Barmcake 5

Out now: the new edition of Barmcake magazine, the only magazine that offers northern entertainment for the middle-aged.

 

It is available in about 40 pubs, shops & cinemas in West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Sheffield & Glossop. List of stockists: barmcakemag.tumblr.com/post/85997550991/where-to-find-bar...

 

If you can't find a copy, please make a donation via website and I'll post one.

 

In the new edition of Barmcake magazine:

 

Exclusive interviews:

 

Ken Dodd: ‘I don’t do satire – satire is sitting on a high stool.’

 

John Cooper Clarke: Pam Ayres, Giant Haystacks, and the sonorous tones of Dr Clarke

 

Martin Parr plus review and photos from his exhibition

 

Jeffrey Lewis: The man who drew 112 Fall songs

 

The Bluetones (Mark Morriss): Unexpected reunions and the LP that saved music

 

Helen Clapcott: Beautiful pictures of Stockport’s ugly past

 

James Bentley: Cruyff turns in Bury – the story of a great football team

 

 

Featuring:

 

Statement Artworks: Hilarious twist on retro posters

 

David Bowie: ‘The conditions for the subversion, creativity and resistance embodied by Bowie are being dismantled.’ An essay on his life and death

 

Dale Hibbert: Memoir of an original Smith

 

Carolyn Drake: Fabulous blogger

 

Fuzzbox: are back!

 

 

And:

 

Bella Hardy, The Stairs, 30 Days of The Smiths, The Railway Children, John Toolan, Dean Lilleyman, Ian Clayton, Stephen Hargadon

 

 

Plus:

 

Four pages of listings tailored for the northern and middle-aged: gigs, comedy shows, beer festivals, spoken word, and theatre

 

Done