(This article was originally published on Huffington Post) One of the best bits of last week’s Olympics opening ceremony was the homage to Britain’s musical heritage. The medley included, among a whole array of musical greats, the Beatles, the Sex Pistols, T-Rex, Bowie and quite rightly, some electro synth-pop too – OMD and New Order. …
Kick Off Time for the National Football Museum – Top Family Attraction Opens
After a lot of planning, months of collating of memorabilia and of course, the transformation of the Urbis building in Manchester, I am delighted that the National Football Museum will open its doors to the public tomorrow. The presence of the museum right in the centre of the city of Manchester is a great choice. …
Top Tips from Mike Little – Co-Founder of WordPress
Had the absolute pleasure and privilege today of brunch and several coffees with whizzkid (er, make that whizzMAN) that is Mike Little. Mike co-founded what is one of the world’s biggest web site creation tools – WordPress (indeed my own little blog centre here at www.collettewalsh.com is a WordPress site). Amazingly, he is not basking …
The Stone Roses – Heaton Park… It Rocked!
When I was about 17 myself and a gang of mates from Loreto College (Manchester) borrowed a builder’s blue transit van and on 27 May 1990, made the ‘pilgrimage’ to Spike Island in Widnes, to see the Stone Roses. From the hilarious journey in the back of the van (much Malibu and pineapple and other …
Collette Walsh – Meeting the Dalai Lama (Manchester – UK)
Collette Walsh (15 June 2012) His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in Manchester for three days – tomorrow he delivers a series of talks on non-violence to young people. This morning he gave an intimate press conference at The Lowry Hotel Manchester and I was very lucky to be among the group of press invited …
Jerry Seinfeld – Manchester – The King of Comedy’s In Town
Tonight is a special night for our city – quite possibly the funniest, most successful and cleverest stand-up comedian of our time is in town! Jerry Seinfeld is in a league of his own and it is a huge treat for us Mancunians that he’s playing his first ever UK gigs outside of London here …
Richard Creme’s Art Show Launch – Strokes of Courage
Last night (Tuesday) I went along to the preview of Manchester fashion guru Richard Creme’s art show – at the Link Gallery – Manchester Metropolitan Art School. It was a really uplifting event with lots of old faces from Manchester’s Hacienda days and of course the city’s arts and music community. The show was in …