Question: The scene some journalists grouped Distant Cousins with developed in what area of the United Kingdom in the late 1980s? 

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Grebo music: Grebo (or grebo rock) was a short-lived subgenre of alternative rock that incorporated influences from punk rock, electronic dance music, hip hop and psychedelia.  The scene occupied the period in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the United Kingdom before the popularisation of Britpop and grunge.

Distant Cousins: Distant Cousins were an English band from Manchester.  Some journalists grouped them with the Madchester scene, though the music was a blend of soul and pop.  The group consisted of Doreen Edwards (vocals), Neil Fitzpatrick (ex-Smirks, guitar/sax), and "Snuff" (ex-Motivation, drums/percussion).  Edwards and Fitzpatrick wrote most of the band's songs.

Corcu Duibne: The Corcu Duibne, which means "seed or tribe of Duibhne" (an Irish personal name), was a notable kingdom in prehistoric and medieval County Kerry, Ireland which included the Dingle Peninsula, the Iveragh Peninsula and connecting lands.  The tribe belonged to the Érainn and claimed descent from the legendary Conaire Mór, possibly making them distant cousins of such far off kingdoms as Dál Riata in Ulster and Scotland, as well as the closer Múscraige and Corcu Baiscind.  All the tribes belonged to the Síl Conairi of legend and ultimately traced their descent from the Clanna Dedad.

Madchester: Madchester is a music and cultural scene that developed in the Manchester area of the United Kingdom in the late 1980s, in which artists merged alternative rock with acid house culture and other sources, including psychedelia and 1960s pop.  The label was popularised by the British music press in the early 1990s, and included groups such as Happy Mondays, the Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets, Northside, 808 State, James and The Charlatans, amongst others.

Benassi Bros.: Benassi Bros. is an Italian electronica group.  The members of the group, Benny Benassi and Alle Benassi, started DJing in the late 1980s in their hometown, before moving to Larry Pignagnoli's Off Limits production studio in the mid-1990s, creating music for various acts, including Whigfield, J.K. and Ally & Jo.  Despite the name "Benassi Bros.", Benny Benassi and Alle Benassi are actually cousins.  Their track "Illusion" became very popular in the American club scene, finally peaking at number 4 on Hot Dance Club Play.  Following "Hit My Heart" peaked at 15.

Chocky (TV series): Chocky is a 1984 children's television drama based on the 1968 novel by John Wyndham and was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom.  Two sequels were produced.  All were written by Anthony Read and produced by Thames Television.  The series was also broadcast and popular in Czechoslovakia where it was dubbed in both Czech and Slovak languages.  It was also dubbed in French and broadcast in Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s; in Spanish and broadcast in Spain in the late 1980s.  It was hugely popular in Bulgaria in the early 1990s.  All episodes were shown numerous times.

List of Europop artists: Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s.  Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and 1990s.  Some Europop stars came from France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom, but most were Swedish in origin.  In the 1970s, such groups were primarily popular in continental countries, with the exception of the biggest Europop outfit ever, Swedish 4-piece ABBA, who achieved great success in the UK, where they scored a 19 top 10 singles and 9 chart-topping albums, and in North America and Australia.  In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Roxette and Ace of Base led Europop in American and British mainstream audiences.  In the 1990s, pop groups like the Spice Girls, Aqua, Backstreet Boys and singer DJ BoBo were strongly influenced by Europop.  In the 2000s, one of the most popular representators of Europop music is Swedish pop group Alcazar.  One of the main differences between American and European pop is that Europop is generally more dance and trance oriented.  In central Europe, Italo disco (a.k.a. ’80s Eurodisco) and Euro house (a.k.a. ’90s Eurodance) (later) are the predominant attempts by young musicians to have a hit record in and beyond the borders of their own country.

MX (band): MX is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in the early 1980s in São Paulo.  Its name comes from the American ICBM MX missile.  Mx was one of the most important bands from the Brazilian thrash metal scene during the late 1980s.  The band's sound is closer to the Bay Area thrash scene than the Brazilian scene, although many of the vocals were death metal grunts.  However, some of its later work was fitting as post thrash.

List of islands of the United Kingdom: This is a list of islands of the United Kingdom.  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has thousands of islands within its territory and several external territories.  This is a list of selected British islands grouped by constituent country or overseas territory.  The largest British island is Great Britain, which forms a substantial majority of the United Kingdom and is the ninth-largest island in the world.

Tendres Cousines: Tendres Cousines (English: "Tender Cousins") is an 1980 French film directed by David Hamilton.  The film was released as Cousins in Love in the United Kingdom.

Supporting paragraphs: Distant Cousins Madchester
Answer: Manchester