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Schedule for MAUERSTADT 30: Stories from the Berlin Wall 08 Nov 19
Mauerstadt 30: Stories From The Berlin Wall 05 Sep 19
New podcast: Recording the memories of Manchester’s original rave community 10 Aug 19
Suffragette City raises £3k 11 Mar 19
Suffragette City, times and line-up 08 Mar 19
Suffragette City, The Sequel 29 Jan 19
A Bumper Year for MDMArchive 16 Dec 18
Pete Shelley 1955-2018 06 Dec 18
We Are Dynamite! Northern Carnival Against the Nazis - digital exhibition 01 Nov 18
We Are Dynamite! exhibition is open now at Niamos 04 Sep 18
We Are Dynamite! Northern Carnival 40th Anniversary Exhibition Opening 08 Aug 18
Northern Carnival against the Nazis: 40th Anniversary project 17 Jul 18
Northern Carnival Against the Nazis: 40th Anniversary project launch 11 Jun 18
PETE SHELLEY 'Close Up' live stream this Sunday 04 Jun 18
Lapsed Clubber Audio Map Goes Live - did you go raving in Manchester 1985-1995? 10 May 18
New films celebrating women in Manchester music 11 Mar 18
Suffragette City - The Closing Party 28 Feb 18
Suffragette City - Portraits of women in Manchester music 16 Jan 18
Woman: Breaking The Rules 14 Nov 17
Black Female Voices: shaping the sound of Manchester music 29 Sep 17
Free training with Manchester Digital Music Archive 11 Sep 17
New MDMA website launches in BETA 17 Jul 17
Queer Noise: The History of LGBT+ Music & Club Culture in Manchester 11 Jul 17
Rebel Music: Researching Women's Histories in Archives event 13 Jun 17
It's Alright: A Celebration of Manchester’s Rave Heritage 1985-1995 12 Jun 17
It's Alright: A Celebration of Manchester’s Rave Heritage 1985-1995 08 Jun 17
MDMarchive wins Heritage Lottery support for Rebel Music project 19 Apr 17
2016 in review 16 Feb 17
Manchester Academy Memories 07 Oct 16
Queer Noise presentation at the Superbia Weekend 23 Aug 16
Dates for your diary 18 May 16
Electric 50: Important Information 15 May 16
Bob Dylan 'Judas' 50th anniversary concert. Tickets now on sale 04 Feb 16
Activist / Archivist 02 Feb 16
Bob Dylan at the Free Trade Hall - 50th anniversary concert 17 Dec 15
R.I.P. Joe Moss - manager of The Smiths & Johnny Marr 15 Feb 15
First National LGBT History Festival 11 Feb 15
Hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly 02 Sep 14
Big Chip Awards 2014: best not-for-profit project 04 Jul 14
Doodlebug Nuggets presents: Defining Me online exhibition 13 Jun 14
Return of the Ruthless Rap Assassin 13 Jun 14
Eilidh Bradley (Solar Race) RIP 21 May 14
New online exhibition facility launched 31 Mar 14
Barry Adamson event 15 Dec 13
Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester 18 Nov 13
Bigmouth Strikes Again - Books, Blogs and the Digital Revolution 06 Nov 13
Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester 28 Sep 13
Play / Record event at The Lowry: Sun Oct 13th 08 Sep 13
Call out for volunteers 02 Sep 13
MDMArchive secures Heritage Lottery Fund investment 15 Aug 13
City Fun fanzine exhibition 24 Sep 12
Moss Side Stories 23 Jul 12
'Sit down! Listen to this! The Roger Eagle Story' book launch 28 Jun 12
Manchester Histories Festival 2012: Fanzine Event 07 Feb 12
Moss Side (and Hulme) Stories 11 Dec 11
Where's Bowie? - A tribute night in aid of MIND 29 Nov 11
Simon Worrall (Paris Angels) R.I.P. 23 Nov 11
Johnny Marr joins Nile Rodgers on stage at The Warehouse Project 14 Nov 11
Stone Roses Reform for gigs at Heaton Park 26 Oct 11
Graham Nash receives Honorary Degree from Salford University 28 Sep 11
Les Cokell 1983 DJ set available for download 26 May 11
Mayflower re-united? 16 May 11
Queer Noise is here... 09 Feb 11
Call out for photos of Moss Side and Hulme clubs 1950s-80s 11 Jan 11
New site features 02 Sep 10
Chris Sievey 1956 - 2010 14 Jun 10
Queer Noise Mix 13 Apr 10
Queer Noise Exhibition 26 Jan 10
Queer Noise: Saturday 23rd January 2010 20 Jan 10
Pete Bocking RIP 15 Nov 09
Joy Division artefacts sought by Macclesfield Museum 05 Nov 09
LGBT music culture project - can you help? 07 Sep 09
New blue plaques put Rochdale on the musical map 13 Aug 09
Band on The Wall Returns 18 Jun 09
Rob Gretton 1953 - 1999 15 May 09
Johnny Roadhouse 1921-2009 14 Apr 09
1 Top Class Competition 10 Mar 09
Leroy Smith 1953 - 2009 03 Feb 09
You can hear the Blues & Gospel Train! 23 Nov 08
Joy Division night: exclusive screening, private view & book signing 17 Nov 08
Ray Lowry 1944-2008 07 Nov 08
Rob Gretton Book Launch 22 Oct 08
Rob Gretton book - new release date 01 Oct 08
Rob Gretton's Joy Division notebooks to be published 08 Sep 08
Electrospective 2008 02 Sep 08
Electrospective Countdown: Get your daily Electro-Funk mp3! 30 Jul 08
Electrospective: Manchester Pre-Rave '82 - '88 15 Jul 08
Salford seeks help to put music on the map 21 Apr 08
New Hormones: the label that Manchester forgot 25 Feb 08
24 Hour Wilson Memorial 21 Feb 08
Affleck's Palace Saved 03 Feb 08
MDMArchive Website Back Up and Running 06 Dec 07
Tony Wilson Portrait Appeal 06 Dec 07
Last few tickets available for Joy Division documentary, tonight! 27 Nov 07
'Joy Division' at Salford Film Festival 16 Nov 07
Appeal For Information 13 Nov 07
Professor Marr To You 23 Oct 07
Control Unleashed 08 Oct 07
Goodbye Blood and Fire? 02 Sep 07
Tributes Paid to Mr Manchester 20 Aug 07
Anthony Howard Wilson 1950-2007 11 Aug 07
Curtain Falls on Dpercussion 05 Aug 07
Don Arden Dies 29 Jul 07
We Won! 25 May 07
No Control 21 May 07
Ghosts of the Haçienda Rise Again 12 May 07
Strawberry Studios Celebrated 03 May 07
Anthony H Wilson Broadcasts Again 15 Apr 07
MDMArchive Award Nomination 06 Apr 07
Manchester Versus Cancer 01 Apr 07
Lack of Funds Threatens Venues 25 Mar 07
Historic Photos Stolen 17 Mar 07
Afflecks Palace Under Threat 03 Mar 07
MDMArchive Hits the News 04 Feb 07
Welcome to the new MDMArchive Website 15 Nov 06
Hacienda Event at Urbis 09 Nov 06
Help Required for Joy Division Documentary 01 Nov 06
Sounds of the City Exhibition 06 Oct 06
Manchester Music Stars Hit the Decks for M.E. Charity Night 01 Oct 06
Urgent: Urbis Call Out for Hacienda Photos 21 Sep 06
Info on Manchester Punk '76 '77: Can You Help? 11 Sep 06
Calling All Footie Fans 31 Aug 06
Podcast by CP Lee 30 Aug 06
World of Twist's Tony Ogden Dies 26 Aug 06
Factory Records Book Launch And Panel Discussion 04 Jul 06
Strawberry Recordings Studios PhD Request 27 Jun 06
Salford Lads' Club Smiths Exhibition 10 Jun 06
A People's' Hall For The People's Music: Manchester's Free Trade Hall 01 Jun 06
William Gordon Masters - Jazz Pioneer 16 May 06
Rockin' Rochdale Review 12 Apr 06