Your Hatters Hostel

This is superb little art cafe the food is cheap and of great quality its an ideal place to take a break from the hustle and bustle of a busy city. You can also get a quiet cup of nice coffee at crazy o’ clock (that’s 2am in Hatters speak) on a Saturday night/Sunday morning if you want to keep going even when there is nodrink left to be drunk. They open until 6am in the morning which is pretty cool in the city centre. Check it out:http://www.nexusartcafe.com/

The old Factory records Head office is now FAC251, a new indie rock and roll club and it reopened its doors on the 5th of February last!!! Peter Hook (hooky) of New Order and Joy Division fame has spearheaded this venture and is giving back to Manchester some of its total coolness which let’s be frank about it has gone walk abouts for some time now. We will be there so much… CHECK IT OUT: http://www.factorymanchester.com/

So just in case any of you are wondering..John Cooper Clarke? Who is he? Then…

1. You should be ashamed of yourselves and

2. Get your butt down to the Ruby Lounge on Saturday 23rd January and find out!!!

But here’s a quick intro to the master poet that is JCC!!

JOHN COOPER CLARKE is an English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester; he is often described as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s during the flourishing punk movement.

Clarke has opened for such acts as the Sex Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks, Elvis Costello, and New Order. His set was, and still is on occasion, characterized by lively, rapid-fire renditions of his poems, which were usually performed a cappella.

His poem “Out of Control Fairground” was printed inside Arctic Monkeys single “Fluorescent Adolescent” CD. The poem is also the inspiration behind the single’s video in which clowns brawl. Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys has said he is very fond of Cooper-Clarke’s work and takes inspiration for lyrics from his poems. A version of his poem “Evidently Chickentown” is performed at the start and end of the video for Joy Division’s “Transmission” single which shows John Cooper Clarke reading the refrain and third verse from the poem whilst coming down escalators and then walking in the Manchester Arndale Centre.

So if you like the sound of the wonderful man that is John Cooper Clarke then head down to the Ruby Lounge on Saturday 23rd January and be ready to be amazed!!!

This Funky bar is situated right in the middle of the Northern Quarter it has a unique layout and atmosphere. It also does some great food.There is range of events from comedy to tea parties. I dare you to try it. TV21 Manchester Thomas St, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1DH Tel: 0161 819 2221 http://www.tv21manchester.com/index.html