Performing at the recent Tailored At Dale Street curated by Now Wave are The Cold One Hundred. Performing their track On To The Next One, the Manchester-based band showcase their arch indie-rock sounds that have been honed over the past couple of years. Having recently toured with Suede frontman Brett Anderson, The Cold One Hundred will be seen playing live throughout 2012, and hope to release some tunes this year as well.

The latest Tailored At Dale Street video features our next curators, the awesome team behind Hoya:Hoya, Manchester's finest electro and underground hip hop night. They recently took over Dale Street with three of their top DJs performing in front of a packed crowd, with Hoya co-founder Jonny Dub the first to step up behind the decks. One of Manchester's best known DJs, Johnny has performed worldwide and regularly appears at The Warehouse Project and Ape @ The Apollo here in his home city.

Manchester's finest party starters, the Murkage Cartel have been fuelling some of the finest gigs and DJ nights across the city for a while, and they've also started to step as a group in their own right. After curating our first Tailored At Dale Street event, it was only right that they finished off the night with a storming set of their own. Check out this performance of their single Paperweight to experience the Murkage sound at full force.

Capturing The New York Cosmos during their visit to Manchester in August 2011, this video features some great interviews with former players Shep Messing and Carlos Alberto, plus behind-the-scenes footage of Eric Cantona and Pelé as they arrive in the city to a huge fanfare. The Cosmos took over Manchester for the three days they were in town, and Umbro was there to capture it all!

The latest act to feature in our Tailored At Dale Street series, grimey punk-rockers Tyler Mae hail from the West Midlands. Mixing multiple genres together into an infectious bundle of energetic power, the band belted out their track "Rolling Wit' The Punches" for us at their recent appearance at the Umbro design studio in Manchester's Northern Quarter. Sure you'll agree that it's an energetic performance that could many footballers to shame!

As he's a massive fan of Manchester City, we couldn't think of anyone better to reveal the new Manchester City home shirt than Liam Gallagher. Here, Liam and his band Beady Eye perform a special version of the City anthem Blue Moon before launching into their new single The Beat Goes On. The new MCFC home shirt, which will be worn by the team for the 2011/12 season, features a sound wave of the fans singing Blue Moon as part of the design.

Manchester City's home shirt for the 2011/12 season is something very special - here's Umbro designer David Blanch telling the full story of the ideas behind the shirt.

After revealing the new Manchester City home shirt last week with his band Beady Eye, singer Liam Gallagher gives us his thoughts on football and the club he loves. Liam's forthright opinions on everything from his favourite ever player to the future of Manchester City are featured, as the new home shirt goes on sale today.

Commemorating the New York city blackout of July 1977, Umbro have created a special edition range of products for the New York Cosmos. The Cosmos Blackout range has been inspired by the moment that star defender Carlos Alberto Torres arrived in New York on July 13 1977, in the midst of the blackout. In this video, Carlos' recollections of the time are brought to life in this terrific animation.

Manchester City's home shirt for the 2011/12 season is something very special - here's Umbro designer David Blanch offering an insight into the ideas behind the shirt before its revealed.

The first act to feature in our new Tailored At Dale Street showcase, Mikill Pane is a London rapper with an eye for a sardonic line and an ear for a great beat. Picked out by Manchester's Murkage Cartel to perform at the gig they hosted at the Umbro design studio, Mikill already has plenty of killer tracks to his name, including the one he performs live for us here, 'The Return Of Mister Pane'.

Umbro Senior Designer, David Blanch talks about the inspiration behind the new Manchester City Away shirt 2011 / 2012.

Umbro talk football and tattoo culture with Darren Bent, Aston Villa and England striker. We spoke with the Premier League star in a studio in the north-east about his first ink, family matters and the religious symbolism that runs deep in his tattoos.

Want to know why The Cosmos mean so much to American soccer fans? This video gives a brief glimpse of the history of the club, not just in New York, but across the USA and beyond. As the New York Cosmos are reborn in 2011, you can grab a sense of the excitement that they built in the late 1970s as they brought different communities and cultures from NYC together under the banner of football.

Umbro talk football and tattoo culture with Juan Vargas, star of Serie A with Fiorentina and captain of the Peruvian national team. We met with Juan in a tattoo studio in Florence where he spoke to us about how he honours family and football through his tats.

Falcao showcases his skills for the launch of the Umbro Vs range. Inspired by the similarities and differences between 5-a-side football and futsal, Umbro have created the Umbro Vs range, a bright vibrant collection perfect for the small sided game

The latest band to feature in our monthly focus on the best music from Manchester, The Travelling Band are a bunch of likely lads united by their love of all things folky, laid-back and harmonious. Tailored In Manchester, they formed from a group of like-minded bands, and have since wowed crowds at Glastonbury, played in session for 6Music, and are soon to release their second album.

Inspired by New York disco and post-punk but with a healthy interest in classic pop, five-piece May 68 might not sound like many other bands from Manchester, but they share the city's restless, musically inquisitive spirit.

Since forming in early 2009, the band have moved forward at a startling speed, releasing their debut single in March, supporting bands such as Delphic and The Drums and getting airplay on loads of different radio shows. Releasing another single 'Prisoner' in October, May 68 are now putting their debut album together for release in 2011.

A group of like-minded individuals who formed inbetween lectures at the University Of Manchester, The Answering Machine have spread far beyond student-ville with their infectious, intelligent indie-rock.Originally a three-piece who played with a drum machine (nicknamed Mustapha Beat) until they found a working human rhythm section, the band released a series of limited edition singles around the city before unleashing their debut LP Another City, Another Sorry last summer.

Formed in their native Morecambe, there’s something of the faded seaside town in The Heartbreaks’ yearning indie-rock. Establishing themselves in Manchester over the past year or so, The Heartbreaks have quickly gained a reputation for channeling some of the finest moments of the past into an exciting, modern sound. Listen to their latest single 'I Didn't Think It Would Hurt To Think Of You' and you'll get elements of Morrissey, Elvis Costello and even Alan Bennett, but it's not just nostalgic - there's an urgency to things that brings it all right up to date.

Delving deeper into the ideas behind his innovative pattern, iconic designer Peter Saville talks about the inspiration for his representation of modern England.

Iconic graphic designer Peter Saville, famed for his work in fashion and his innovative record sleeves, gives us a brief glimpse into the story behind the New Fabric Of England, the pattern he's created for the new England home shirt.

Manchester City unveiled their new Umbro away kit during a surprise game against local footballers in New York.

Players such as Joe Hart, Emmanuel Adebayor, Micah Richards, Dedryck Boyata, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Wayne Bridge and Kolo Touré travelled to Sara D. Roosevelt park in downtown Manhattan to reveal the new away kit for the first time during the impromptu matches versus local players and travelling City fans.

Inspired by classic melancholic but uplifting acts such as Joy Division and Doves, 1913 are the latest band to emerge from Manchester with windswept anthems in their hearts and stadiums in their minds. Atlantis, their recently-released debut single, is a great example of what the band themselves call 'death pop': anthemic, melodic and embracing.

Here's Dutch Uncles, one of Manchester's hotly-tipped new bands, performing at the launch of Umbro's Summer Fixtures, a series of events at Dale Street created to coincide with the action in South Africa this summer. The band, who formed at college here in Manchester, recently released their new single The Ink on local record label Love & Disaster. 

Bringing the country together ahead of the action in South Africa, this short film from Umbro celebrates the moment when England comes together ahead of a big match. Young and old, whatever your background, both fans and players come together in unity before a game to sing the national anthem.

Behind the scenes at the photoshoot for Umbro's World Champions Collection, featuring the seven girls from the seven countries who've been crowned the best in the world - England, France, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

A one-man psychedelic pop machine, Magic Arm is the alter-ego of musical magician Marc Rigelsford. As a self-taught musician and producer, Marc set out with the aim of crafting conventional pop songs, but has wandered off into some more interesting and unusual directions. His recently released debut album Make Lists Do Something combines the mix and match folk-pop of The Beta Band or Beck with a dash of cheeky Mancunian charm, typified by his brilliant cover of LCD Soundsystem¹s Daft Punk Is Playing At My House. Having already supported the likes of Grizzly Bear and Beirut in his home town of Manchester, Marc is now ready to hit the road with the backing of a full band, spreading a little bit of his magic as he goes.

We caught up with Marc at our Design Studio.

Interview and behind the scenes footage with Zaira Nara, representing Uruguay.

Interview and behind the scenes footage with Alice Bregoli, representing Italy.

Interview and behind the scenes footage with Abbey Clancy, representing England.

Interview and behind the scenes footage with Charlene Suric, representing France in the World Champions Collection.

Interview and behind the scenes footage with Julie Goedicke, representing Germany.

Interview and behind the scenes footage with Luli Fernandez, representing Argentina.

Interview and behind the scenes footage with Susana Werner representing Brazil.

The Real Dolls' music defies easy description; they're part punk, part electro, part J-Pop, part Hip Hop. Reminiscent of Santigold, Gorillaz and N.A.S.A, at the same time they're something completely different. Their contagious enthusiasm and high-energy live performances will capture the imagination of even the most committed cynic.

The Real Dolls are our current band of the month and we caught up with them for a chat at the Umbro Design Studio.

Stealth by Umbro

Heres the full story behind Kasabian's Tom Meighan revealing the new England Away shirt live on stage in Paris. Featuring interviews with Tom and designer Aitor Throup, plus footage from backstage at the gig and live on stage, it's the complete story of England Away.

Aitor Throup explains the full development process to the new England Away shirt 2010 to John Terry, David James, Steven Gerrard, Sean Wright Phillips, Gareth Barry, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Glen Johnson and Rio Ferdinand.

Aitor Throup talks about the panels and performance benefits of the new England Away kit.

Aitor Throup talks about the design philosophy behind the England Away kit 2010.  

Aitor Throup explains the full development process to the new England Away shirt 2010 to John Terry, David James, Steven Gerrard, Sean Wright Phillips, Gareth Barry, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Glen Johnson and Rio Ferdinand.