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Monthly Archives: February 2021
Back in time with K÷ – in conversation with Peter Hook
It was suggested I should persevere when trying to get hold of Peter Hook, the Joy Division and New Order bass guitar legend not always likely to answer his phone. The moment I was told that, I was reminded of … Continue reading
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Tagged C.P. Lee, Embassy Club, Geordie Walker, Gorillaz, Hacienda, Jaz Coleman, Joy Division, K÷, Killing Joke, Manchester, Mark E Smith, New Order, Pete Shelley, Peter Hook, Raven, Salford, Suite 16, Youth
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Timeless cack-handed melodies – talking The La’s and Shack with Iain Templeton
“I’ve kind of been airbrushed out of their history really. I was busking in a band on Bold Street, and someone said, ‘The La’s are checking you out.’ I replied, ‘Ah, fuck The La’s. Syd Barrett meets The Beatles. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Big Leaves, Catatonia, Chris Sharrock, Don Powell, Gary Lineker, George Davidson, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynki, Gruff Rhys, HMS Fable, Iain Templeton, James Dean Bradfield, John Head, John Power, Lee Mavers, Liverpool, Llangollen, Manic Street Preachers, Michael Head, Neil Finn, Newcastle, Nicky Wire, Pale Fountains, Rachel Diop, Ray Davies, Richard Parfitt, Ringo Starr, Shack, Solian, Super Furry Animals, The Kinks, The Kooks, The La's, The Pool Underground, Tim Finn, Toxteth, Zak Starkey
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Updating the profile – the Cathal Coughlan interview
Home is normally London for Cathal Coughlan, having initially left Cork in the summer of 1983 alongside Sean O’Hagan to relaunch Microdisney, keen to pick up on interest from legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel and escape a supposed … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Cathal Coughlan, Cherry Red, Cork, Crooked Mile, Damian O'Neill, Dimple Discs, Eileen Gogan, Fatima Mansions, Felicia Cohen, Grand Necropolitan Quartet, High Llamas, Jacknife Lee, John Peel, June Miles-Kingston, London, Luke Haines, Microdisney, Owl in the Parlour, Prefab Sprout, Rough Trade, Sean O'Hagan, Song of Co-Aklan, That Petrol Emotion, The Clock That Comes Down the Stairs, The Go-Betweens, The Undertones
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Creating soundscapes, drawn from life at home and abroad – the Brick Briscoe interview
Brick Briscoe was editing his TV show at his home studio in Petersburg, Indiana, when I called last week, needing it submitted by Sunday night ahead of an air date of February 11th. “I’m almost done – get off my … Continue reading
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Tagged Any Road, Arizona, Billy Bragg, Brick Briscoe, Camper Van Beethoven, cancer, CBGB's, COVID-19, Frank Funaro, Indiana, Joey Ramone, Los Angeles, My Favorite Los Angeles Restaurant, New Harmony, New York, paul weller, Petersburg, Phoenix, R Dean Taylor, Ramones, Saunder Jurriaans, Television, The Blue Jean Bridge, The Clash, The Dictators, The Song Show
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