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And the beat goes on – in praise of Life’s a Gamble: Penetration, the Invisible Girls and Other Stories by Pauline Murray
Catching up with Pauline Murray at Action Records in Preston, Lancashire, last week, she seemed somewhat surprised about the positive reaction to her autobiography, and genuinely chuffed that I thought it any good. Played down reactions and not going out … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Records, Buzzcocks, Coming Up For Air, County Durham, Ferryhill, Gaye Back, Helen McCookerybook, Invisible Girls, John Lydon, Martin Hannett, Moving Targets, Newcastle, Omnibus Press, Patti Smith, Pauline Murray, Penetration, Polestar Studios, Resolution, Robert Blamire, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Tony Wilson, Toxteth, Waterhouses
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Swansea Sound / Special Friend / Oh Hippo – The Talleyrand, Levenshulme, Manchester
Did I mention that I missed Swansea Sound’s live debut – two years ago last month – by barely half an hour? How I turned up at The Continental in Preston one August bank holiday weekend afternoon to spot them … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Bob Collins, Buzzcocks, Erica Ashleson, Guillaume Siracusa, Hue williams, Ian Button, Levenshulme, Oh Hippo, Paris, Rob Pursey, Robert Forster, Skep Wax, Special Friend, Swansea Sound, The Pooh Sticks, The Talleyrand, Twentieth Century
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The call of home is loud… still as loud – a 77th birthday salute to Slade legend Don Powell
If you follow my social media, you’ll know I’ve become a little distracted across 2023, not least through completing Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade (available direct from the publisher via this link). And while this may sound … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, A People's History of Slade, Andy Scott, Bilston, Bob Young, Clem Cattini, Dave Hill, Dave Kemp, Denmark, Don Powell, Gered Mankowitz, Graham Swinnerton, Jim lea, John Coghlan, Johnny Howells, Lindisfarne, Margate, Mick Marson, Noddy Holder, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Laidlaw, Reading Festival, Silkeborg, Slade, Spenwood books, Status Quo, Suzi Quatro, Sweet, Wild! Wild! Wild!, wolverhampton
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You get to listen, hear what you’ve been missing… celebrating Swansea Sound’s Twentieth Century
A new Swansea Sound album? What’s not to love? Hue Williams reunited on record with Amelia Fletcher, 35 years beyond their initial Pooh Sticks collaborations, joined by Rob Pursey (Amelia’s co-rider from Talulah Gosh and Heavenly days through to The … Continue reading
Try a little Tenderness – revisiting General Public, four decades on
Cast your mind back to a universe far away, The Beat having disbanded not so long after the Special Beat Service touched down, David Steele and Andy Cox deciding to take some time out, going their own way on an … Continue reading
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Tagged All the Rage, Andy Cox, Aswad, Dave Wakeling, David Steele, Fine Young Cannibals, General Public, Hand to Mouth, Horace Panter, Kevin White, Madness, Mick Jones, Mickey Billingham, Ranking Roger, Saxa, Stoker, Tenderness, The Beat
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Beyond the stagnant boating lakes of Leisureland – the Wreckless Eric feature/interview
When I told Eric Goulden, the artist best known as Wreckless Eric, where I was calling from, he pondered over the geography until I mentioned it was a few miles south of Preston, Lancashire. “Oh, I know Preston. I’ve had … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Rigby, Chris Difford, Cromer, Davey Payne, Denise Roudette, Hull, Ian Dury, John Peel, Kevin Ayers, Leisureland, Live Stiffs, Marc Riley, Morwenstow, New York, Newhaven, Ollie Halsall, paul weller, Peacehaven, Preston, Semaphore Signals, Stiff Records, Stone the Crows, Tapete Records, That'll Be the Day, Tommy, Whole Wide World
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Andy Sharrocks’ authentic guide to Country Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Durty Blues and North-West delta vibes
It’s not often you get records brought straight to your front door by the artists who made them. It’s happened to me a few times, but that’s when it’s from personal friends. Yet when Andy Sharrocks turned up at WriteWyattUK … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident on the East Lancs, Americana, Andy Sharrocks, blues, Bob Dylan, Chris Hewitt, Country Rock ’n’ Roll ‘n’ Durty Blues, Danny Bourassa, Hilly Briggs, Mick Taylor, Paul Jones, Phil Cawsey, Phil watts, Rolling Stones, Shabby Road, Steve Earle, Tom Waits
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Deep ocean heart – exploring the world of Peter Murphy
Uncompromising from the very start, it’s fair to say Peter Murphy and the band Bauhaus always trod their own dark path, something I was reminded of on re-entering that netherworld while diving into Flood Gallery Publishing epic read, the line … Continue reading
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Tagged 4AD, Beggars Banquet, Bela Lugosi's Dead, Cuts You Up, Dalis Car, Daniel Ash, David Bowie, David J, Deep, Festive Fifty, Flood Gallery, Iggy pop, In the Flat Field, John Peel, Kevin Haskins, Lion, Marc Bolan, Mick Karn, Northamptonshire, Peter Murphy, The Sky's Gone Out, Youth
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The Who – Langtree Park, St Helens
The Heinemann English Dictionary put my way on reaching secondary school in September 1980 (soon covered in wallpaper, like every other recommended text) lists serendipity as ‘the faculty of making unexpected but desirable discoveries.’ Slipping into the English language via … Continue reading
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Tagged AudreySnyder, Badminton, Heart of England Philharmonic Orchestra, Iain Templeton, John Entwistle, Jon Button, Katie Jacoby, Keith Moon, Live Aid, My Generation, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Richard Houghton, Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, St Helens, Strensham, Teenage Cancer Trust, The Who, Tommy, Who's Next, Zak Starkey
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Fliss against fate: having The Last Laugh with The Nightingales – the Fliss Kitson interview
She’s not likely to say it, so I’ll state (arguably somewhat obviously) that Fliss Kitson has made a mighty impact on The Nightingales’ machine since joining this cherished indie outfit’s ranks in late 2010, not least through her ongoing promotion … Continue reading
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Tagged Andreas Schmid, Birmingham, Daren Garratt, Dereham, Fliss Kitson, James Smith, John Peel, John Robb, King Rocker, Membranes, Norwich, Paul gray, Robert Lloyd, Stewart Lee, Terry Edwards, The Damned, The Last Laugh, The Nightingales, The Prefects, Tiny Global, uhr, Valencia, Violet violet, Void Artists, wolverhampton
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