The Plastic Mancunian

Welcome to a sunny but cold South Manchester and also welcome to 2026.  I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year, dear reader and, if you are i...

It’s that time of the year, dear reader, where I try to sum up the year that is about to be filed in the annals of history while thinking ah...

Welcome to a sunny but chilly South Manchester with six days to go until Christmas Day.  We have a busy Christmas planned this year. We’re v...

  Welcome to a cold but sunny South Manchester day. We are fast approaching the shortest day of the year, which will occur in nine days’ tim...

  I recently heard that one of my musical heroes has finally decided to hang up his microphone and officially retire. That man is David Cove...

Welcome to South Manchester on a very rainy early December Saturday. I was at yet another gig last night – the penultimate one of 2025 – and...

 Welcome to South Manchester on a cold and wet November morning. On days like this I think of Guns ‘n’ Roses song November Rain because that...