4/9/10 Jimi Kelly and the Spongmonkeys!

Thought I'd make a blog.

We both had a super funtime chatting with, plugging his many, many gigs, doing vocal exercises and listening to 'the sublime' James Kelly's brand new EP Lost: which is now availble on itunes and his many many upcoming gigs, for everything sublime go to: http://www.jameskellyacoustic.co.uk/index.php

Ma-ma gave Scott Pilgrim vs The World a scathing 2/10 on Movies With Mother.

For unedited MWM's looky at our audioboos: http://audioboo.fm/themainstream

LOLKATZ

It was all about the retro internets this show, linkage is here:

• Kitty Kat Dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8hOqsVAgwI
• Charlie The Unicorn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5im0Ssyyus
• We Like Tha Moon: http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song

MeSpace

We've updated the old Myspace, I'm going to be adding sessions and interviews over the next week or so, add us if you're a band or just feeling retro!.

http://www.myspace.com/allfmthemainstream

The famous Mainstream podcast may return soon, watch this space...

Kev

OMG Double Rainbow 7th August Show

Howdy!

What a great show! Well I enjoyed it anyway.

What did you think of Lol Cats? FAIL/WIN?

Check em here:

• Top Run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJdMDvjfyQ0
• Original double rainbow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BRZkupyURw

We'll bring it back if there's demand, (probably will if there's not.)

I'd like to thank our guests from the show Emily Eddy and Mark.

• You can find more about the wonderful @nexusartcafe at: http://www.nexusartcafe.com/
• For all things Meme say hi to @Mark_Webster
• Open your eyes to the modern and follow @eddyrhead from http://www.manchestermodernistsociety.org/

Your suggestions for Movies With Mother will be taken under consideration tweet in or leave us a message here.

Check out our unedited MWM archive here: http://audioboo.fm/themainstream

I met Edwin the water guy from http://www.givemetap.co.uk/ yesterday, (absolute gent) I'll see if he fancies joining us on the next show. I'm now championing the wonders of free water refills around Manchester, just like I did the almighty @manchesteregg

Your next fix of @themainstream is 11:00-13:00 21st August

Get in the know get on The Mainstream!

Kev

3 ideas for this weekend in Manchester (19th-21st March 2010)

So, we don’t normally do this, the Visit Manchester blog does. They can’t do it this week reasons undisclosed (actually I didn’t ask.) So as not to let the lovely Visit Mancheter readers down, as a SUPER special feature here are our 3 ideas for this (hopefully sunny) weekend in Manchester..

Nexus Art Café http://www.nexusartcafe.com/  on Dale Street in the Northern Quarter are running an Urban Car Boot sale. It will be on from 1pm until 5pm and promice trinkets and treasures. Nice idea for those who find it difficult getting to out of town car boots. If it’s a success hopefully it will be a regular feature. Maybe you could even sell some stuff there next time?

The Manchester mile of Sport relief is on Sunday http://www.sportrelief.com/the-mile/manchester-mile thousands of people will take to the streets of Manchester City Centre to have loads of fun as they raise cash to help poor and vulnerable people in the UK and across the world's poorest countries. So get down to the course and support them, there will be music and other activities to keep spectators entertained – or get involved yourself! Starting from 10am

t’s the last weekend of Varekai – Cirque Du Soleil at the Trafford centre. There are limited tickets left and it’s a show not to be missed (apparently!) http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/varekai/tickets/manchester.aspx

Twitter News 6th march 2010

@lexplex_ Breaking Manchester News: FAC251 named Manchester's biggest cultural disappointment since Simply Red. Need proof? Fuel Girls.
 @becnavich http://somedrumiwouldneverhear.tumblr.com/ starts this week, tonight at An outlet.Papa Shango Waiters Eleanor Lou + spotlists from Technique+ An Outlet’s signature cockteas, coffeetails and shooters. 8 till late 
@oddsocks07 There is the cirque du soleil...not seen it but hear its brill! 
Musik, a photography exhibition by @manox_ at Commonhttp://www.manox.net/musik/
@rb_bj Redbull bedroom Jam is on. If you are under 19 and in a band, get your music uploaded to their website at redbullbedroomjam.com. The cream of the artists who enter get the chance to stream a live performance from their bedroom to the world, play on the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage at some of the UK's biggest festivals (Download, T In The Park, Underage Festival and more to be confirmed), be tour support for an established act, and even record a full album at Red Bull's brand new studios in London.

Pick of the Week 6th march

6th Sat    Mr Scruff, Keep it unreal at Band on the wall. 9-3. Limited advance tickets £11, available to buy online (www.bandonthewall.org) and in person from Band on the Wall Box Office & Teacup

7th Sun    the miserable rich play the deaf institute. 8 pounds entry8th Mon    get to the newest venue in town, Soundcontrol for general Fiasco with The mandigans. £6 entry9th Tue       Quizimodo is on at odder off oxford road. Expect free crisps, questions and prizes. From 810th Wed     Pull yourself together at common from 8 till midnight with Dan and hannah playing music such as indie pop and french pop.
11th Thur       Cosmic disco play at corridor, salfords very own ny style coctail bar
12th Friday  Micron is on at Joshua Brooks with the DJ Yousef13th Sat     Step up vs groovement are on at Band on the wall playing till 3 only 3pounds entry.

Pick of the Week - 20th February 2010

20th Sat Disco Pogo are having their first birthday at Nook in Chorlton. There will be free party bags for everyone. Facebook page here21st Sun    One deck armchair sessions is on at electrik in chorlton, with dj's Huw Morgan, Goat Monkey and Jay starts at 7.00pm Free entry. More info here

22nd Mon Elecrtik in Chorlton are showing 80 blocks from tiffanie in their film club. Click here for full details23rd Tue Mick ferrys space cadets comedy club is on at TV 21s with ray peacock and al pitcher. 8:00 start 5 pounds entry. Full details on the Facebook page24th Wed Quizimodo is on at Oddest in Chorlton from 8. Details on the Oddest website
25th Thur Corridor is a new york style cocktail bar in salford. Cosmic Disco will be there from 9pm playing soul, disco and obscure pop till 2. No entry fee. Facebook details
26th Friday Naive Melody with The founder of cosmic sounding disco Daniele baldelli is on at Charlies in the Northern Quater Tickets are £8 in advance from Piccadili Records. Full details here27th Sat Rob Butler is DJing in common from 2, only £2 entry. Look at the Common website here

28th Sunday - Dig for Victory with James Morton and John Grant at the bay horse from 7pm. Free.Join the Facebook group.

Links from the show, yo.

As our motto always goes, want more information? look on the internet.

On the show last week, we had the brilliantly awesome illustrator Paul Hallows, check his My Space here. Trust me, He is totally cool - he had this secret exhibition on that even got raided by the police. Wow. Here are some piccies:










Also have a look at 1984 that is being shown at The Royal Exchange Theatre (Kev said it's dead nice inside) from 24th Feb to the 27th March.

I forget what else we mentioned - guess you will have to wait for the podcast and then use this.

Pick of the Week - 6th Feb 2010

6th Sat mr scruff, keep it unreal at band on the wall - 200 tickets on the door £11 in
7th Sun One Deck armchair sessions at Elektriks Chorlton, this week its the disco mums in the chair. Your all female line up includes emma joyce, jane slack and toni kay
8th Mon quizimodo is on at odd bar. 8pm
9th Tue gold teeth is a new club night starting at the deaf institute. 4 pounds in gets you 3 rooms of different music including rap, hip hop, grunge and electro
10th Wed its stand up wednesday at the comedy store.
11th Thur Stop making sence is on at common, so get yourselves down there and check out their new room, the kestrel suite
12th Friday shake it shake it is on at the star and garter. they play hipster indie and art pop from 9pm
13th Sat strangerways is on at joshua brooks with orphan boy playing live followed by a party dj'd by mark scott from up the racket

Pick of the Week 23rd Jan

23rd Sat Winter ales festival Sheridan Suite, Oldham Road. 200+ British and Foreign beers, Real Ale in a Bottle, Ciders and Perrys

24th Sun One Deck Wonders for Haiti at Elektriks Chorlton, Part 1 of a 2 part fundraiser party 4pm - 12pm minimum £4 donation, DJ sets from Mr Scruff, Broken english, badly drawn boy and many more
25th Mon Up the racket at retro bar playing indie/electro disco 10pm-3am, £3
26th Tue Mick Ferry's Space Cadets Comedy Club at TV21 from 8pm with MICHAEL FABBRI and STEVE DAY
27th Wed Now Wave with DJ's Reel Estate from 8pm 7pounds on the door
28th Thur Common re opens with the launch of its new room 'The Kestrel Suite' and showcases YOU - An Exhibition By Rob Bailey from 12am - 2am
29th Fri It's the second part of the 2 part party, EYES DOWN: DANCE FOR HAITI at Band on the wall with Zero 7, The Unabombers and more DJing from 10 till 3
30th Sat Sweet sensation is on at the Voodoo Lounge with Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam 7 pounds on the door

Pick of the week - 9th January 2010

9th Sat The Words are headlining Acadamy 3 20:00, Oxford road.

Then head to nexus Night cafe on dale Street. You can get some hearty food and play scrabble while you wait for your taxi at their Pajama party. From 2 till 6 in the morning
10th Sun Gideon Conn is filming a music video at Oddest in Chorlton, playing a set supported by James Kelly.
11th Mon Delphic are playing an acoustic set at 5pm in piccadilli records, if you buy their album, they might just sign it.
12th Tue Go to the Castle.
13th Wed Back to Oddest in Chorlton for our favourite pub quiz - Quizimodo. Starts at 8.
14th Thur The Comedy Store has its regular Stand Up Thursday - £10.00 entry
15h Friday Dirty North are playing at Chorlton Irish Club 8pm
16th Sat Contort Yourself present MegaMix at The Roadhouse from 11pm. Each DJ gets a 30min slot. the DJ's are: Luke unabomber, Krysko, NOW WAVE, Cutloose, CROWHEAD: and the Contort Yourself DJ's. 4 pound on the door.

This weeks show stuffs

Gideon Conn is playing tomorrow at Oddest in Chorlton from 8pm. Check his website yo. Look out for the Ninth of January Twenty Ten podcast to hear Mr Conn and JJ's live performance in the All fm studio


Da Vinci - The Genius exhibition at MOSI. Go, he's dead good. More details here.

Pick of the Week 12th December 09

12th Sat Strangerways at Joshua Brooks is celebrating its 1st birthday. expect balloons, badges and cake plus a few other little surprises!
Birthday cards are encouraged. The music policy is soul and motown classics along with the best rock n roll and indie new and old. Special guests RUN DIAMOND will be performing live. It starts at 10 and costs only 3 pounds
13th Sun Sandbox are at the Ruby Lounge supporting the Paddingtons
14th Mon It's the open mic night at trof northern quater. get down at 8 to sign up.
15th Tue Missionary is on at the Deaf Institure. It takes over all 3 rooms offering all sorts of music from fidget and dub step to soul and 60's disco. 5 pounds entry
16th Wed The Common Knowledge Christmas special quiz is on at common. the final round is singstar, fancy dress is encouraged and it starts at 7:30pm
17th Thur MMU's fine arts course is holding a fundraiser at Islington Mill. With live music from: I Am Mechanical, Mizuki's Ashes and our favorite James Kelly. Good venue, great acts, only a fiver on the door.
18h Friday Cutloose is on at the Roadhouse from 11pm with special guest DJ Mark E. 5pounds in advance.
19th Sat Santa is visiting The Nook in Chorlton and will be playing records from 7pm. Feel free to sit on his lap and stroke his beard.

Pick of the Week - 14th November 09

14th Sat The Best In Stand Up at The Comedy Store- £18.00 Starts at 8pm
15th Sun The Deaf Instutute Quiz £1 to enter 8pm - 12pm
16th Mon Free jazz based jam session at Matt and Phreds
17th Tue Arty Farty Film party are having a Coen Brothers evening 7pm at An Outlet.
18th Wed Soul singer Alice Russel is on at Band on the Wall. Starts at 10:00
19th Thur Mushaboom from 8 at the bay horse with Tim and Sam's Tim and Sam band with Tim and Sam, The Momeraths and The Search Map
20th Fri Cutloose - Gerd Janson from 11:00pm – 03:00am £5 at The Roadhouse
21st Sat Contort yourself at The Roadhouse featuring DJ producer, Raffertie. 11-3am £5

Are you in a Band?

NABS Battle of the Bands will be a large event showcasing the top unsigned talent at a Charity Battle of the Bands for the creative industries on the 29th October in the Barton Arcade, Manchester. The submissions for bands closes on the 1st. Email with myspaces/ websites.

Bill Murray

SO, Me and Discouture Kat (a member of The Mainstream Team you have yet to meet) went to go and see A Bill Murray film at An Outlet as a part of their series of Wednesday events 'Arty Farty Film Party' Lets get things straight:

• An Outlet is a nice little cafe on Dale Street
  
• Arty Frty Film Party is a weekly film showing
  
• The Bill Murray film was Groundhog Day as chosen by the public

Pretty exciting as we didnt know what film it was going to be until it actualy started. Bill Murray was great, Groundhog Day is one of the best films ever. We both laughed too loud, oops.

Better than the cinema because of the friendly atmosphere, the good quality food and wine (£6 a bottle of red and £2.50 for natchos) and the fact that the film is FREE.

Considering we only went because Kat has a crush on Bill Murray it was well worth it.

The Big Chill

Mostly a photoblog of The Big Chill Festival as I had swine flu and spent 76.2% of the festival by Mr Scruffs tea tent eating cake. I did manage to see Tod Terje who was great, Craig Charles (!?), Noel Fielding who was embarrasing and Dylan Moran who I want to be when I grow up.

Look mummy, I did a blog all by myself!

So I finally got round to doing the podcast, it can be found in all it's glory at: http://soundcloud.com/themainstream

It's been a fairly hectic week what with birthdays and drinking and the like. I'm off on my summer jollies until September and have precious little to do.
I feel I should take up a hobby other than just being a sandwich delivery boy with one customer.

• Maybe I should make use of my gym?
• Attempt to figure out web design?
• Brew my own ale?

Who knows, however suggestions are welcome.

On an unrelated note Spinningfields is making good use of itself lately and the excellent Gideon Conn is playing live tonight, for free.

So will hopefully be down to check it out and maybe do a bit of roadie-ing like when I saw him at hungry pigeon, his mic stand kept falling as he was tinkering on his keyboard and I held it up for 3ish songs (proper hero me).

I did say to my old tag team partner THE JUGGERNAUT that I might check out the wrasslin in Hindley, but trains and entry aren't free, whereas wandering down to NewKro (with it's surprisingly affordable bar with guest ales and that) is.

Well after being forced by Bex to blog, I'm done.

Give me money

Hey Hey! So, It was Kev’s birthday and we had a 90’s buffet, it was pretty good. (Thanks Suzie!)

In other news we are looking for bands to enter a BIG BATTLE OF THE BANDS competition that we are working on with a charity called Nabs in Manchester. Also looking for participants for the next show and I am still trying to sell my car… pft. I’m skint cos I’m moving house, If anyone wants a car or would like to donate any money to me, get in touch!!

Kev is on the case with the podcast so you should see it up here soon!

Peace,
Bex

Good Morning!

So, its 3am on Friday night (Saturday morning) and I’m awake writing a blog. Why? You may ask.. Well, Its not because I have been on a great and wonderful night out, oh no… Its also not because my flatmate has a friend round and they are playing music; Its also not because I am a vampire.. well why then? Its because I fell asleep at 7pm and now its morning for me! Great.

The glamorous lifestyle of a radio presenter.

Anyway, the show is today and we have many many guests, just how we like it! It’s a Not Part Of festival special – Whoop! Tune in for:


Tricia Coleman from Be Your Own Hero. They are doing an Interactive Street Theatre event called Killing Time on Chorlton Green this Saturday evening

Jenny Roche from Sitcom Shorts which is an enterprising new initiative by Manchester Comedy Writers Group to showcase 5 x 15 minute sitcoms with something for everyone’s sense of humour. Plus stand-up comedy
12 actors, selected for their comedic abilities, are playing 23 parts.

Rob Alexander, told me he was a 'stirist from leeds' so I’m not sure whether he meant a Sitarist or a Satirist..? I guess I will find out soon enough!

Theres prolly loads of other stuff too but I don’t know about that – Kev does.

I’m off for some Cornflakes. Toodaloo.

14th April Podcast

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