Channel M have a huge ferris wheel in town, by the Arndale centre. They also used to have a music channel broadcasting local bands, but that unfortunately closed in May. The story is here, and echoes a conversation we had on Thursday night after Kraftwerk about how Manchester’s musical past too often overshadows its future. Everyone knows the legends, but who’s creating the new ones?
There have been a few changes to Manchester since I was last here. It seems like every spare bit of land has its own block of luxury new build flats, at prices a Londoner could only dream of but alas, mostly empty. The Beetham Tower is a hotel and apartment building with a bar at the top offering superb views of all the rain clouds (only messing, Mancunians!) and is home to Phil and Gary Neville, among others. Although I took this picture from some distance away, so it looks like the entrance to Argos is the same size, the Tower dwarfs everything near it. I like it and would love to see the views from the top, but I can’t help thinking it looks lonely and needs some skyscraper mates to hang out with!
Blazing hot sunshine most of the weekend, but hey, it wouldn’t be Manchester without the odd lashing rain storm, would it?
