Be our friend. We dare you.

Web design, photography and graphics portfolio showcasing the work of Neemo.

Based in Manchester and representing such spinners as Qool DJ Marv, Monk One, Dom (Blood & Fire), Jonny Miller, Danielle Moore, Andrea Trout and Wai Wan.

The blog that runs parallel to the night with reviews and some interesting audio up for grabs.

Fanzine put together by Jamila and Emma - two Manchester residents seemingly up to their eyelashes in good music.

Forward-thinking record shop championing everything from dubstep to minimal techno via leftfield singer-songwriters.

Creative endeavour pushing all kinds of performance. Started life with a show from Andrew Bird.

Illustrations by Stan Chow.

AKA electronics boffin Mark Stewart - maker of sublime modern music.

Ltd edition t-shirt loveliness from T-shirt Mark.

Band that used to be know as Bureau with a repution for energetic shows at the likes of High Voltage.

A rare talent that can make the Star & Garter appear to be the epitome of glamour.

They make great websites.

The record label, the vinyl emporium and the team behind the hip hop-biased Friends and Family parties.

Annual technology/music festival in this city of ours.

Great music blog from around these parts.

Local electro-funk innovator.

Show spanning funk, soul and hip every Sunday between 2 and 4pm on Unity Radio.

Ace music blog.

Electronica community/web label.

Northern fashionista issuing his Heat magazine meets new rave t-shirts.

Blog/website about Manchester. We first saw it when we did a Google image search for "Be Modern".

Photography by Sebastian Matthes.

Melissa takes beautiful photographs. Especially in nightclubs.

Home to Oldham crystalline techno maverick Andy Stott and more.

Illustrators Lucy Jones & David Bailey: creators of enchanting images.

Still influential. (Check our URL, for example.)

A proper Oldham Street shop but also an impressive, award-winning online store too.

Hosted by Ema Nosurak and playing disco not disco, Balearic, soul, etc, etc 4-5pm every Tuesday on Salford City Radio 94.4fm.

Some simply stunning photography.

Luxury loft-style living, my arse.

Erstwhile City Life columnist Wayne Clews and his sometimes maudlin, often pissed accounts of everyday life.

Manchester/Llandudno electro siblings with an EP coming via Boys Noize Records.

Underground electronic label with a bafflingly cool site.

Drum & bass label headed by local don Marcus Intalex.

Record label home to The Ting Tings, Magic Arm, Fireball, Valerie and Chloe Poems.

Hirsute audio/visual duo known for their activities at Homoelectric, Sequence, etc.

Local modern hip-hop label.

Manchester synth trio likely to be stumbling their way around your local dancefloor this very Friday.

Tip-top toe-tapping pop as loved by Popjustice, Steve Lamacq, etc.

Electropop darlings often recounting New Order at their most vibrant.

Quality digital download site.

Soul, funk, jazz, disco, breaks and beats specialists.