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Mute & Mako – Cali Sleaze/Always – Utopia Music Release
Bristol’s Drum’n'Bass trio ‘Mute & Mako’ have dropped us their latest AA-side release “Cali Sleaze/Always” - UM006 that is available from tomorrow(2oth Feb 2012). Having had great support for the record already from Loxy, Doc Scott, Break, Bukem, Enei, Spectrasoul, Mikal & D Bridge, we suggest you get dropping their weighty bass music done at 172bpm… quicktime! The release is available […]
Mark Page /POMONA Photography
February 1, 2012
Salford-based Photographer Mark Page has recently released a series of images, entitled “POMONA”, taken in an area of post-industrial land on the edge of Manchester city centre. It is a curious series of images depicting an area once known as “The Pomona Pleasure Gardens” (1800′s) and later Pomona Docks, part of The Manchester Ship Canal System until […]
Day.97 Ingredients 025 – Krakota – “Scraper/Tunnel Vision”
January 15, 2012
Having been listening to Ingredients records release’s from last year, including DJ Psylence’s - Sub-side’ Promo Mix (Aug 2011) and Skeptical’s - ‘CATCH 22′ RECIPE024c (July 2011), we’re dropping the latest release from another of their artist Krakota. Having had a 2011 to remember with success with his track on the Recipe Book LP “Be Myself”, he kick’s off 2012 were he left off with his first […]
Day.96 PlayStation Vita Rooms Manchester /Launch Party 12.01.12
January 13, 2012
Manchester Lab was delighted to be invited to celebrate the forthcoming launch of PlayStation’s new handheld device, PS Vita, at the Vita Rooms Manchester party, where there were an equally brilliant turn out with the likes of Tim Westwood and local boys Amir Khan, Mario Balotelli, Phil Jones, Bez and Bernard Sumner all enjoying proceedings. […]
Day.95 Braille Graffiti /365 Book
January 11, 2012
Via symplvision The Braille Project, a public art project for the blind produced in Portland, Oregon by Scott Wayne Indiana. The graffiti is marked as “Braille graffiti,” the idea being that a sighted person can let a blind person know it’s there. How exciting would it be, however, for a reader of Braille to discover this entirely […]
Day.67 D&AD Annual 2011
November 4, 2011
Taken from http://inspirationalgeek.wordpress.com/ Yesterday saw the launch of the 49th D&AD Annual and, in keeping with current issues, it’s more sustainable than ever. The Annual is a collection of the year’s most creative and award-winning work, and the focus with this particular edition is a definitive case study in sustainable and mass publication. Taschen are masters of publishing within […]
Day.56 Manchester Literature Festival (10-23 Oct)
October 3, 2011
Via McrLitFest Three things to highlight… Anthony Burgess Tour - with Ed Glinert: Following on from last years sold-out Elizabeth Gaskell Tour, Ed Glinert takes us on a journey round the local landmarks that featured in the bohemian life of Anthony Burgess. Best known for his novel A Clockwork Orange, Burgess authored over 30 books as well […]
Day.36 ParkLife Weekender 2011
June 10, 2011
With Parklife Weekender almost upon us here in Manchester, we at MLab just wanted to highlight a few artists, old an new, playing at the festival this weekend. The festival has a much better line-up from last years festival, with a wider scope of genre’s, more tents, stages and collectives plus loads more weekend nonsense.. […]
Day.34 The Crypt Project
June 4, 2011
I just wanted to congratulate “Happystorm Theatre” for their most recent performance project “The Crypt Project” which has brilliant entertainment with unbelievable performance’s from Matthew Ganley, Denise Kennedy, Stuart Wolfenden and Susi Wrenshaw. Unearthing the roots of addiction, The Crypt Project is a professional production inspired by workshops with the recovering community in Salford. The play takes place in an underground crypt, […]
Day.33 Strangeways/Louis Theroux:Miami Mega Jail
May 24, 2011
Two grim representations of modern society from both side’s of the Atlantic were shown on TV this week. The ITV documentary “Strangeways” (now called HMP Manchester) is filmed from inside Britain’s largest high security male prison housing 1200 prisoners. This 3 part documentary is well worth a watch, although you will have to get passed the voiceover, […]
Day.29 BORDERLANDS/Cube Gallery (preview)
May 9, 2011
After several complementary plastic cups of wine on Thursday I got round to taking a few preview shots of Rupert Griffiths exhibition BORDERLANDS at Cube Gallery. The preview itself was only part of the exhibition space that will be fully open to the public the following day (6th May -4th June). The BORDERLANDS exhibition presents an […]
Day.25 Think Quarterly
April 10, 2011
Have you read Google’s new magazine, “Think Quarterly” released on 24th March? It’s essentially a quarterly marketing magazine for its customers. It’s simple design and user friendly pages are full of CEO interviews and insight into data, the changing ways in which its presented, so its undoubtedly going to be useful for audiences to understand the web. “We […]
Day.20 Tutankhamun Exhibition @Trafford Centre
November 24, 2010
We took a look in @ the Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures Exhibition at The Trafford Centre this week. Here’s some of what we found… MLAB Related Links Tutankhamun Manchester Tut at Twilight – http://www.tutankhmunmanchester.com Tutankhamun Amazing Images from Exhibit – http://www.mirror.co.uk Tutankhamun Treasure’s – http://www.grisel.net/tut Related Articles Going up: Trafford Centre plans extra floors […]
Day.19 TheHundredInTheHands//Dj Screw
November 16, 2010
It’ been a while…. Here at MLAB we’ve been busy working on future plans. Here’s a few interesting things to check out in the mean time.. New York Band ‘The Hundreds In The Hands’ have just released their second single from their self-titled debut album. Taking note from french & minimal house as well as bands […]
February 19, 2012
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