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Over and out. Urbis’ final show.

Over and out. Urbis’ final show.

Ben East goes to Urbis on the eve of its closure and finds a ‘Sunday newspaper supplement’ of a museum, one that covered everything from fine art exhibitions to Hip Hop, via fashion, music, Manga and civil rights.

Three For Me: Top TV from CP Lee.

Three For Me: Top TV from CP Lee.

CP Lee, the musician, broadcaster & film historian, picks his top three cult TV shows.

If you go down to the woods today.

If you go down to the woods today.

Club Brenda celebrates a decade of art club antics with the publication of limited edition book, Strange Trees – launched tonight at Urbis. We catch up with the brains behind one of Manchester’s most eclectic music ventures

Think before printing.

Think before printing.

UK Hip Hop photographer Beezer sums up his wild days

Location, location, location.

Location, location, location.

Excited by the prospect of the BBC’s move up north, and by a new Granada-inspired show at Urbis, Andrew Shanahan devises a fantasy TV schedule with a northern twist

Pick-me-up joints.

Pick-me-up joints.

Emma Sturgess rounds up the Manchester guide to coffee shops and places to eat

Keeping it real.

Keeping it real.

Danny McFadden tells the story of UK Hip Hop

Local hangings: should great art be confined to the Capital?

Local hangings: should great art be confined to the Capital?

Here’s a question: is regional art a good thing? Creativetourist has noticed that some seem to struggle with the idea

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