Posted on December 23, 2008 by infiniteannanna
A rather belated post about the recent Steel City Tour homecoming gig at Sheffield Arena featuring Heaven 17, ABC and The Human League, all synth electropop pioneers back in the day. It’s peculiar to think that such glitzy futuristic music came out of Sheffield. While the music of Manchester and Liverpool embraced its origins, asserting it proudly [...]
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Posted on November 24, 2008 by infiniteannanna
I went along to the 20th Sheffield Children’s Book Awards today. It was held at the City Hall, which was packed with excitable kids. It’s the kids themselves that decide the winners. There are several categories - baby books, picture books, shorter novel, longer novel and an overall winner. Jeremy Strong’s Beware! Killer Tomatoes took the top prize. Strong was [...]
Filed under: Awards, Books, Events, Literature, Sheffield | Tagged: Books, Jeremy Strong, Michael Rosen, Sheffield, Sheffield Children's Book Awards, Sheffield City Hall | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 14, 2008 by infiniteannanna
Last night I attended the Exposed Awards, which in a nutshell, is Exposed Magazine’s annual pat on the back for Sheffield’s creme de la creme. Hosted by Hallam FM’s Kam Kelly and Becky Hayes, it came complete with breakdancing clowns, candyfloss and a freaky pink emu (or was it a llama?).
There were awards for shops, [...]
Filed under: Awards, Events, Music, Reviews, Sheffield | Tagged: Bragazzis, Carling Academy, Dead World Leaders, DQ, Exposed Awards, Exposed Magazine, Florence and the Machine, Fuzz Club, Leadmill, Millennium Gallery, NME, Sheaf View, Sheffield, The Bowery, The Harley, The Shakespeare, Threads, Velodrome 2000 | Leave a Comment »
