98-572: Black Grape are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1993, featuring former members of Happy Mondays and Ruthless Rap Assassins . Their musical style fuses funk and electronic rock with electronic programming and samples . The band was formed in 1993 by former Happy Mondays members Shaun Ryder and Bez . It was Ryder's first musical project after the disintegration of Happy Mondays due both to his multiple drug addictions and to disagreements about revenues with other band members. The formation of
196-512: A Roman road from Manchester ( Mamucium ) via Bury to Ribchester ( Bremetennacum ), passes through the city; a hoard of over 550 bronze Roman coins dating between 259 AD and 278 AD was discovered in Boothstown ; and a Romano-British bog body , Worsley Man , was discovered in the Chat Moss peat bog. In 1142, a monastic cell (small monastic house) dedicated to St. Leonard
294-467: A dial-up modem connecting to the internet heard after it. The horn-laden "Nine Lives" is followed by "Set the Grass on Fire", a brass-enhanced track that touches on ska during the verse sections, recalling the work of Smash Mouth . The latter uses samples from "Waiting for My Baby" (1976) by De Franks and His Professionals. "Whiskey, Wine and Ham" evoked " Summertime " (1991) by DJ Jazzy Jeff &
392-407: A 74-year-old man that continues to smoke weed . "Sugar Money" has doo-wop -esque backing vocals, while "Shame" is a funk song that Westley said has "snappy disco basslines collide [that] with dance rhythms". "Losing Sleep" was compared to " Loose Fit " by Happy Mondays. Jim Gilchrist of The Scotsman wrote that "Young and Dumb", the album's closing track, was a "dubby clubland odyssey about
490-553: A drama studio, hosting drama, concerts, opera and dance events. As of September 2003, the City of Salford has 6 Grade I, 14 Grade II*, and 253 Grade II listed buildings. The city has the equal second highest number of Grade I listed buildings out of the districts of Greater Manchester, behind Manchester. The Grade I listed buildings are the Church of St Augustine , the Parish Church of St Mary
588-745: A high rate of people who are permanently sick and disabled, 70% higher than the national average of 4.0%. In 2011, of 106,904 residents of the City of Salford in employment, the industry of employment was: 17.8% retail and wholesale; 7.6% manufacturing;13.7% health and social work; 8.7% education; 7.2% construction; 5.2% transport and storage; 6.6% accommodation and food service; 6.2% administrative and support services; 6.0% professional, scientific and technical; 5.1% public administration and defence; 4.4% financial and insurance; 3.4% information and communication; 1.6% real estate; 0.9% water supply and waste management; 0.6% energy supply; 0.1% agriculture, forestry and fishing; 0.1% mining and quarrying; and 4.7% other. This
686-642: A larger area which includes the towns of Eccles , Swinton , Walkden and Pendlebury . The borough had a population of 278,064 in 2022, and is administered from the Salford Civic Centre in Swinton. Salford is the historic centre of the Salford Hundred an ancient subdivision of Lancashire. The City of Salford is the fifth-most populous district in Greater Manchester. The city's boundaries, set by
784-510: A league of his own" in terms of his lyricism. Moody said the album's "slapdash feel" only fails when the band "go off-piste," such as on "the brass-laden skank of the title track". MusicOMH contributor Graeme Marsh said apart from the "at times, laughable spiel spat by Ryder, there is one over-riding conclusion to take from Pop Voodoo – it is irrefutably 'catchy as fuck', as Ryder himself would no doubt say". The Independent 's head critic Andy Gill said Ryder's "best lyrics here accompany
882-499: A loss of patronage in favour of nearby Salford Crescent, opened a few years earlier. All train services are provided by Northern , though First transpennine offer occasional services during peak hours. The Eccles line of the Manchester Metrolink runs through the City of Salford, with stations at Exchange Quay , Salford Quays , Anchorage , Harbour City , Broadway , Langworthy , Weaste , Ladywell and Eccles . The line
980-516: A metropolitan borough since 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the city. The following table shows the religious identity of residents residing in the city of Salford. Salford is covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford , and the Church of England Diocese of Manchester . During
1078-486: A new album in the near future. The following month, Leveridge and Ryder collaborated with DJs Paul Oakenfold and Goldie under the name Four Lions to release "We Are England", a football song to tie in with UEFA Euro 2016 . During production of the track, Ryder and Leveridge worked on ideas for new material. In September 2016, they travelled to Spain, where they had planned to write new material for two weeks. During this trip, they spent four weeks recording and mixing
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#17328766405481176-530: A new album with producer Martin "Youth" Glover . Black Grape spent ten days at Youth's residential studio in Sierra Nevada , Spain, and the rest of the time was spent completing it in London. When McGee suggested using Youth to produce the album, Ryder was excited but Leveridge was not aware of him, prompting Ryder to name acts with who Youth had worked, such as Edwyn Collins and The Verve . Michael Rendall, who
1274-518: A shield flanked by two lions. The blue background with a gold chief is taken from the arms of the city council of the County Borough of Salford , who in turn took it from the colours of the Earl of Chester . The shuttle and five bees represent the industry of the area and five settlements who benefited from the textile industry. The ship is borrowed from the crest of Eccles Borough Council and represents
1372-399: A song lampooning society's obsession with celebrities and idols that had much to do with Ryder's own previous hero worship of people he now saw as wastrels – had its opening lyric changed before recording from "Don't talk to me about heroes – Most of these guys snort cocaine," to "Don't talk to me about heroes – most of these men sink like subs". Another song on the album, "Temazi Party", mocked
1470-502: A song playing and ad-lib a part as it came to them. In his book How to Be a Rock Star (2021), Ryder regarded the album as the "proper Black Grape second album [...] the album that Stupid Stupid Stupid could have been". The atmosphere of the album's opening track, "Everything You Know Is Wrong – Intro", was compared to the early work of De La Soul . A majority of the track was done by Youth after he had secretly taped Kermit and Ryder discussing American politics and Trump. Ryder said it
1568-524: A typical Victorian street, Lark Hill Place, which was built in 1957 using shop fronts that had been saved from demolition. At the southern edge of Salford lies The Lowry arts centre, on the waterfront of Salford Quays. Opened in 2000, it is named after the artist and houses the city's collection of Lowry artworks. Notable paintings on display there include Going to the Match (1953) and Industrial Landscape (1953). The building also contains two theatres and
1666-786: Is Hanging Bridge on the border with Manchester, dating to the 14th century, and an underground section of the Bridgewater Canal in Swinton built in 1759. Salford is home to a number of past and present rugby league teams. Founded in 1873, Salford Red Devils play in the Super League at the AJ Bell Stadium , in Barton, Salford. They are 6 times Champions and they won the Challenge Cup in 1938, and have experienced two previous stretches in
1764-716: Is 10 miles (16 km) away at Ringway , in Manchester; the mean highest and lowest temperatures (13.2 °C (55.8 °F) and 6.4 °C (43.5 °F)) are slightly above the national average, while the annual rainfall (806.6 millimetres (31.76 in)) and average hours of sunshine (1394.5 hours) are respectively above and below the national averages. The City of Salford is represented by Members of Parliament (MPs) for three constituencies, Salford by Rebecca Long-Bailey ( Labour ), Worsley and Eccles by Michael Wheeler (Labour), and Blackley and Middleton South by Graham Stringer (Labour). In 1974, Salford City Council
1862-451: Is 100 metres (330 ft) long and weighs 1,450 metric tons (1,427 long tons; 1,598 short tons). At the start of the 20th century, Salford began to decline due to competition from outside the UK. A survey in 1931 concluded that parts of Salford were amongst the worst slums in the country. Salford was granted city status in 1926. During World War II, Salford Docks were regularly bombed. In
1960-623: Is an amateur football team that has played in the Manchester Football League since 1989. They were founded in 1969 as Mitchell Shackleton Football Club and changed their name in 2006. Salford City F.C. was founded in 1940 and play in the Football League Two . Monton & Weaste C.C. and Clifton C.C. have played in the Central Lancashire Cricket League since 2005 and 2006 respectively. Walkden play in
2058-504: Is bounded to the north by the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and Metropolitan Borough of Bury . To the south by the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford and to the west by the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan . Manchester lies directly across the river from Salford. The natural mossland of Chat Moss lies in the south western corner of the city; it covers an area of about 10.6 square miles (27.5 km ), accounting for about 30% of
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#17328766405482156-498: Is devoted to the history of Salford and Victorian art and architecture. The Salford collection includes works by artists such as Christian Ludwig Bokelmann , Charles Landseer and Thomas Henry Illidge , and ceramics from Pilkington's Lancastrian Pottery & Tiles . Its extensive collection of artworks by the Salford-born painter L. S. Lowry was transferred to The Lowry in 2000. The museum also contains an indoor re-creation of
2254-594: Is home to Salford Red Devils and Sale Sharks rugby union team. Swinton Lions were founded in 1866 and play in the Championship at heywood road sale. They won the Rugby Football League Championship six times between 1927 and 1964, before it was superseded by Super League. They have also won the Challenge Cup three times between 1900 and 1928. Broughton Rangers were founded in 1877 and won
2352-490: Is largely due to the multitude of high-rise blocks in Salford. Collier has proposed that they have a "dramatic influence on the region's weather patterns", and may contribute to the 8 °C (14 °F) temperature difference between Salford and its surrounding countryside. There are three Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the city. The oldest is an Iron Age promontory fort occupied from 500 BC–200 AD. Also scheduled
2450-462: Is undergoing £150M of redevelopment through investment in new facilities, including a £10M law school and a £22M building for health and social care which were opened in 2006. In 2007, the drop out rate from the university was 25%. Of the students graduating, 50% gained first class or 2:1 degrees, which is below the national average of about 55%. The city of Salford is served by nine railway stations on four routes. Eccles and Patricroft are on
2548-741: The Bolton Cricket League . Little Hulton play in the Bolton and District Cricket Association. Winton and Worsley play in the Manchester and District Cricket Association. Overall, Salford was ranked 75th out of all the Local Education Authorities (LEAs) – and seventh in Greater Manchester – in National Curriculum assessment performance in 2007. Unauthorised absences and authorised absences from Salford secondary schools in 2006–07 were 2.0% and 7.0% respectively, both higher than
2646-599: The Church of St Philip in Salford , and the United Reformed Church. Salford Docks (also called Manchester Docks) were opened by Queen Victoria in 1894, providing docks in Manchester and Salford for the Manchester Ship Canal which linked Manchester to the sea. During the 1970s, the docks fell into decline as they proved too small for new, larger ships, and when they were abandoned in 1982 over 3,000 people lost their jobs. Salford City Council purchased
2744-614: The Dissolution of the Monasteries . A 16th-century manor house , called Kersal Cell , was built on the site of the priory. In the English Civil War between King Charles I and parliament , Salford was Royalist . Salford was also noted as Jacobite territory; its inhabitants supported Charles Edward Stuart 's claim to the Kingdom of Great Britain and hosted him when he rode through
2842-557: The Industrial Revolution , Salford and its neighboring settlements grew alongside the textile industry. The former County Borough of Salford was granted city status in 1926 and thus making it the second city in Greater Manchester after neighbouring Manchester. The city and its industries experienced a decline throughout much of the 20th century. Since the 1990s, parts of Salford have undergone regeneration, especially Salford Quays , home of BBC North and Granada Television , and
2940-530: The Local Government Act 1972 , include five former local government districts. It is bounded on the southeast by the River Irwell , which forms part of its boundary with Manchester to the east, and by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south, which forms its boundary with Trafford . The metropolitan boroughs of Wigan , Bolton , and Bury lie to the west, northwest, and north respectively. Some parts of
3038-680: The Super League , 1997–2002 and 2004–2007. In 2008 they won the Northern Rail Cup beating Doncaster 60–0 in the Final at Blackpool. They previously won the same trophy in 2003. They also won the National League 1 Grand Final in 2008, beating Celtic Crusaders after extra time in Warrington. Construction on a new 20,000 seat £35 million pound stadium was complete in 2012. Now named the AJ Bell stadium it
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3136-467: The UEFA Euro 2016 football competition, in collaboration with DJ Paul Oakenfold and singer Goldie , under the name 4 Lions. It was released by the management label Fletcher McGee Ltd under license to BMG Rights Management . On 4 May 2017, it was announced that the group's next studio album, Pop Voodoo would be released on 7 July. On the same day, "Everything You Know Is Wrong" was released. The album
3234-496: The centre of Manchester , joining the rivers Irk and Medlock . Turning west, it meets the Mersey south of Irlam , where the route of the river was altered in the late 19th century to form part of the course of the Manchester Ship Canal . The ship canal, opened in 1894, forms part of Salford's southern boundaries with Trafford . The city's climate is generally temperate, like the rest of Greater Manchester. The nearest weather station
3332-495: The "most surprising thing is that there are some half-decent (albeit unprogressive) songs here" but when "all is said and done, the voodoo here is negligible". PopMatters ' John Garratt said Pop Voodoo is an improvement over Black Grape's previous album and Happy Mondays' last, praising Pop Voodoo as "12 solid grooves that drizzle the extra treats on top like a confection: not necessary, but really nice to have!" The Arts Desk writer Guy Oddy said while it does not match
3430-463: The 2016–17 financial year, the council's income is expected to consist of £65M including council tax and efficiency savings. The net expenditure is therefore expected to be £202M. A Comprehensive Area Assessment by the Audit Commission in 2009 found that Salford's key priorities are improving health, reducing crime, helping young people achieve A-level qualifications, social services, including
3528-578: The 21st anniversary of It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah in November and December 2016. In April 2017, the band supported Richard Ashcroft on his headlining UK arena tour. On 4 May 2017, Pop Voodoo was announced for release later that year and "Everything You Know Is Wrong – Intro" was made available for streaming. Four days later, Black Grape played a one-off show at the 100 Club in London. Keyboardist Dan Broad and guitarist Mikey Shine, both of whom had been working with Happy Mondays since
3626-620: The Dark' gig series at The Coronet in London. In 2015, Black Grape reunited for a gig in April at the Old Granada Studios in Manchester. The gig was a benefit for Bez's political party, We Are the Reality Party, which coincided with his bid for Parliament in the upcoming general election. Although Ryder and Kermit took to the stage, Bez joined them on stage towards the end of the gig. Soon after, it
3724-618: The Fresh Prince ; it features a beat similar to the one heard in " Funky Drummer " (1970) by James Brown , alongside an electric piano and samples of woodwind instruments . "Money Burns" is an electro-funk and trip hop track that recalled Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches (1990)-era Happy Mondays. "String Theory" includes a banjo, and was reminiscent of " Reverend Black Grape " (1995) from their debut with its guitar and harmonica work. "Pop Voodoo" uses samples of "Ngyegye No So" by African Brothers Band. "I Wanna Be Like You" talks about
3822-621: The Quays to the rest of Greater Manchester. Pop Voodoo Pop Voodoo is the third studio album of the British band Black Grape that was released on 4 August 2017 through UMC . After a one-off show in 2010, Black Grape reunited in April 2015 to play a show; a this time, Alan McGee was the band's manager. Following a tour of the United Kingdom and a collaboration with Paul Oakenfold , Black Grape worked on ideas for new songs. In September 2016,
3920-524: The Rugby League Challenge Cup in the 1901–02 and 1910–11 seasons. The club folded in 1955, but were reformed as a local amateur club in 2007 with the support of Salford Red Devils. At amateur level, the city is represented in rugby league by the Langworthy Reds . They are the oldest amateur rugby league club in Salford. Also in Salford are several football and cricket teams. Irlam F.C.
4018-446: The UK in November that year. Music critics gave Pop Voodoo generally favourable reviews. At Metacritic , the album received an average score of 70, based on ten reviews. AnyDecentMusic? gave it an average score of 6.1, based on 13 reviews. According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic.com , Ryder's lyrics on Pop Voodoo are "alternately provocative and embarrassing". Paul Moody of Classic Rock wrote Ryder "remains in
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4116-502: The United Kingdom, lower than the national average of 13.8%. The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 4.1% of the population. The number of theft from a vehicle offences and theft of a vehicle per 1,000 of the population was 21.3 and 7.9 compared to the English national average of 7.6 and 2.9 respectively. The number of sexual offences was 1.1 compared to the average of 0.9. The national average of violence against another person
4214-612: The Virgin , St Mark's Church , Ordsall Hall , Wardley Hall , and a bridge over the River Irwell. Salford Cathedral , built in 1845, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford and a Grade II* listed building. Most of Salford's tallest buildings are mid-20th century residential tower blocks or 21st century high rise apartments. A study by Christopher Collier of the University of Salford suggested that Manchester's drizzly climate
4312-677: The Virgin , in Eccles , was originally built in the 13th century but was expanded in the 15th. A church has been on the site since at least the 12th century. St Mark's Church, Worsley was built in 1846 by George Gilbert Scott . The six Grade II* listed churches are the Church of St Andrew in Eccles, the Cathedral Church of St John , the Church of St Luke in Pendleton, Monton Unitarian Church in Monton ,
4410-848: The album, which Mike Marsh mastered at The Exchange in Exmouth , Devon. Musically, the sound of Pop Voodoo has been described as funk , pop and trip hop . Discussing the music, Under the Radar writer Lily Moayeri said: "Fluid grooves and flirty funk interludes lace the Motown vibes and big band elements while baggy beats take dips into jazz and lounge territory". AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said Ryder "reverts to his old loves: '70s soul and disco , big beats and psychedelics , word games and singsong melodies". Nathan Westley of The Line of Best Fit found it to have "enough nods to Ryder's past [...] to suggest he hasn’t fully escaped
4508-680: The area around the University of Salford . Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Super League and Salford City F.C. is a professional football club in League Two . Although the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford was a 20th-century creation, the area has a long history of human activity, extending back to the Stone Age . Neolithic flint arrow-heads and tools, and evidence of Bronze Age activity has been discovered in Salford . The northerly section of Watling Street ,
4606-585: The area during the Jacobite rising of 1745 . During the Industrial Revolution , Salford grew as a result of the textile industry. Although Salford experienced an increase in population, it was overshadowed by the dominance of Manchester and did not evolve as a commercial centre in the same way. On 15 September 1830, Eccles was site of the world's first railway accident. During a stop in Eccles to take on water, William Huskisson , Member of Parliament for Liverpool, had his leg crushed by Stephenson's Rocket ; at
4704-683: The band played their first show in several years at Granada Studios in Manchester . By this time, Alan McGee , formerly the head of Creation Records , became the manager of both Black Grape and Happy Mondays. Ryder and Leveridge toured the UK as Black Grape in June and July 2015. Happy Mondays had planned to work on another album but progressed slowly due to differences of opinion between members, and two of them were living in North America. In May 2016, NME reported Black Grape were expected to be making
4802-476: The band travelled to Spain, initially as a writing trip, during which they recorded sessions for their next album. Pop Voodoo was recorded at Martin "Youth" Glover 's residential studio in Sierra Nevada , Spain, and in London. Pop Voodoo is a funk , pop and trip hop album on which Youth, alongside session musicians , plays many instruments. Music critics gave Pop Voodoo generally favourable reviews, many of which praised frontman Shaun Ryder 's lyricism,
4900-1004: The band's performances at music festivals, such as Splendour in Nottingham and Rock Against Racism . In late 2018, after a performance at Star Shaped Festival, the band toured the UK. Following the breakup of Happy Mondays , frontman Shaun Ryder formed Black Grape with Paul "Kermit" Leveridge; they released two studio albums; It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah (1995) and Stupid Stupid Stupid (1997). Black Grape split up in 1998; Ryder reformed Happy Mondays, who later released their fifth studio album Uncle Dysfunktional (2007). Around 2009, Ryder considered reuniting Black Grape and performed one show in 2010 with drum and bass musician Tom Piper covering Kermit's parts. Leveridge did not participate because of personal issues, including his heart surgery and his mother's Alzheimer's disease . Ryder said no further plans had been made because Black Grape's management had no interest in continuing with
4998-419: The band. Veronica Gretton, former head of the band's previous label Radioactive Records , had emailed Ryder to tell him about the upcoming 20th anniversary of It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah . In 2015, after a discussion with his wife and the contact from Gretton, Ryder decided to contact Leveridge about reviving Black Grape, about which Leveridge was enthusiastic. In April that year, this version of
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#17328766405485096-652: The best grooves", highlighting "Whiskey, Wine and Ham" as an example. Evening Standard 's Andre Paine wrote after the opening track, Ryder "gradually rediscovers Black Grape’s unruly groove and seamy, surreal wordplay". Paine also said Ryder was "some way off the height of his powers yet he remains a uniquely entertaining pop poet". Westley said Ryder's "ever present lyrical wit is as sharp as it has ever been, but alas ultimately this album never matches his creative heights". April Clare Welsh of Crack magazine said Ryder's words frequently "descend into absurdist territory". Financial Times writer Ludovic Hunter-Tilney
5194-593: The boars are from the crest of Irlam Urban District . Beneath the shield is a scroll reading salus populi suprema lex , Latin for "the welfare of the people is the highest law". In 2017–18, Salford City Council agreed to spend £267 million. They agreed an estimated £79M on children's services (30%); £56M on community health and social care (21%); £40M on levies and charges (15%); £39M on environment and community safety (14%); £36M and on capital financing (13%); £9M on corporate business (3%); £7M on regeneration (3%); and £2M on public health, reform and commissioning (1%). For
5292-406: The chemical highs and the comedown lows". Ryder said one of the track's reoccurring lines, "young, dumb and full of cum", was included as they wished to make a tribute to the work of Bushwick Bill . McGee and the staff at Universal thought they would deliver an average album but Ryder said they were "blown away" after they heard the finished version. Black Grape embarked on a celebratory tour for
5390-484: The city centre, Pendleton , Weaste , Claremont , Langworthy , Broughton , Kersal, Ordsall and Seedley . The city is entirely unparished and absorbed the municipal boroughs of Eccles and Swinton and Pendlebury and the urban districts of Irlam and Worsley . An urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. Since 2012, in addition to the long-existing and largely ceremonial, annually appointed civic mayor of Salford ,
5488-422: The city has also had a directly elected mayor . There are 60 councillors representing 20 wards. Swinton and Walkden have six councillors each. The district is divided into two areas (Central Salford and Salford West) for some purposes including planning, regeneration and housing. The coat of arms of Salford City Council depicts a weaving shuttle surrounded by five bees with a three masted ship above, on
5586-465: The city's area, and lies 75 feet (23 m) above sea level . The moss makes up the largest area of prime farmland in Greater Manchester. Kersal Moor is an area of moorland spanning 8 hectares (20 acres) in Kersal; it is a local nature reserve and a Site of Biological Importance . Greenspace accounts for 55.7% of the City of Salford's total area, domestic buildings and gardens comprise 20.0%, and
5684-410: The city, such as Broughton Park , parts of Kersal, Ellesmere Park , Worsley, parts of Swinton and Pendlebury and the ultra-modern Salford Quays . At the 2011 UK census, Salford had 173,117 residents aged 16 to 74. 4.7% of these people were students with jobs, 4.1% looking after home or family, 6.9% permanently sick or disabled and 2.9% economically inactive for other reasons. The City of Salford has
5782-511: The city, which lies directly west of Manchester, are highly industrialised and densely populated, but around one-third of the city consists of rural open space. The western half of the city stretches across an ancient peat bog , Chat Moss . Salford has a history of human activity stretching back to the Mesolithic age. There are over 250 listed buildings in the city, including Salford Cathedral , and three Scheduled Ancient Monuments . With
5880-517: The decades following the Second World War there was a significant economic and population decline in Salford. In 1961 a small part of Eccles was added to the city. On 1 April 1974, the City and County Borough of Salford was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 , and was replaced by the metropolitan borough of City of Salford, one of ten local government districts in the new metropolitan county of Greater Manchester . The city status of
5978-517: The docks in 1984 and since then they underwent regeneration as a centre of tourism in Salford, which included the construction of the Lowry Centre . More than 10,000 people are employed in the Quays in jobs such as retail, construction, and e-commerce. In 2007, it was confirmed that the BBC would be moving five of its departments to a new development on Pier 9 of Salford Quays, called MediaCityUK . The move
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#17328766405486076-492: The early 2000s, aided Black Grape's live set. On 17 May 2017, a music video for "Pop Voodoo" was released. "Nine Lives" was released as the lead single on 9 June 2017. The following month, Black Grape played a one-off show at Brixton Academy in London. "I Wanna Be Like You" was released as the second single from the album on 7 July 2017. Four days later, an animated lyric video for the song premiered through Clash 's website. Following this, Black Grape performed at
6174-428: The focus firmly on brightly dense rhythms". Moayeri said Rendall and Youth "should be credited with how well the superb compositions on Pop Voodoo flow", and according to Jochen Overbeck of Musikexpress : "Youth gives the whole thing some pop nuances that Black Grape hasn't seen before". Laut.de 's Michael Schuh praised Youth for meticulously making "sure that no new-fangled nonsense like trap or dubstep ends up on
6272-460: The group was not under contract . In 1995, Black Grape was signed by Radioactive Records (an imprint of major label BMG ) and released its debut studio album It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah . The album debuted at number one in the UK Albums Chart , and spawned three top 20 singles . The album was certified platinum in the UK in April 1996. The third single, "Kelly's Heroes" –
6370-482: The hard partying lifestyle that helped define his most beloved work". Ryder said they wanted to avoid mentioning God in the album's lyrics, as this had appeared in several of the songs on It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah . While Kermit would have his parts structured out on paper, Ryder would write random bits and work from that. When in the studio, Ryder said the pair would "sit face to face with each other, bouncing ideas off" one another. From here, they would have
6468-465: The importance of waterways to the city. The ship is flanked by two millrinds – the iron centres of millstones – symbolising engineering. The lions are taken from the crest of the Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury; they are wearing iron steel chain representing engineering. The shield is topped by a griffin carrying a pennon depicting three boars' heads. The griffin is taken from the crest of Eccles and
6566-468: The mid-19th century, there was an influx of Irish people into the Salford area, largely due to the famine in Ireland. In 1848, Salford Roman Catholic Cathedral was consecrated, reflecting Salford's large Irish-born community at the time. Of Salford's six Grade I listed buildings, three are churches. St Augustine's Church, Pendlebury , was built in 1874 by George Frederick Bodley . The Church of St Mary
6664-432: The music festivals Splendour in Nottingham , Hope & Glory and Moovin. Pop Voodoo was originally scheduled for release through UMC on 7 July 2017 but the release was postponed to 4 August that year. Jon Gray designed the album's cover artwork; in his book Drawn to Type: Lettering for Illustrators , author Marty Blake called Gray's artwork "raw, compared to the whiff of elegance" of his other pieces, describing it in
6762-496: The national average (1.4% and 6.4%). In 2007, the Salford LEA was ranked 127th out of 149 in the country – and ninth in Greater Manchester – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*–C grades at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) including maths and English (37.8% compared with the national average of 46.7%). In 2007, Beis Yaakov High School was the most successful school in Salford at GCSE, with 90% of
6860-511: The national average of 10.6%, and the percentage of married couples was also below the national average of 33.2%; the proportion of one person households was higher than the national average of 30.3%. The population density was 24.1 persons per hectare (Salford covers 9,719 hectares), 117,151 (50.1%) female, and 116,782 (49.9%) male. Of those aged 16–74 in Salford, 27.1% had no academic qualifications , significantly higher than 22.5% in all of England. 11.8% of Salford's residents were born outside
6958-478: The new band was intended to draw a line between his past life and his new one. Ryder and Bez recruited rappers Paul "Kermit" Leveridge and Carl "Psycho" McCarthy, drummer Ged Lynch (like Leveridge, a former member of Ruthless Rap Assassins ), and guitarist Wags (formerly of the Manchester -based group the Paris Angels ) and Oli "Dirtycash" Dillon on ocarina . Recording of new material started that year, although
7056-424: The new district was confirmed by additional letters patent issued on the same day. Since the early 1990s, the decline has slowed. Prior to the metropolitan borough's creation, the name Salford for the new local government district courted controversy. Salford was "thought second-class by those in Eccles", who preferred the new name "Irwell" for the district (with reference to the River Irwell ). A councillor for
7154-469: The northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line , while Irlam , in the southwest of the borough, is on the southern route. Clifton is on the line to Bolton and Preston ; Swinton , Moorside and Walkden are on the Manchester to Southport Line via Wigan; and Salford Central and Salford Crescent are served by both routes. A station at Pendleton was closed in 1998 after suffering fire damage and
7252-420: The pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A*–C grade including maths and English. Bridgewater School was the most successful at A–level. The University of Salford is one of four universities in Greater Manchester and was ranked 81st by The Times . It has over 19,000 students and a 69.7% level of student satisfaction. In 2007, the university received nearly 17,000 applications for 3,660 places. The university
7350-406: The quality of band's 1990s work, Pop Voodoo is "considerably better than might be expected". He said though it can feel a "bit loose at times", the album is "nothing but groovy vibes throughout, even if it does sometimes lack the heft of a proper backing band". In a review for The Sunday Times , Lisa Verrico said many of the tracks would "work well live – surely the point? – but some of
7448-580: The rest is made up of roads and non-domestic buildings. To the south of Salford are the docks of Salford Quays , now home to the MediaCityUK . MediaCityUK is a large area that crosses the boundary into Trafford Park , Trafford . Although Salford Quays is in the City of Salford and has created job opportunities and more housing since the 2010s when it was built. The River Irwell runs south east through Kearsley , Clifton and Agecroft then meanders around Lower Broughton and Kersal , Salford Crescent and
7546-404: The rest of the band while touring, starting with Kermit (who was suffering from septicaemia ) and ending with Bez (who was unsatisfied with his financial situation). Lynch went on to play drums and percussion on many other musical works, becoming a noted session musician . On 1 April 2010, Ryder briefly reformed Black Grape with producer Danny Saber for a concert as part of the 'Get Loaded in
7644-545: The single "Milk". Instead the single "Dirt" was released in November, and the album pushed back to January 2024. Orange Head was released on 19 January 2024. City of Salford Salford ( / ˈ s ɒ l f ər d / SOL -fərd ), also known as the City of Salford , is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester , England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford , but covers
7742-448: The song ideas are stretched to breaking point". According to Matthew Shaw of Louder Than War , Pop Voodoo is one of "Youth's best production jobs" to date because the mix is "complex, fresh and full of sonic depth". Gill wrote Youth helped "restore some of the verve and panache of Black Grape’s glorious debut album". Erlewine praised Youth for "burying Ryder in the mix, using his voice as just another aural element" because "it keeps
7840-594: The style of Jean-Michel Basquiat . The word "pop" appears as eyes and a nose, while the word "voodoo" is laid over a mouth, resembling teeth. At the end of August, Black Grape played at Rock Against Racism in Govanhill , Scotland. Ryder returned to Happy Mondays for a greatest hits tour to end the year; as they took a break from live performances, Ryder spent the next two years focussing on Black Grape. Black Grape performed at Star Shaped Festival in September 2018 and toured
7938-414: The then City and County Borough of Salford objected to this suggestion, stating this label was nothing but "a dirty stinking river". The name Irwell won 8 votes to Salford's 7, but a private protest and deliberation favoured Salford as the name for the new city, citing that the River Irwell would pass through two other Greater Manchester districts, and that it "doesn't touch Worsley ". The City of Salford
8036-461: The then-current craze for abusing temazepam sleeping pills (a.k.a. 'jellies'), but was deliberately misspelt on the album sleeve as 'Tramazi' instead of 'Temazi' to forestall any legal injunction against the album's release. The subsequent studio album Stupid Stupid Stupid was less commercially successful, but was certified gold in the UK in January 1998. The group broke-up in 1998 after Ryder fired
8134-502: The time he was in conversation with the Duke of Wellington , who was opening the railway, and did not get out of the way of the train in time. Although Huskisson was taken to Eccles for treatment he died of his injuries. The six-foot-tall Oglala Sioux tribesman, "Surrounded By the Enemy", died here from a bronchial infection at age twenty-two in 1887 during a tour of Buffalo Bill 's Wild West Show and
8232-521: The upbeat music and Youth's production work. The album charted and peaked at number fifteen in the UK Album Chart and at number eight in the Scottish Albums Chart . After Black Grape supported Richard Ashcroft on his UK tour, "Nine Lives" was released as the lead single from the album in June 2017. The following month, "I Wanna Be Like You" was released as the album's second single, ahead of
8330-454: The views of minority groups, improving skills and "making Salford a cleaner and more attractive place to live". At the 2011 UK census , the City of Salford had a total population of 233,933. Of the 103,556 households in Salford, 25.4% were married or same-sex civil partnership couples living together, 36.4% were one-person households, 11.2% were co-habiting couples and 13.5% were lone parents. The figures for lone parent households were above
8428-411: Was 16.7 compared to the Salford average of 27.2. The figures for crime statistics were all recorded during the 2006/7 financial year. Although all were above the averages for England, Salford's crime rate was lower than Manchester's. The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the City of Salford has existed as
8526-466: Was announced that Black Grape had signed to Creation Management run by Alan McGee and Simon Fletcher and announced a reunion tour to coincide with 20 years of the band's debut studio album It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah (1995). Although an original member, Bez did not rejoin the band. Black Grape recorded and released a song "We Are England" in support of the England national football team for
8624-414: Was assessed by the Audit Commission and judged to be "improving well" in providing services for local people. Overall the council was awarded "three star" status meaning it was "performing well" and "consistently above minimum requirements", similar to 46% of all local authorities. The metropolitan borough of the City of Salford is based on the former County Borough of the City of Salford which included
8722-757: Was assisted by Jamie Grashion and Luke Fitzpatrick, recorded the sessions. Ryder told Youth they wanted to mix the styles of The Beach Boys , Bee Gees and Ghetto Boys . He said Leveridge, Youth and himself showed one another music they had not heard before, which influenced the album. Ryder said Youth pushed him and Leveridge out of their comfort zone, performing backing vocals, which Ryder typically did not do. Youth programmed and played Fender VI bass and guitar; Rendall also did programming, and played guitar and keyboards. Session musicians added extra instrumentation; Seth Leppard (guitar), Alex Ward (saxophone), Jamie Grashion (programming and guitar), Rainbow Man (harmonica) and Jackson Scott (acoustic guitar). Youth mixed
8820-509: Was buried at Brompton Cemetery . In 1894, the Manchester Ship Canal was opened, running from the River Mersey to Salford Quays ; when it was complete it was the largest navigation canal in the world. Along the route of the canal, it was necessary to create an aqueduct carrying the Bridgewater Canal over the Ship Canal. The Barton Swing Aqueduct , designed by Sir Edward Leader Williams ,
8918-455: Was completed in 2011. Finance and professional services, tourism and culture, and computer and internet based services have been identified as growth industries in Greater Manchester and are concentrated in Manchester and Salford. Average house prices in the City of Salford are sixth out of all the metropolitan boroughs in Greater Manchester, 7.6% lower than the average for the county. There are, however, areas of considerable affluence, within
9016-511: Was created to administer the newly formed local government district. Until 1986, it shared power with the Greater Manchester County Council . The council offices are in Swinton, in what was formerly Swinton and Pendlebury Town Hall. The Labour Party have been in control of the council since its formation in 1974. The council has a constitution detailing how they should operate in performing their duties. Salford City Council
9114-410: Was disappointed in the lyrics because Ryder's "stream-of-consciousness verses were once a kind of bizarre street poetry but here they grow increasingly lacklustre". According to Westley, Pop Voodoo has an "eminent celebratory spirit that lies at the centre of Black Grape's music, so it’s not surprising that the majority of this album is upbeat in nature". The Irish Times writer Lauren Murphy said
9212-523: Was established in Kersal . The 12th century hundred of Salford was created as Salfordshire in the historic county of Lancashire and survived until the 19th century, when it was replaced by one of the first county boroughs in the country. Salford became a free borough in about 1230, when it was granted a charter as a free borough by the Earl Ranulph of Chester . The cell in Kersal was sold in 1540 during
9310-489: Was eventually released on 4 August. Louder Than War listed the album as one of its top 100 albums of 2017, placing it high at #23. In September 2021, Black Grape went on the road to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut studio album – originally planned for 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic saw the original shows rescheduled Orange Head , the band's fourth album, was scheduled for release in November 2023, preceded by
9408-571: Was intended to be a skit that introduces the proceedings, akin to a hip hop album. It sees Ryder tackle the 2016 elections in the United States , as well as the Donald Trump administration . A comedian was employed to impersonate Trump's voice as Ryder said they would not be allowed to use his actual voice. It also includes a reference to the Hillary Clinton email controversy , with the noise of
9506-408: Was opened in two stages, in 1999 and 2000, as Phase 2 of the system's development. In 2010 a new tram stop was opened at MediaCityUK, a 1 stop spur off the main Eccles line. Trams operate from here to Etihad Campus , sharing most of the route with the Eccles to Ashton line. Some Eccles and Ashton bound services also stop here, especially during peak hours. These lines provide good access for Eccles and
9604-521: Was roughly in line with national figures, except for the proportion of jobs in agriculture which is less than half the national average, reflecting the city's suburban nature and its proximity to the centre of Manchester. JCDecaux UK has its Manchester office in the Metroplex Business Park in Salford. Salford Museum and Art Gallery is situated in Peel Park . Opened in 1850, the institution
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