Blog of the week: Shrieking Violet

Last week’s pick of the posts is one of those annoying anonymous blogs.
I say annoying, because it’s one of the those blogs where the need for mystery is just not necessary and where the person behind it should really be prepared to come forward to take credit for what appears there – because it is an achievement.
Created by “a single unemployed person” I’m guessing the author (who is revealed occassionally to be female) may have some connection with the Manchester indie band of the same name, but this is a blog more about the arts scene in general than music in particular although there are plenty of band reviews and other janglings among the postings.
It’s been running for a year and has taken a look at everything from Picadilly’s Japanese Pavillion to Victoria Baths via allotment art and festival write ups.
The most recent entry about an exhibition of photography currently showing at CUBE is typical of its style with a carefully explained critique of the show, opinion and a selective use of images.
It’s a blog worthy of a wider airing and I do hope that its creator takes confidence from more than 12 months of experience and this positive reaction to come out into the open and declare herself to be less of a shrinking, and much more of a shrieking, violet very soon.
Take a quiet stroll through the city’s arts scene at: http://theshriekingviolets.blogspot.com.
We will be hunting around for blogs or websites to feature here, on the e-view page and add to the blogroll so, if you’ve got one to nominate, submit a link below. The only criteria is that they have some connection with Manchester.