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17/10/2022

Hello everybody!

This will officially be the end of MUKA as we know it. After nearly two years of writing, photographing, coordinating, publishing, curating, DJing, promoting and founding in and around the Manchester DIY scene it is now my time to leave.

Me and my partner have left the country and are on a long trip around the world (currently in Thailand).

I wanted to say thank you to all the people I have worked with, the people I have interviewed, music I have played, bands I have put on, friends I have made and the opportunities brought to me through this project.

Especially big thank yous to and for being stand out projects and communities that I and MUKA became part of over the last few years.

Manchester you are great, stay classy.

16/09/2022

returns once again to next Saturday. Celebrating its 1 year anniversary we are bringing together more fashion and food vendors than ever before in the multi purpose space along with live music and a great atmosphere.

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Sadly, this will be the last fair that we are involved with ahead of us leaving the country. Please come and shop, swap, eat and enjoy your day.

In the evening we will be celebrating the first birthday of FFF as well as our founders leaving party. All are invited!

01/09/2022

. sits at the forefront of new beginnings at , as new sounds and concepts are introduce to the space that his been in existence for just over one year.

The night aims to showcase musicians, artists and photographers through a series of events and exhibitions which lean towards more left field sounds and raw photography and art.

The first show in the series presents well known selectors and . They will be joined on the roster by local legends and who we spoke to them about their work with projects such as and .centre

Head to tomorrows show to see what this new group have got planned for the more experimental side of Manchester’s techno underbelly.

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24/08/2022

This Sunday we return to our monthly residency at from 5pm till 7pm.

I’m currently away in the states and so we have some new hosts taking over the show for me, welcome

In this two hour show, Sam and Harvey will display and celebrate the uniqueness of the Manchester Music scene. This will be done through their lens, after starting a band (pyncher) over lockdown and stumbling across this pool of talent and community.

The main aim is to bring people who have made the community what it is (from their perspective as newcomers) and talk to them about their favourite local musicians, venues, clubs etc. This will include photographers, musicians, promoters, bloggers, writers, artists, poets, videographers, venue owners, and everything else!

Expect guests and music such as



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And many many more! Tune in 5 till 7 on Sunday!

10/08/2022

is a new addition to the burgeoning Manchester art scene. Functioning as a art space that hosts community engaged art, exhibitions, international residencies whilst also putting Longsight on the map.

It is ran by co-directors Chi Emecheta and Chris Bailkoski. Chris has also founded well know art organisation and the infamous city centre bar, eatery and multi purpose venue .

Together their knowledge and experiences are creating a space for the community of Longsight to learn more about art, engage with the community through producing art and invest into the local area and local people.

We caught up with co-director Chris to learn everything about the new institution ahead of exhibition PROFORMA X BEGEHUNGEN 2022: Long-heim & Thal-sight which opens at the space on August 11th.

Head to our website to read the full story along with mentions of:

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29/07/2022

This Sunday we return to our residency with a very special show.

Eh, What Happened is a music focused history project between ourselves and .tins of

We look back on a specific year in Manchesters musical history and we pick out the strange and unknown sounds you may not have heard yet. We have created a playlist here of some of our favourite picks from the years 1964, 1976,1986 and 1994. You can go back and listen to the full shows via

Listen in on Sunday 5 till 7 to hear all the weird and wonderful music of this beautiful cities past.

20/07/2022

A week and a half later I’m still so buzzing about how #4 went down. A day of fun, sun, fashion, food and music.

Thank you to the whole team that put it all together including and the rest of the team! And to the vendors for making the event as special as ever!

I wanted to take this opportunity to tell all of you loyal followers that we are nearing the end of MUKA.

Me and my partner will be leaving the country in October and we have lot of work to do before leaving, as well as a summer holiday.

MUKA started out of as idea to make friends and start a community by providing a platform to voice the small, underground creatives within Manchesters bustling city. Since it’s inception we have wrote 90 stories on you lot, curated exhibitions, collaborated with internationally recognised art hubs, founded a music festival, raised money for charities, founded a fashion fair, put on countless gigs, joined a record label, reviewed music, played music on multiple radio stations and made some really amazing friends including .mcgillivray who’s in the first picture with her great sign!

We still have some stories to come out but they will be slower than normal. You can expect a podcast with a true DIY record label, a story about a tenant, a new project by founder of and director of , a community space in Moss Side and some great radio shows.

Closing party will be announced soon.

Thanks so much, Evan.

02/07/2022

Tomorrow is our return to and this month we have an extra special show.

The is a project that was set up by myself and some (at the time) strangers formed by the team at .

We exist to promote local independent sustainable fashion brands and this show will tell the story of how it all began and the story we have so far not told.

Listen in 5 till 7 on Sunday to learn all about us. I will be joined in the studio by and

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And many many more!

Listen in 5 till 7 on Sunday to heat it all.

24/06/2022

We are happy to announce that we have curated the next sustainable fashion fair that will be on July 9th.

Hosted by the family owned you can experience a full day out shopping sustainable fashion, eating fresh food, watching live music and DJ’s and sitting in on talks by industry professionals.

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We are currently the only sustainable fashion market in Manchester and we hope to see you all with us celebrating local, sustainable brands.

You can get your free ticket via the link in our bio.

24/06/2022

04/06/2022

After over a month of the collaboration with it’s now all over! You’ve learnt plenty about artists within Manchester’s art scene and about how an artist led space can change the ecology.

Now it’s time to turn your attention to the cities burgeoning DIY music scene with our show on going out live on Sunday 5 till 7, featuring:





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See you on Sunday 5!

01/06/2022

is a highly regarded artist who has had many solo exhibitions across the country and exhibited in many groups shows in places such as The Attic, The Number Shop, Castor Projects, Galleria Marso, The Harley Gallery, Venice Bienalle and many more.

Her work has been highlighted by various publications and has been noticed by so many that she has won a handful of awards alongside commissions and residencies.

She is a new tenant to and after meeting at the studios 5th birthday party I am super excited to introduce the individual and the artist Lotti V Closs.

Read the full story on our website.

With mention of:

31/05/2022

has been an artist for many years and joined last year.

Her practise is a sculpture based one that creates spaces for people to experience from 'Hospital Rooms' to 'Encounter' and these have met glorious aplomb with her work exhibited as far as Singapore alongside a variety of institutions across the UK.

Read the whole story on our website by following the link in our bio.

With mention of:arts.centre

30/05/2022

is a Welsh born oil painter currently working within Manchester's fast growing arts ecology based at . Her work focuses on manipulating the human form to create an impression of the uncanny or bizarre.

Since graduating from Manchester School of Art ( )in 2018 she has reached soaring heights within the cities art scene firstly by being awarded a studio bursary by Paradise Works but by also receiving Curators Choice at the , second prize in the Urdd Att Scholarship, The Great Air Award from .airgallery and shortlisted for the Jorge Aguilar-Agon Student Artist Award.

These come alongside exhibiting in , , , Welsh Assembly Building, , The Manchester Contemporary, and many more.

Head to our website to learn Gwen’s story, the work she has been doing and what is to come in the future!

With mention of:

27/05/2022

has been an infamous artist within Manchester's artist led spaces and community, working for many years across various spaces from , and and winner of a variety of prizes and commissions.

His work facilitates moments of wonder, whether that be physical realisations or community based intrigue and that practise has found his work exhibited in spaces like Thame Side Gallery, , Warrington Contemporary, , , , Bankley Studios, , and many more.

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Read the full story on our website, link is as always in our bio.

25/05/2022

Ahead of tonight’s at we would love to introduce tenant

Her work reflects 90’s pop iconography in a playful, bold and sensitive way. Showing us the joy in the simple things including trash, cats, socks and toilet cubicles.

Read the full interview with her on our website, with mention of:

23/05/2022

is an artist; cardboard fanatic, avid Burnley FC fan, founder of the Mexico Branch, MSoA technician and mainstay at The Peveril and the Peak.

Robin’s predominantly cardboard-based practise utilises imagery from his everyday fascinations, interests and influences – referencing things such as automotive garage signs, digital coronavirus rendors, video game logos and his beloved Burnley FC.

As we continue our collaboration with we chatted with Robin about his recent fame thanks to , his work on and how he founded Burnley FC’s Mexico Branch.

With mention of:

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Head to our website to read the full story about the larger than life character.

15/05/2022

Now we have learnt all about the founders of , what they do and what they have been doing over the five years. Now it’s time to learn about what is coming from their future.

In the very close future they will be hosting a leg of as part of The British Art Show on May 25th under the name “Triple Decker”. This event will host ‘Intersections’ an exhibition curated by

This also coincides with the 5th birthday party of Paradise Works which will include open studios, live performances and is spinning some tunes.

Read the full interview on the website to learn about everything else coming up including a project between and

Read all about it on our website, link in bio.

12/05/2022

As we continue our collaboration with we now look at what they have done since their establishment in 2017.

5 years, 100’s of artists, many exhibitions, parties and events, learn about the whole story on our website.

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Read the whole story on our website.

10/05/2022

To kick off our collaboration with we wanted to learn all about them and their founders.

Paradise Works was founded in 2017 by and after premises were bought by developers.

Along with a host of other studio spaces being bought by the cities latest elite there were so many artists without a home.

Paradise Works strive to be the hole for them, a place ran by artists, for artists.

Head to our website to read the first chapter in their story, including mention of:









Link in bio.

06/05/2022

I hope everyone has recovered from and are back to full swing!

We have been quietly working away on a new big scale collaboration with which is looking to document their 5 years of existence.

Paradise Works is an artist led space that holds studios for 40 artists along with a full gallery space. They have been a large part of the arts ecology in Manchester and have firmly routed themselves in the minds of art lovers across the region.

Our collaboration will highlight the journey of founders and from meeting the founding the studio. To the tenants who have been there and exhibited to some of the tenants there today such as and

Then we will be working our way up to the launch of which will reach a crescendo on May 25th at Paradise with them hosting an exhibition, open studios, performances and their 5th birthday party.

But firstly we kick the exciting month off with our monthly show which will air on Sunday 8th 5pm till 7pm.

For this we will be chatting to both Hilary and Lucy about the backstory of Paradise Works and getting all the gossip on what is coming! Then we will be chatting with Paradise tenant who’s audio visual work has built up to industrial techno outfit . Both Bridget and band mate Lee will be talking us through their inspirations and aspirations and creating a playlist of sonic musings.

Look forward to a jam packed month of arty goodness!

21/04/2022

aka Sam Frost is a multi instrumental musician who has been working for the past few years in Manchester. Their sound could be considered as off-kilter video game soundtracking with a variety of digital and physical instruments being used and eschewed vocals drift over all of it, both haunting and welcoming.

The project has been building up quite the fan base after playing , residencies, and . The work Sam has done on this project has earned him recognition from many other musicians and has joined Donna on the project and more recently enjoyed the company of on the project .

caught up with Sam to chat about his work and the upcoming release of the lost album “FILMER”, released by Do Your Best on April 23rd. Lead single “Guitar” was released yesterday.

Read all on our website, link in bio.

12/04/2022

is the latest retail addition to the Northern Quarter’s Stevenson Square.

The store functions as a visual arts orientated retail and community space and has been making a credible impression on the city!

The store is the retail arm of art company who have curated exhibitions in and beyond. Founded by Wini, Matthew and ex manager Tim together they have created an abyss to unearth the weird and wonderful side of publications whilst shopping some

We caught up with store manager Tim to learn about the foundations of the store, how they curate the stock and what the future holds for this community hub!

With a mention of:




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Head to our website to learn the full story, link in bio.

11/04/2022

A massive thank you to everyone who made this weekends possible.





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Our whole host of volunteers and the 32 fantastic vendors we had!

It was a day that truly celebrated sustainable local fashion and gave opportunities to meet, learn and experience new things and people.

Roll on FFF #4

Photos of the day will follow shortly!

08/04/2022

This Sunday sees the return of our residency and this month we are collaborating with experimental record label to create a live radio experience in the studio 5 till 7.

We will be joined in the studio with label founder Kalum chatting about the massive success of , ahead of the co-curated stage at and just after the collaborative q***r event with

We will be joined in the studio by and who will both be playing skewed electronic live sets highlighting their place within DYB and a first listen to the new .011 album ‘CUPPY’ along with an interview with the artist.

Listen in on Sunday, 5 till 7 to find out all about the label and what’s going on.

01/04/2022

It’s that time again. It’s been super busy recently with new releases that we’ve got loads of new releases to tell you all about, including:








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Read all about them and listen to some great new tunes, link in bio!

31/03/2022

5 track album

25/03/2022

The next instalment of SCUM BEFORE U CUM, a collaboration with and : a night of noise, performance, music and art celebrating s*xual freedom and expression in aid of *xpressionmanchester . Championing q***r and female art and noise in Manchester.

Recent years have seen s*xual health clinics across Manchester lose vast amounts of funding, making something as quick and simple as an STI test a long waiting game. Sexual health clinics are important for the social navigation of women and LGBTQ+ persons, often the only institutions which take our bodies and choices seriously. Sexpression Manchester offers free s*x education and advice to young people, aiming to empower them in making informed choices about their reproductive health and s*xual wellbeing- a crucial platform in times where access to such information is being threatened by the increasing cuts and privatisation of the NHS.

Tickets start at £5 on sale now. 20% form all ticket sales will go to *xpression who will be providing free contraception and s*xual health advice on the night.

Hosted by Rusty the Clown

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Including DJs 666kinner and DJ Milk Alternative

14/03/2022

Read all about NQ’s latest DIY music festival!

Fair Play, the new independent music festival levelling the playing field and creating a musical festival for all in the Northern Quarter.

13/03/2022

is Manchester's newest independent music festival to grace the streets of the Northern Quarter on April 9th.

With a priority on genre melding, independent, culture coordinating music from around the country. The festival is hosting over 35 acts over 5 venues ( ) at an affordable rate The whole ethos of the festival is "playing fair" and making festivals "as accessible as possible".

Founded by of , Kalum of and Jacob of and who each have their own backgrounds in the music industry. We caught up with Hannah and Kalum to chat about the festival, what it represents and the feeling of independent music within the city.

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And all the artists playing at Fair Play:

Also ofc featuring: , , , , , .irl, , , , , , , , Humint, , , , , , , , , , .king.x, , , , , +

Buy your tickets from them now for a very affordable price, enjoy First Chop beers designed by and get your dancing shoes on!