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Gay music culture project - can you help?
Manchester District Music Archive is currently seeking information, photos and artefacts relating to gay clubs and bars in Greater Manchester from the 1940s to the present day.
We are planning a large-scale event in February 2010, hosted by writer Jon Savage, which will celebrate the history of gay music culture in Greater Manchester. This will be followed by an in-depth virtual exhibition on this website.
We need:
Photos
Footage
Flyers
Posters
Tickets
Programmes
Press articles
T-shirts
Fanzines
Membership cards
Essays
Oral histories
These items will be digitised and then returned.
We are also looking to interview any regular attendees of gay clubs and bars over the years (across the whole of Greater Manchester), or anyone who has been a member of a musical group, such as a choir or band that had an LGBT focus.
If you think you can help, please get in touch by emailing us at:
info@mdmarchive.co.uk
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2nd Sep 2010
Chris Sievey 1956 - 2010
14th Jun 2010
Joy Division, Hannett and Curtis Exhibition at Fac251
14th May 2010
Queer Noise Mix
13th Apr 2010
Queer Noise Exhibition
26th Jan 2010
Queer Noise: Saturday 23rd January 2010
20th Jan 2010
Pete Bocking RIP
15th Nov 2009
Joy Division artefacts sought by Macclesfield Museum
5th Nov 2009
Gay music culture project - can you help?
7th Sep 2009
Manchester's machine music unveiled
6th Sep 2009
New blue plaques put Rochdale on the musical map
13th Aug 2009
Urbis: Best of Manchester Awards 2009
22nd Jul 2009
Band on The Wall Returns
18th Jun 2009
Calling fans of World of Twist and Happy Mondays!
8th Jun 2009
Attention independent music-makers & labels!
4th Jun 2009
Rob Gretton 1953 - 1999
15th May 2009
Johnny Roadhouse 1921-2009
14th Apr 2009
New sounds from the two cities...
2nd Apr 2009
1 Top Class Competition
10th Mar 2009
The triumphant return of Magazine
23rd Feb 2009
Leroy Smith 1953 - 2009
3rd Feb 2009
Do You Know Something We Don't Know?
15th Jan 2009
Tony Wilson made 'Freeman of the City'
24th Nov 2008
You can hear the Blues & Gospel Train!
23rd Nov 2008
Joy Division night: exclusive screening, private view & book signing
17th Nov 2008
Ray Lowry 1944-2008
7th Nov 2008
Rob Gretton Book Launch
22nd Oct 2008
Rob Gretton book - new release date
1st Oct 2008
Rob Gretton's Joy Division notebooks to be published
8th Sep 2008
Electrospective 2008
2nd Sep 2008
Electrospective Countdown: Get your daily Electro-Funk mp3!
30th Jul 2008
Electrospective: Manchester Pre-Rave '82 - '88
15th Jul 2008
Manchester Versus Glastonbury
3rd Jul 2008
24 Hours for Tony
22nd Jun 2008
Arise, Sir Mark...
16th Jun 2008
Songs in the Key of Manchester...
9th Jun 2008
Salford seeks help to put music on the map
21st Apr 2008
Technical Problems
27th Mar 2008
Server Problem Fixed
12th Mar 2008
Tony Wilson & Paul Morley 'Punk' Exhibition Film
4th Mar 2008
New Hormones: the label that Manchester forgot
25th Feb 2008
24 Hour Wilson Memorial
21st Feb 2008
Carnival Pledge for Northern Quarter
17th Feb 2008
Charity Auction Pays Tribute to Tony
10th Feb 2008
Affleck's Palace Saved
3rd Feb 2008
MDMArchive Website Back Up and Running
6th Dec 2007
Tony Wilson Portrait Appeal
6th Dec 2007
Last few tickets available for Joy Division documentary, tonight!
27th Nov 2007
'Joy Division' at Salford Film Festival
16th Nov 2007
Appeal For Information
13th Nov 2007
The Verve Hit Blackpool
5th Nov 2007
Simply Red To Split
29th Oct 2007
Professor Marr To You
23rd Oct 2007
Control Unleashed
8th Oct 2007
The Pistols Return
27th Sep 2007
New Music Centre for Manchester
10th Sep 2007
Goodbye Blood and Fire?
2nd Sep 2007
Stockport's Spit and Sawdust Festival
28th Aug 2007
Tributes Paid to Mr Manchester
20th Aug 2007
Anthony Howard Wilson 1950-2007
11th Aug 2007
Curtain Falls on Dpercussion
5th Aug 2007
Don Arden Dies
29th Jul 2007
Reunion at Hacienda Exhibition
18th Jul 2007
The Palace of King Monkey
22nd Jun 2007
The Other Other Two
15th Jun 2007
We Won!
25th May 2007
No Control
21st May 2007
Ghosts of the Haçienda Rise Again
12th May 2007
Strawberry Studios Celebrated
3rd May 2007
Hot Weather Causes Lack of News
22nd Apr 2007
Anthony H Wilson Broadcasts Again
15th Apr 2007
MDMArchive Award Nomination
6th Apr 2007
Manchester Versus Cancer
1st Apr 2007
Lack of Funds Threatens Venues
25th Mar 2007
Historic Photos Stolen
17th Mar 2007
Take That - Smashing Records
10th Mar 2007
Afflecks Palace Under Threat
3rd Mar 2007
MDMArchive Hits the News
4th Feb 2007
Welcome to the new MDMArchive Website
15th Nov 2006
Hacienda Event at Urbis
9th Nov 2006
Help Required for Joy Division Documentary
1st Nov 2006
Sounds of the City Exhibition
6th Oct 2006
Manchester Music Stars Hit the Decks for M.E. Charity Night
1st Oct 2006
Urgent: Urbis Call Out for Hacienda Photos
21st Sep 2006
Info on Manchester Punk '76 '77: Can You Help?
11th Sep 2006
Calling All Footie Fans
31st Aug 2006
Podcast by CP Lee
30th Aug 2006
World of Twist's Tony Ogden Dies
26th Aug 2006
Factory Records Book Launch And Panel Discussion
4th Jul 2006
Strawberry Recordings Studios PhD Request
27th Jun 2006
Salford Lads' Club Smiths Exhibition
10th Jun 2006
A Peoples' Hall For The People's Music: Manchester's Free Trade Hall
1st Jun 2006
William Gordon Masters - Jazz Pioneer
16th May 2006
Rockin Rochdale Review
12th Apr 2006
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Eddie Mooney and Grave
Factory Club
record / cd, 1979
In 1975 I came to Manchester from N.Ireland to attend Manchester University. A band I'd already started... see more
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Factory Club
record / cd, 1979
In 1975 I came to Manchester from N.Ireland to attend Manchester University. A band I'd already started... see more
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The Jannocks
Salford City Radio
photograph, 2010
The Jannocks in session on Salford City Radio - Rob Craven, Tom Warden, Michael Dunbabin, Andrew Smith see more
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Salford City Radio
photograph, 2010
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Death To The Strange
Rover's Return
photograph, 2010
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Rover's Return
photograph, 2010
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Borland
photograph, 2010
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photograph, 2010
Borland playing live in session on Salford City Radio's Reformation Show. One of the tracks recorded... see more
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Collectors Records Underground Market
photograph, 1982
A blast from the past, many Saturday mornings spent underground. see more
4 comments.
photograph, 1982
A blast from the past, many Saturday mornings spent underground. see more
4 comments.
Dancing Tarantulas
Hacienda, The
flyer, 1983
uploading previous Hacienda Christmas '83 flyer,edited to make more legible.
Oops!looks like it's duplicated... see more
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Hacienda, The
flyer, 1983
uploading previous Hacienda Christmas '83 flyer,edited to make more legible.
Oops!looks like it's duplicated... see more
0 comments.
10cc
Strawberry Recording Studios
press article, 1978
An unlikely mention for 10cc and Strawberry in the December 1978 issue of the Manchester Liners News... see more
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Strawberry Recording Studios
press article, 1978
An unlikely mention for 10cc and Strawberry in the December 1978 issue of the Manchester Liners News... see more
0 comments.
Dancing Tarantulas
Berlin
photograph, 1983
Monsta bustin' one of his inimitable moves at The Berlin circa '82.I think he set fire to his beard while... see more
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Berlin
photograph, 1983
Monsta bustin' one of his inimitable moves at The Berlin circa '82.I think he set fire to his beard while... see more
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Dancing Tarantulas
Hacienda, The
photograph, 1983
Tim and Nasty in all their finery getting in early for the Hacienda Queue..... see more
1 comment.
Hacienda, The
photograph, 1983
Tim and Nasty in all their finery getting in early for the Hacienda Queue..... see more
1 comment.
Dancing Tarantulas
Hacienda, The
flyer, 1983
This is the other side of the same flyer.I recall several of the giant Xmas trees from the Hac, ended... see more
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Hacienda, The
flyer, 1983
This is the other side of the same flyer.I recall several of the giant Xmas trees from the Hac, ended... see more
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