Spot The Difference

Something strange is afoot in Manchester. Walking home last Friday night, we spotted what at first glance looked like an official BOMA flyposter – you know, those lovely posters with the Peter Saville/Jeremy Deller quotes we’ve used to publicise the awards.

And then, on second glance, we realised that said poster wasn’t quite… right. Have a look at the image below. The poster on the left is our official one; the one on the right the spoof version.

We’re not the only ones to spot the difference – check out Mancubist and the Manchizzle.

So, which mysterious designer/artist has gone to the trouble of making, producing and pasting up the posters? We’d like to know – not least because we’d like to feature the posters in this year’s BOMA exhibition. If you have any clues as to who Manchester’s answer to Banksy is, email marketing at urbis dot org dot uk. There’s an invite to the awards night in it for anyone who does.

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The Shortlist is Announced…

It’s out – the 2009 shortlist for the Best of Manchester Awards has just been announced. And the nominees are:

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DJ 279

Lastly was DJ 279 the legendary host of Friday Night Flavas, Choice FM’s flagship hip hop show.

A long time fixture in the UK Hip Hop community, and one of the most active promoters of the Homegrown scene, 279, aka Numbers, let us know his secret to success…just do it.

His attitude of “the worst they can say is no” has seen him rise to prominance helming one of the UK’s longest running rap radio shows, operate some of the most influential hip hop club nights (including Flava of da Month), and provide a platform for UK talent since the early 90s.

Check out 279’s story in his own words on his web site and stay tuned to Urbis blogs to find out what treasures will be unearthed from his immense collection for the exhibition.

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