Articles from Grip magazine, the magazine of the UMIST students union.
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Come see Comme Ca: Who is behind
the North’s answer to the Turner Prize?
A cow in a box, elephant dung on canvas, a room with a light flashing on and off - the Turner Prize invites almost as much bemused incomprehension as it does excitement and debate. Now, thanks to the launch this February of the Comme Ca Art Prize, the North of England will soon be partaking in a larger share of that incomprehension and excitement. More... |
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Getting the message across: Manchester's
movement against the War
When the Confederation of British Industry came to Manchester and held their annual conference at the GMEX last November, peace protesters stormed the building. The CBI criticised the action as a media stunt, but should the protesters be making any apologies for that? More... |
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Is the media screwed
beyond belief?
The mass media has often been accused
of manipulating the masses, but how much is it really covering up?
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Manchester 2002:
The Commonwealth Games
In 2002, Manchester was host to the largest multi-sport event this country has ever seen. In the weeks surrounding the event, there was much more going on than just some people running in circles and swimming in lines. More... |
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Out Of Anger: Why
Manchester Music Worked
Steve Coogan, in his embodiment as Tony Wilson, says at the end of 24 Hour Party People that his main motivation for running Factory Records and the Haçienda was simply ‘an excess of civic pride’. The list of reasons to be bloody proud of this city's musical heritage is long, from Joy Division and The Fall to the A Guy Called Gerald and Counter Culture records, but are we running out of musical innovators? More... |
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Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion Interview
The prospect of meeting these veritable wild men of rock was a bit frightening. Would I be able to handle them? Would they conduct themselves with such fiery madness in an interview room that I would be driven insane? More... |