Designer Magazine (Music Website in Manchester)'s Interests
Movies
Withnail & I, Ghost World, Charlie & Chocolate Factory, Gollum from Lord Of The Rings, Carrie, Childs Play, Velvet Goldmine
Television
The Mighty Boosh, Nip/Tuck, Shameless, Catherine Tate Show, Smoking Room, Dr Who, Queer As Folk, Neighbours, Home & Away, Brookside, Still Game, Extras, The Office, Peter Kay
Currently watching: Prison Break, Britains Got Talent, Seven Ages Of Rock, Hustle
Heroes
Richey Manic, Nicky Wire, Morrissey, George Galloway, Tony Benn, Black Panther Party, Oscar Wilde, Joe Strummer..
Designer Magazine (Music Website in Manchester)'s Details
THE WEBSITE: Designer Magazine was set up over 8 years ago in Manchester as an alternative to the music press at the time. Sticking to the true mix and match culture of the noughties it's policy crossed boundaries including interviews with the likes of Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones, Run DMC and The Temptations.
We also have interviewed some of the biggest bands arond now including My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, Muse, The Feeling, Editors, M.I.A, The Feeling, Razorlight
At the tail end of 2001 we also moved into the world of Television and Entertainment and have featured various interviews from comedy talent such as The Mighty Boosh, The Office, Bo Selecta, League Of Gentlemen and Phoenix Knights amongst others.
It's a formula that obviously worked as Designer Magazine is currently Manchester's 3rd largest independent source of entertainment news following the Manchester Evening News and City Life and attracts over 10,000 hits a week.
Our Journalists and photographers have worked for the BBC and various other publications and had their work published internationally
GIG PROMOTIONS: Nearly 3 years ago we also started promoting regular gigs and have put on bands such as:
Robbie Maddix (Stone Roses), Kid 4077 aka Nile Marr, Palladium, Brigade, Kids In Glass Houses, Dear Eskiimo (now The Ting Tings), Linchpin, Doug Walker, The Tigerpicks, Bombay Bicycle Club, Twisted Wheel, Carlis Star, El Policia, Engerica, Kick Superb, The Displacements, Pure Reason Revolution, The Hussys, Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets)....and many hundreds more!!!
We put on gigs at venues such as Night & Day, Music Box and Bar Amp. Recently we have also been working with Danny McNamara of Embrace / The Aftershow and have future gigs at The Aftershow @ Moho Live
Our showcase nights have been featured in national papers such as The Telegraph, Observer Music Monthly, Independent On Sunday, national music magazines such as NME and Clash Magazine and made the front page of Manchester Evening News. Our gigs have also had major features on Radio 1, XFM Manchester and all the local radio stations. Each gig is pushed out individually to 1250 press and media contacts
NOTE: A lot of promoters will bullsh*t ya - we just let the facts speak for themselves - check the press cuttings gallery out for proof!!!
WEBSITE: www.designermagazine.org
thanks for getting in touch, the bands we currently love, have had play for us and are all in our top friends are
little comets the muscle club elephants the lines the volt (and hopefully the pains of being pure at heart when they come over) best bands breaking from here are
pickpockets and skyrockets sam dowden load click shoot
are the kabedies from your way? their sounding good lately?
anthing you think may make us dance in a friendly fires kind of way?
Hi, we strongly recommend UNSEEN ARCHIVES - myspace.com/archivesmusic - as well as checking out the demos make sure you have a look at their live photos in their pics section. A really impressive young band
Went to see the RULING CLASS at your night the other week, really enjoyed it!
TRAFFIC FESTIVAL PHOTOS with: UNDERWORLD - SANTIGOLD - Did - CROOKERS & BLOODY BEETROOTS - PRIMAL SCREAM - LADYTRON - I Treni all'Alba - NICK CAVE and THE BAD SEEDS - ST. VINCENT - Vittorio Cane & Deian e Lorsoglabro & Paolo Spaccamonti
Thursday/Friday/Saturday 9/10/11 Luglio 2009 Venaria - Torino (Italy)
Hey Designer Magazine! Hope you guys are fine and dandy? We thought we'd take the time to tell you about a little gig we've got booked later this month, so... have a look at this...
Hopefully you'll be able to send someone down. And if you do, let us know because we'll sneak you in for nothing init!?
Hey how are you? playing manchester roadhouse tomorrow at 6pm onwards.probarbly dont care but its cool. this is not an automated comment so you should feel slightly privileged. (L) freshh. littlegem*
Hey, ow r ya? Wer at Liverpool Barfly, 22nd July, £5 entry, tickets available from us or if your not local to Liverpool we can add ya to the £5 Guestlist,
