Issue 95 February 2016
We’re back in print after our yearly January break and very pleased about it too. This month we are featuring the illustration of Joe Magee, who regularly does editorial work for The Guardian, Time, Nature and comedian Bill Bailey.
Elsewhere, we’ve got interviews with Andy Buck, Chief Executive of Sheffield Citizens Advice, singer-songwriter James Yorkston – talking about his new album as part of the Yorkston/Thorne/Khan trio, which we are bringing to Sheffield on 21 February – and Sam Hutchinson, producer of local comedy panel show A Little Bit Racey. I’d also strongly recommend you read Ben Dorey’s Sound piece on David Bowie, which really hit home for me.
We are playing around with some new page formats this month, including this opening page spread, the Favourites section, the back page and a new Stage section. Please give us your feedback so we can continue to improve the magazine. The best way to do this is probably over Twitter or Instagram – @nowthenmag.
As well as building this month’s mag, us lot at Opus have been working to get the Festival of Debate 2016 spring season confirmed. We have over 20 events confirmed for March, April and May, including keynote speakers, workshops and panel discussions. Read all about it in the Festival of Debate article.
This month’s mix is a celebration of women in music from local collective Girl Gang.