the north

‘Friends in the Bubblebath’ by audiobooks is a kitchen sink drama set in the north of England.

Cop a look as we speak to Adam Murray and Lou Stoppard, curators of Somerset House’s brilliant North: Fashioning Identity exhibition, and premiere a short film exploring media representations of the north of England.

The north’s influence on London Fashion Week and beyond.

Manchester’s most famous son talks to i-D about rock and roll, and the small matter of the man he calls “the singer."

Politics doesn’t have to be a drag -- but maybe it should be.

Including a comprehensive playlist.

We're throwing back to May 2008 and Alasdair McLellan’s iconic story from The Agyness Deyn, Issue No. 287. Oh Manchester, so much to answer for...

And this zine is out to prove it.

Get to know the underground scene slowly working its way back into Manchester’s contemporary youth culture -- inspiring Skepta and connecting a new wave of predominantly POC musicians in the process.

One of the UK’s most loved designer stores is in Liverpool. Cricket's long been known as the north’s holy grail for fashion, a haven built on a love of people, laughs and glamour. We meet the brains behind those zebra print carrier bags. Howzat!

Forget stripy deckchairs and sticks of rock! Blackpool is home to one of the country’s most exciting contemporary art scenes and you’re gonna wish you were here.

The fourth in our series of specially created projects from students at Manchester School of Art comes from Lauren Black, who takes inspiration from Roger McGough’s Poem for Bootle to create a personal view of the surroundings she grew up in.