Cult Manchester

10/08/2026

What’s next for CULTPLEX? We talk to the new boss of Manchester’s coolest cinema…

What's next for CULTPLEX? We talk to Rob Jones, boss of Manchester's coolest cinema.

10/08/2026

Cult Manchester gig of the month - they’ve literally come a long way…

Second Idol singer and guitarist Kate Farquharson on the band's upcoming gig at Manchester's Peer Hat.

10/08/2026

Women down the pit! We talk to three of Manchester’s finest…

Women down the pit. What's it like taking photos down the front at a huge show? We ask three of the best.

10/08/2026

Now if only we can track down the audio recording…

December 1976 - "Piccadilly "Radio", Manchester (L-R Abe Ginsberg, Steve Jones, Roger Finnigan, Glen Matlock, John Lydon).
See COMMENTS below for a LINK to a fantastic feature (On the 'Cult Manchester" website) with unpublished photos of when the Pistols were invited to "Piccadilly "Radio" for an interview during the "Anarchy Tour".
Photo © Richard Lander.
(Many thanks to David Nolan).

10/08/2026

Lost in music (venues). Author, drum botherer and ex-Fall guy Paul Hanley on his favourite Manchester gig venues.

10/08/2026

‘I’m French… sorry about that.’
Meet the man who’s painstakingly creating a new Manchester music documentary.

‘I’m French,’ says filmmaker Sébastien Faits-Divers. ‘Sorry about that…’

10/08/2026

S*x Pistols! Wrestlers! Ken Dodd’s gag writer! Tony Wilson! All in one room… the Pistols at Piccadilly Radio.

S*x Pistols unseen! The day the band came to Piccadilly Radio by the people who swear they were there.

10/08/2026

Cult Manchester is live…
S*x Pistols at Piccadilly Radio
Hannah Platt Cult Classic comedy
Paul Hanley’s Top Ten Mcr venues
What’s next for CULTPLEX?
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