Wigan Athletic vs Manchester United

Big match preview over on redbricks...

Looks like it could be a decent game, Hope people can get down to the DW and enjoy the game. Cheer on the latics and don't give up.

We are on a decent form however we cant rule out a drubbing from that big coprate business that is Manchester United, We welcome the return of players coming back from Injury despite Boyce looking in doubt while Manchester have Ferdinand and evans while Anderson,Valencia and Park look in doubt, A chance for us? Maybe.

Head to Head

	Latics Wins	Draws	Man Utd Wins
League	0	0	11
League Cup	0	0	1
Total	0	0	12

What Are You Wearing Today

Classic,Timeless. Cagoule ( Peter Storm) Victorinox polo shirt, Levis 501, Adidas Spezials.

Harris Tweed: Video.

Above is a video about he history of the famous cloth, which is named after the island which it is from, Harris.

The cloth can trace its history back to way before but came to prominence in 1846 when Lady Dunmore when she had the Murray copied by Harris weavers in tweed, This proved sucessful that Lady Dunmore dedicated much of her time to market the cloth and soon the upper reaches of society was wearing this hand made cloth from the outer reaches of Scotland.

The King of Cool....

Steve Mcqueen, The picture bellow says it all. One cool cat.

Live at the Herald...

Went to my first gig of 2011, A small pub located in a back street in the seaside town of Southport, Not a stones throw away from the famous Lord Street.

Went there for a acoustic indie night which includes in my opinion a up and coming singer/songwriter from Manchester, Danny Mahon who I have seen quite a bit over the last year or so....He is due to release his debut album in early spring this year however, He has Beat Me Up over on Itunes for as little as 1.39 a bargain to be had, Anyway on to the acoustic night...

Got there early and parked up at the front where there where tables with candles and all that, Settled down with a coke ( Was driving you see.) and listened to the first support band who I did not know what to think off at the time, However towards the end of there set they did grow on me and seemed to be catchy...

The second where what I would call a Duo, Who seemed to be on just for a laugh, However one song I liked was about Thrush...What does that say?

Anyway, Chairs removed, Candles out and all that bollocks, Danny came on stage, And played a variety of old and new songs which I presume will be on his album and also a song about a certain music critic I think is the job title....

Decent little crowd turned up all had a good dance and a sing song, And by the looks of things a good swill was had.


Here are a few pictures from the night, One of the first band and the second, Danny Mahon.

The Cradle Of The Game...

Some fantastic Pictures here via The Guardian.

You Spin Me Right Round.

Northern Soul.Motown.Wigan Casino.Twisted Wheel.Talc powder. All this imagery that comes up when you mention the word and genre of music Northern Soul.

1960's England.  A scene that came around after the mod scene was born and would come to the world to be known as Northern Soul.
There are a few famous night clubs that have gone down in local and music folklore - Wigan Casino, The Twisted Wheel in Manchester and Blackpool Mecca.
The Twisted Wheel club is associated with the start of this music scene. During the time, all nighters where promoted, The club soon became known as the place to here the latest music in Soul,Jazz and Rythem and Blues. The music toned down a bit and because more associated with the fast paced soul music.
Twisted Wheel closed in 1971.

The music that was played in this club and what would come to define the scene is mid-tempo heavy beat soul.

The club which is famous in my home town, The Wigan Casino was open in 1973 and closed in 1981.
People came from hundreds of miles to strut there stuff on the dance floor and listen to the up beat heavy music that was played.
The club closed in 1981 however by that time it had left a legacy, Not just in the north but within the music industry itself.

Where this mecca of Northern Soul once stood, Is a shopping centre called the Grand Arcade.

I have drifted myself into Soul Music and have started to listen to it a lot more, Mainly play lists etc..However I find the music up beating and makes me smile.