far better than it should.
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“Hi Tony! We’ve never met but any chance you could just write us a quick poem about..?”

Mate! They take days & days & they start like this.

4 days (after the research) into my new commission & it’s getting there. Still sanding rough edges off the flow, silvering the syllables.

Loved judging the poetry entries for The Lowry Creative Writing Challenge. Tricky! With so much great work on display. Looking forward to hosting the awards night in a packed Quays Theatre next month. Ace video from last year at thelowry.com/creativewritin…

Manchester’s RECLAIM does great work to support amazing working-class young people towards leadership roles. Many today face real mental health challenges on top of their other disadvantages. Find out more at the 🧵 below and do please consider a donation if you can.

The handwriting of famous authors - thread 🧵

1. Fyodor Dostoevsky's manuscript draft of The Brothers Karamazov

Lovely morning in a lovely school in Clitheroe. A privilege to share some poems and cut the ribbon on their very impressive new library. Well done and good luck to all 📚

Great to meet with Factory International today. Out early to open a new school library up in Lancs in the morning. A poem or two and a few words on the importance of books/libraries/reading. Taking my much loved, well travelled #Librarian superhero action figure along for inspiration.

Do you work in the Creative Industries and need help with your mental health? Our counselling sessions start from £15, are available online and in person, can be scheduled around your other commitments, and there is no waiting list. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Really interesting project. Each year she took a photo with her son, positioned in front of a large print of last year’s photo. Thereby creating almost a tunnel back through time from age 17 to pregnancy. Tricky to explain. Take a look >

#photography #motherhood

Paul Gilbert metal double bass haha 😂 \M/

To the recent acting graduate from a drama school* who I spoke to at the Breakfast Club in London Bridge today, here’s the longer version of the thing we said when you talked about it all feeling really hopeless.

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