Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy - (1949-1986) Philip Lynott, guitarist and singer of the famed pop group "Thin Lizzy", though actually born in Birmingham, England on 20th August 1949, of an Irish mother and a black Brazilian father, moved with his mother to live in Manchester while he was still...

Bee Gees Jointly known as the Bee Gees, Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb's career began when the three gathered in a bedroom in their home in Manchester, working out the natural harmonies that were to become one of the distinguishing features of the Bee Gees' sound. Their talents were not exactly...

Happy Mondays A group of 6 musicians whose debut album should have been in the Guiness Book of Records on account of its title alone : "Happy Mondays' Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)". The original group included Sean Ryder...

Herman's Hermits & Peter Noone This British band formed in 1963 and included Manchester-born Peter Noone (lead vocals), Keith Hopwood (guitar), Derek Leckenby (guitar), Karl Green (bass), and Barry Whitwarm (drums). Noone came to the forefront with his boyish looks and toothy smile, when...

Front at Bedlam Bar

Unless you're a professional artists it's virtually impossible to get your work shown in public. So, taking over a vacant shop front on Eccles Precinct, Karen Illingworth showed local artists, students, pupils and competition winners work for a weekend in December. The first of its kind, the...