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20 May 2024

Artefact of the day

Advert
Chris Tetley
Thunderdome
1989
Added 9th May 2011
by Dale Jowett
Advert taken from City Life Magazine.

This week's video

Black Female Voices: Shaping Manchester Music

A panel discussion exploring experiences of black female artists in Manchester. The discussion is part of our Woman: Breaking The Rules project celebrating women in Manchester music. The project, which also comprises 5 short films, a pop-up exhibition and several other events, is part of our Heritage Lottery-funded Rebel Music programme and is led by MDMA co-founder Alison Surtees.

Chaired by Karen Gabay and featuring panelists Yvonne Shelton, Melanie Williams, Henrietta Smith-Rolla and Ruby-Ann Patterson. Filmed in Principal, 11.11.17 as part of the Louder Than Words Festival.

Projects

Connecting Manchester's Music Archives

This is the digital space where archival repositories and projects containing Manchester’s music heritage can connect up, share stories and promote their collections.

MDMArchive Research Lab

MDMArchive member and hardcore data-fiend Kate Mullen has been working on plugging our database into electronic frogspawn. Stick your hands in and have a swirl.

Telling Stories Conference

17-19 November 2022
Registration, Speakers and Schedule

Lapsed Clubber Audio Map

Recording the memories of Greater Manchester's rave community, 1985-1995

Online Exhibitions

Don't Mention The Hacienda - The Adventures Of Alan Wise

Doodlebug Nuggets ALL FM 96.9 radio archive

We Are Dynamite! Northern Carnival 1978

The Northern Carnival against the Nazis, a rally and concert held on 15 July 1978 in Moss Side.

RNCM50: Throwing Open the Concert Doors

Queer Noise

Exploring the hidden history of Manchester’s LGBT+ music culture and club life.

The Roadhouse closes its doors

Huge exhibition of photos and memories from the Manchester music institution.

Moss Side Stories

Inspired in part by MDMArchive’s hugely prolific member, ‘Dubwise-er’, who uploaded almost 1000 artefacts to our website.

Mole Express - A Magazine for Manchester's Counter Culture

A truly alternative, grass-roots publication first issued in 1970 which ran for seven years.

Andrew Weatherall A Herbal Tea Party Celebration

A celebration of the dearly missed Andrew Weatherall.

In celebration of the life of CP Lee

A place to collect all the wonderful stories, memories and images of our founder member.

Record Shops of Greater Manchester

An ongoing project aiming to document every record shop of Greater Manchester, past and present.

City Fun: The Hidden History of Manchester's Favourite Fanzine

Comprehensive fully transcribed archive of City Fun.

Suffragette City - women in Manchester music

Exhibition celebrating women in Manchester music developed in tandem with our physical Suffragette City exhibition at The Refuge.

Manchester Academy Memories

Concerts & Club Life at the University of Manchester - full of great stories from true music fans 1954-2016

A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music

Founded in 1920 by Hilda Collens, the school specialised in training music teachers until it merged with the Royal Manchester College of Music to form the RNCM.

Kate O'Donnell (Trans Creative)

A personal archive of Kate's flyers, posters and press articles.

Electric 50: Bob Dylan at the Free Trade Hall Redux

Manchester Digital Music Archive celebrated this outstanding event with a fundraising concert to mark its 50th anniversary.

Square Peg, Round Hole: decades of (gay) involvement in Manchester.

Huge personal collection of flyers, photos and articles from designer / promoter duo Glenn & Brendon.

Paradise Factory, January 1998

A photo diary of a night out in Paradise Factory.

Rave in Greater Manchester, 1985-1995

To celebrate the launch of the Lapsed Clubber Audio Map, we've started an exhibition about rave in Greater Manchester.

25 Years Of Paper Recordings: 1994 - 2019

A quarter of a century of music, parties, good times & many memories of Paper Recordings.

RNCM Archives

Welcome to the Royal Northern College of Music Archives

Making Music in Manchester during WW1

This exhibition showcases some of the archives of the Royal Northern College of Music, the Hallé Concerts Society and the Henry Watson Music Library.

Defining Me: A Musical Adventure in Manchester #1

Michael Barnes-Wynters (aka Barney Doodlebug, and MDMArchive trustee) snapshot of a musical journey.

Fanzine: Ghast Up

How to make a fanzine. Behind the scenes photos and letters including all issues of seminal fanzine.

Fanzine: God Is A Newt

Another great punk fanzine.

Fanzine: Out There

Paul Morley's self-published fanzine 'Out There'.

Fanzine: Manchester Rains

Another great DIY fanzine.

The Mancunian Gay Magazine

Uncovering Manchester's LGBT music history within the pages of the Mancunian Gay magazine.

Oh Manchester, so much to answer for

M20 Festival, Withington 2018

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Founding of Factory Records

Melanie Smith - Mudkiss Photography

Manchester-based music photographer Melanie Smith shares some random photographic memories.

King Kayak: 2006 to 2009

Manchester Postcards

A collection of early 20th Century postcards illustrating brass bands and old venue spaces.

Manchester, North of England

Cherry Red Records box set as selected by members of MDMArchive.

Licktronica : a design aesthetic and an electronic music night

A collection of Rob Bailey's iconic poster designs from Licktronica.

Manchester Musicians Collective

Late 1970s Manchester musicians-led grass-roots movement.

Cry Wolf 1975-1980

Lifting the lid on late 70s gig scene of Poynton, Cheadle and beyond.

Fictitious Names

A treasure trove of images of this Radcliffe-based band.

Manchester, Punk and Beyond...

OT's punk nuggets - it is good to own a Shy Talk and a Ghast Up, a John Cooper Clarke poster and the Electric Circus flyers.

My Smiths and Morrissey collection

Since stumbling across The Smiths on the Old Grey Whistle Test I've never looked back.

Latest Artefacts

Latest Discussion

“Published in The Manchester Evening News on 1st November 1972, referring to the concert on 31.10.72”
Written by igloi@alumni.york.ac.uk, view artefact
20 May
“the gig in question was the 22nd november, 1984”
Written by Hiiliketrees, view artefact
16 May
“Thanks 6GRNR, post ammended accordingly.”
Written by TJM Nostalgia, view artefact
16 May
“The tour bands were Private Sector,V2, Pathetix, Speed &Frantic Elevators.”
Written by 6GRNR, view artefact
11 May
“New Dates added: Wormwood Scrubs; Strangeways; Belmarsh; Wakefield. (Sorry for the obvious 'humour'.)”
Written by scherben, view artefact
10 May
“That isn't a Chihuahua...”
Written by scherben, view artefact
10 May
“That pass says 19/03 but that would have been a Sunday night so unlikely to have been open. If it's from 1990 though it would make it from the Halluçienda night with The Bridewell Taxis”
Written by mrdisposablerazor, view artefact
08 May
“I took the photographs so therefore I am the copyright owner. Sully67”
Written by Sully67, view artefact
08 May
“I played bass with the band in it's original configuration - Dave Ives”
Written by Red Tin Dave, view artefact
27 Apr
“Still chasing copyright on this one but meanwhile there is a version on Youtube with English subtitles. Translation is a bit dodgy - suspect AI - but it's good enough to follow the French and German interviews and Edith Boulogne is interesting on Alain Delon and the son he never acknowledged ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjPZbigB4NA”
Written by The Editor, Alan Wise Project, view artefact
27 Apr

Latest People & Places

Duchess Of Kent - Person rncmarchives 18 May
Gerald Hopkin - Band / Artist rncmarchives 18 May
Joseph Ward - Person rncmarchives 18 May
Anthony Gilbert - Person rncmarchives 18 May
Timothy Reynish - Band / Artist rncmarchives 18 May
Raymond Leppard - Band / Artist rncmarchives 18 May
Charles Groves - Person rncmarchives 18 May
Harrison Birtwistle - Band / Artist rncmarchives 18 May
Elgar Howarth - Band / Artist rncmarchives 18 May
Douglas Scarfe - Person rncmarchives 18 May
Christopher Yates - Person rncmarchives 18 May
Rachel Speirs - Person rncmarchives 18 May
Simon Passmore - Person rncmarchives 18 May
Mariyka Bolubasz - Person rncmarchives 18 May
MC Kwesi - Band / Artist doodlebug nuggets 17 May

News
05 Apr 24
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Beyond the Music - October
05 Sep 23
Echo Salford interactive music trail launches
26 May 22
Hulme Jubilee Weekender - A fun filled Celebration of Our Culture & Diversity
11 May 22
Manchester Histories Festival
05 Jan 21
Help Shape Our Future-Complete our Survey
MDMArchive in city-wide 50 Windows of Creativity exhibition 26 Oct 20
Abigail Ward steps down 10 Sep 20
CP Lee 1950-2020 26 Jul 20
Suffragette City raised £5300 for local women's charities 17 Mar 20
Suffragette City Set Times 03 Mar 20
SUFFRAGETTE CITY 2020 Tickets Available! 15 Jan 20
20 May 2024

On this day in history

All We Have
6
Doves
The BeardsCubaliciousKyle Analogue
Contact theatre
Campaign
Albert Road, Levenshulme
John Cooper ClarkeThe Fall
1
Urbis
4
Elliot Eastwick
Urbis
The Red House
The Red House
IrfanSpeakeasy BandChris JamTomlinTekin
Contact theatre
IrfanSpeakeasy BandChris JamTomlinTekin
Contact theatre
The Hacienda
The Hacienda
Marcus Intalex
The Lighthouse
The Apollo
Academy 1 (Manchester Academy)
The CreatorsDrivemania
The Boardwalk
The Hacienda
The Hacienda
The Hacienda
1
The Old Library (Cheetham Hill)
Mike PickeringGraeme Park
The Hacienda
Steve Williams
The Hacienda
Johnny Marr
International 2
Frank SidebottomThe Waltones
Lisa Stansfield
Happy MondaysThe Stone Roses
Distant Cousins
Frank Sidebottom
Swing Out Sister
The Stone RosesIan Brown
Barry Adamson
A Certain Ratio
Free Trade Hall
International 1
The BoardwalkThe Gallery
International 1
Easterhouse
International 1Manchester University Students Union
Free Trade HallThe Gallery
Inspiral Carpets
Easterhouse
Maxwell Hall, Salford University
The Adult Net
Band On The WallWitchwoodThe RitzThe ApolloThe BoardwalkInternational 1The Venue (Whitworth Street West)The GalleryThe Swinging SporranChorlton Irish ClubManchester University Students Union
Inspiral Carpets
Free Trade Hall
The Swinging Sporran
Maxwell Hall, Salford University
A Guy Called Gerald
The Ritz
The Ritz
A Certain Ratio
International 1
The Gallery
Free Trade Hall
The Stone Roses
The Boardwalk
Happy Mondays
The Hacienda
A Guy Called Gerald
International 1
New OrderQuando QuangoSection 25Marcel King
Eastern Bloc
A Guy Called GeraldHappy MondaysInspiral CarpetsThe Stone Roses
Frank SidebottomGreat Leap ForwardHappy MondaysJamesMan From DelmonteNew OrderThe Stone Roses
Happy MondaysNew OrderPeter HookBez
Edward Barton
Man From Delmonte
Free Trade Hall
The Hacienda
George BorowskiJohnny DangerouslyBob DillingerKevin SeisayPenny Priest
Green Room
The Apollo
Factory Club (see also Russell Club)
Factory Club (see also Russell Club)
The Hacienda
The Hacienda
The Hacienda
The Hacienda
Happy MondaysNew Order
Piccadilly RecordsThe Hacienda
Manchester Polytechnic Mandela Building
The Hacienda
Frantic ElevatorsV2Private SectorThe Teardrops
4
Joy DivisionThe Risk (1)Emergency
Mayflower Club
1
Emergency
Mayflower Club
Oasis (venue)
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