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31/10/2017

The bouncers at The White Hotel are brilliant in every way. If you can spare a few quid to show some support after this awful incident then we know it'd be much appreciated.

In the early hours of Sunday 29th October two regular members of our door team at The White Hotel venue in Salford were the victims of a random acid attack. At TWH we pride ourselves on the professional and friendly attitude of all members of staff and we'd like to support the short-term recover...

13/04/2017

‘He is associated with The White Hotel. Just in case you haven’t heard of it, it’s not a hotel. It’s not a club either, despite being voted the 66th best in the world. In Austin’s words “it’s an institution, in that it should be sponsored by the NHS.” He doesn’t really have a job there, he says. Rather he’s involved like you would be in a serious crime. Welcome to the bizarre world of Austin Collings.’

http://ilovemanchester.com/2017/04/12/12-questions-for-manchester-bees-austin-collings-writer.aspx

What's evident when I sit down with writer Austin Collings is that this interview will be a bit different from any other 12 Questions interviews I've done. Born in Radcliffe, or dogsh*t valley as he calls it, he is self-taught, preferring the education of books, records and films he received from hi...

01/04/2017

An homage to lower league football, John Berryman and various other dead white poets from Matthew Boswell of Emperor Zero.

http://www.coneysloft.com/magazine/grimsby

Watch Matthew Boswell's poetic video homage to Grimsby Town FC.

19/03/2017

'Austin Collings is an author who narrates the stifling ambivalence of Northern life; Atrocity Boy documents debauchery usually relating to the Mancunian label Sways. The following encounter was first published in a chapbook sold at The White Hotel in Salford – here it appears in digital form for the first time.'

http://thefifthdayjournal.com/post/158124087749/austincollings

i like your tights, sarah: atrocity boy meets austin collings photography by steve hunt Austin Collings is an author who narrates the stifling ambivalence of Northern life; Atrocity Boy documents...

21/02/2017

The WHITE HOTEL presents a Q&A with screenwriter Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas/ Tideland/ Red Riding/ Southcliffe) followed by a screening of the Red Riding trilogy plus DJ set. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1714398965539710/

24/11/2016

Our next all-day-ordeal ...

http://www.coneysloft.com/home/2016/11/24/preview-the-white-hotel-presents-salford-gomorrah-2

11/08/2016

'The world revolved around our demented picnic bench.'

Atrocity Boy gets all nostalgic for Europe. A feeling we'd all better start getting used to.

https://atrocityboy.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/postcards-from-the-edge-of-the-world/

Determined to squeeze every last drop of pleasure from continental Europe before Theresa and co wind up the drawbridge, last month we headed to Holland for the Welcome to the Village festival. The …

30/06/2016

http://www.coneysloft.com/home/2016/6/30/the-white-hotel-guide-to-immortality

The toilet that is England just got sh***er it seems in post-Brexit/post- Euro-games exit Britain. Sophisticates, making statements of explanation, twisting complex arguments into a sad circus of Eton-ego. We've hit the rotten bottom.

25/05/2016

Recent Bunker photos by LB photography:

http://cargocollective.com/LB-Photography/THE-BUNKER-May-2016

25/05/2016

Where will it all end?

http://www.coneysloft.com/home/2016/5/15/d80xgyia4wvum8nyjnq2b05skg239t

The Coral keyboardist and author Nick Power interviews Austin Collings.