Dave Haslam Talk- Ailsa Lishman.

I found the talk from Dave Haslam quite inspiring in a way, as he offered quite an interesting perspective on Manchester. 

He talked about the margins, and marginal activity, basically anything that isn't mainstream, stuff that's abit quirky and out there, that not everyone likes. Marginal activity is often, weird and sometimes hidden. 

Throughout the talk Dave Halsam talked alot about the music industry and how bands got to where they are today, and alot of them of course started off on the margins, before they later became mainstream, often starting out by playing in grotty venues, playing different music, sometimes playing to only 100 people at a time. Bands such as Joy Division, The Smiths and Elbow, all started out in the margins, yet now so many people know about them, peharps bordering on mainstream. I think it shows that everyone starts somewhere, from the bottom and have to work hard to get to the top. 

I think that everyone is so caught up within the mainstream these days, Dave Haslam encourged to stop looking at the mainstream, that small is better, fragmented is good and to try something new.