South Manchester diary alert. A month or so ago at Folk cafe bar, Burton Rd, M20, I played a 7” inch vinyl only set 9-11pm. I loved it, and everyone afterwards was very enthusiastic. So - a return visit, and once again, it's free. Friday 4th October #WestDidsbury Amazing!

Preston, Friday! Upcoming DJ gig at a brilliant independently owned venue. 6th Sept Preston, New Continental Tickets skiddle.com/whats-on/Prest… Early bird tickets sold out but some standard advance still available.

Preston! Upcoming DJ gig at a brilliant independently owned venue. No 'dynamic' pricing. 6th Sept Preston, New Continental Tickets skiddle.com/whats-on/Prest… Early bird tickets sold out but some standard advance still available.

I'll be at Humber Street Gallery on September 12th with Dave Haslam and Lucy Nichol talking about the places that inspired our writing. It's my first event in Hull, a city that had a huge, positive impact on me, so I'm incredibly excited for this one. eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-and-pla…

Just posted this archive interview with Robert Forster from the Go-Betweens on my Substack robertforster.net It's from 1987 but I remember it so well, such a glorious interview; one of my favourites ever. HERE open.substack.com/pub/davehaslam… #RobertForster #GoBetweens

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, reportedly watched porn in private booths up to five days a week in the ’90s. He strenuously denies that as well as the Holocaust. trib.al/Lt0PJd8

Preston, Friday. Bring dancing shoes. skiddle.com/whats-on/Prest…

South Manchester diary alert. A month or so ago at Folk cafe bar, Burton Rd, M20, I played a 7” inch vinyl only set 9-11pm. I loved it, and everyone afterwards was very enthusiastic. So - a return visit, and once again, it's free. Friday 4th October #WestDidsbury Amazing!

Fly on the Wall Press Manchester City of Literature Manchester Libraries BlueMooseOfficial Commonword SALT · Independent trade publisher, est. 1999 Saraband Books Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow Carcanet Press Northodox Press 📖 Rebecca F. Kuang Royal Northern College of Music The Borough Press HarperCollinsUK Waterstones Manchester Deansgate The Bookseller Oxford Road Manchester Creative Manchester The Edwardian Manchester Hotel CentreForNewWriting Library Live Bloomsbury Books UK Women's Prize ACE North Elif Shafak HOME Penguin Books UK Simon Prosser Wildfire Books Headline Books 4th Estate Books Japan Foundation 国際交流基金 Doubleday Books Helen Nugent Picador Books The Midland Hotel Abi Daré Nikki May Hodder & Stoughton Contact Nihal Arthanayake Canongate Faber Books Weightmans Andrew O’Hagan joins us to discuss his new novel Caledonian Road with Dave Haslam. He invites us to ask ourselves questions about wealth, capitalism, the climate crisis and if it’s time for a new world order. 🗓️7pm, Wed 16 Oct 📍Central Library 🎟️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/andrew-…

Palestine has one of the worlds lowest illiteracy rates, and nearly the highest PHD per capita graduate rates worldwide. This is why Israel has strategically destroyed every single university in Gaza, posting their war crimes with glee…🇮🇱🇵🇸

'Children living in ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) Nearly four times as likely to switch to walking and cycling compared with those outside the zone.' Wow bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

People bang on about how great and important Friends was but you never meet any 20 odd year olds called Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Joey or David Schwimmer, do you? I'd never thought about it that way till it was brought up in a conversation last night with my cousin, Whigfield.

Great to get a mention from Ian Penman in London Review of Books in a review of Travels over Feeling, a new book about Arthur Russell. The books in the series are limited edition and some titles are close to selling out. The Haring is available here; confingopublishing.uk/product-page/w… #KeithHaring

I'll be at Humber Street Gallery in Hull on Thursday, with the brilliant Dave Haslam and Lucy Nichol talking about the places that inspired our writing. Come along. I won't be wearing the gold suit, sadly. It didn't survive this photo shoot. eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-and-pla…

This week I posted an archive interview with Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens on my Substack. It's from 1987 but I remember it so well, such a glorious interview; one of my favourites ever. HERE - davehaslam.substack.com/p/what-am-i-do…

Preston! Tonight you've got Dave Haslam Dave Haslam at The Continental - last chance for tickets >> allgigs.co.uk/view/artist/62…