Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Factory

A beginner's guide to Factory Records in five essential albums

The story of the Manchester indie label that changed the world

Louder

The Mancunian Way: Factory opening

PLUS 'We are Lancastrians' AND Bridging the gap

Manchester Evening News

‘Poor decision for Manchester’: mixed reaction to Aviva Studios naming deal

Critics say rebranding of arts venue after insurance firm is antithesis of city’s culture, but supporters say funding is vital

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Manchester arts venue Factory International renamed after Aviva

New project will now be named Aviva Studios after insurance company bought naming rights for £35m

The Guardian - UK

Manchester International Festival 2023 announces food and music line-up for all new riverside Festival Square

The festival hub relocates to new public spaces outside Factory International’s landmark new venue

Manchester Evening News

‘We never wanted to become a Factory tribute band’: A Certain Ratio on mortality, Manchester – and Madonna

The massively influential band have been plying their blend of jazz, funk, post-punk and pop for 45 years. But as they release new album, the founding members are in no mood for nostalgia

The Guardian - UK

Kirk Hammett just bought one of the rarest Les Pauls ever made – a Factory Black ’59 Les Paul Standard

The Metallica guitarist has been unicorn hunting and bagged a true specimen from Carter Vintage Guitars – a guitar to make Greeny green with envy

Guitar World

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Bristol's answer to Spotify that aims to support local artists

“The idea was to make an artist-first, artist-led streaming platform"

Bristol Post

‘Celebrity is religion’: How Andy Warhol kickstarted our obsession with superstars

Kitschy unboxing videos, sunset selfies, TikTok dances: what would the man in the blonde wig make of the world he created, asks Nicole Flattery

The Guardian - UK

Polaroids of the everyday and portraits of the rich and famous: you should know the compulsive photography of Andy Warhol

Review: Andy Warhol and Photography: A Social Media, Art Gallery of South Australia.

The Conversation

Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery review – adventures of a Factory girl

A lonely teenager lands a job as the artist’s typist in a wry and quietly bold coming-of-age tale

The Guardian - UK

Andy Warhol exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia uses photographs to show the artist through a new lens

A new exhibition of snaps and portraits by Warhol and his peers reveals a lesser-known but influential aspect of his practice — and a different side of the man himself.

ABC News

Vance & Hines Fields Rispoli And Gillim In 2023 King Of The Baggers

Aftermarket specialist Vance & Hines fields James Rispoli and Hayden Gillim aboard the Harley-Davidson Road Glide in the 2023 King of the Baggers.

RideApart

‘It was a perfect storm. I was dressing Tupac’: Tommy Hilfiger on fashion, race and aspiration

The designer reflects on a storied career fueled by hip-hop and steeped in questions of class and identity

The Guardian - US

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

RideApart

Beta Presents The 2023 Evo Factory Trials Range

Italian off-road specialist Beta updates the Evo Factory lineup of trials bikes for 2023 with tweaks to the engine, suspension, and chassis.

The Guardian - UK

‘I did my climactic speech – then took half an E’: Steve Coogan on making 24 Hour Party People

‘We re-created the Haçienda nightclub in a Manchester warehouse,’ says the film’s director, Michael Winterbottom. ‘It was chaos – people were crying because they were so nostalgic’

The Guardian - UK

Factory flaw: hunt for stolen 1977 sign that put Manchester on pop music map

The very first Factory club night was advertised with this poster. Now its designer wants it back to complete a major archive

Manchester Evening News

Two Manchester attractions named in top list of best things to do in world in 2023

Both Manchester Museum and Factory International have been named as must-visit attractions

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

23 for 2023: Observer writers’ culture highlights for the year ahead

From Rachmaninov to pop reunions, Beyoncé’s tour to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Spielberg to Sam Smith, our critics guide you through the next 12 months

RideApart

2023 Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition Gets Factory Racing Upgrades

Husqvarna Motorcycles wheeled out the 2023 FC 450 Rockstar Edition, the latest iteration of its AMA Supercross-derived, competition-focused machine.

RideApart

2023 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition Is Here To Help You Send It Factory-Style

The 2023 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition brings a selection of choice upgrades from KTM's supercross racing effort to a special, limited-edition machine.

Manchester Evening News

Factory arts centre boss explains why moving from London to Manchester would be great for English National Opera

Randel Bryan says his adoped city of Manchester is 'the place where things happen'

The Guardian - UK

‘We fight propaganda with art’: the Georgian festival hitting back at Putin

In a giant former Coca-Cola factory, Georgian and Ukrainian artists united for Culture Week Tbilisi, a show of defiance and solidarity that captured the harrowing reality of life under siege

Manchester Evening News

Overbudget Factory arts centre in talks over selling naming rights for £25m

The project is now expected to cost £210m

Birmingham Post

Overbudget Factory International in talks to sell naming rights for £25m

The £210m facility is expected to open in June 2023

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

English National Opera

85 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.