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23 Jun 2025

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Programme
2012
Added 18th February 2014
by ruthdaniel
Programme from Un-Convention Manchester 2012 - celebrating dance culture, football and food.

This week's video

An Interview with Graham Massey, Manchester, 18th March 2004

Graham Massey (born 4 August 1960, Manchester) was a member of experimental jazz rock group Biting Tongues once signed to Factory Records. By 1988 he was a founding member of the British band, 808 State, formed in Manchester, England which by 1989 became the focus of his work and resulted in the demise of Biting Tongues. Originally a hip-hop group called Hit Squad Manchester, 808 State shifted to an acid house sound, recording their debut album, Newbuild in 1988 under the new name 808 State.

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“Did that shopping trolley have a Factory catalogue number?”
21 Jun
“I would like to use this as well as some of your other images for an exhibition at the RNCM. Please could you let me know if this is possible. Thank you”
20 Jun
“I was part of the fashion PA, pushing a shopping trolley of Sapporo's around the stage. Is that why you left ?”
19 Jun
“I was there and also in Dukinfield where everyone was barred from coming to the town again haha. Linda used drive us around in i think a ford cortina”
12 Jun
“continued; Thats when i first saw Muppet. He used to work on the door. When we went to see the Ruts at the Mayflower in Gorton. We saw Muppet on the door and thought we wouldn't get in on account that he new we were still at school but he just warned us not to go near the bar or the front of the stage. First thing we did was to convince some old hippie to buy us some bottles of Newcastle Brown and then we were right down front, gobbing at Malcolm Owen. But Muppet let us in and not just that time. I have a lot of good memories of that time and although i didn't know him, if it wasn't for Muppet turning a blind eye, i dare say we would have missed a lot of bands from that DIY era so cheers to you Muppet where ever you are. I hope life has give you some lucky breaks like you gave us.”
12 Jun
“I remember Muppet from Armed Force. Me and my friend Johnny at 13 going on 14 years used to bunk off from school , go into town and hang around Virgin Records. We took our ties off but still in school uniform, we weren't fooling anyone. Virgin had a turn style admission system back then so no one could nick records and we had to put our bags in with 'Big C' at the door (I know ! Just to get in the shop! To be fair, when the shop was on Lever Street, we did nick a lot of records) Thats when i first saw Muppet. He used to work on the door. And also the Mayflower at weekends.”
12 Jun
“The file has gone.”
07 Jun
“Found a setlist here: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/orbital/1994/the-new-ardri-ballroom-manchester-england-2384d473.html”
07 Jun
“Designed by Denissss Wheatley. I remember the Bodines coming down to Brighton with The Happy Mondays just before it all went wild.”
04 Jun
“Blimey I had absolutely no idea this existed. I was the singer in the days and now a vocalist in Stepford Wives, with my daughter being the other vox, keeping the faith x I must have a root around in the attic to see if I've got anything that might add to this collection of artefacts.”
27 May

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