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Life after lockdowns – talking The Lovely Eggs with Holly Ross
Just as The Lovely Eggs were set to release landmark sixth album, I Am Moron, in early 2020, came national realisation that we were headed for a pandemic. The Lancaster-based psychedelic punk duo – Holly Ross (voice/guitar) and David Blackwell … Continue reading
Dirty Hit Tour Presents … Beabadoobee, No Rome, Oscar Lang – Gorilla, Manchester
My fifth visit to Whitworth Street West in 2019 and a second in five nights, with the clientele far younger under the Oxford Road railway arches this time. But in a similar manner to punk legends Buzzcocks on Sunday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beabadoobee, Dirty Hit Records, Gorilla, Manchester, No Rome, Oscar Lang, Philippines, She Plays Bass
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Buzzcocks / Shanghai Treason – Gorilla, Manchester
It made sense to start my final week of live shows in 2019 with the Buzzcocks, my first two having involved tributes to Pete Shelley, lost to the world a few weeks before. Back then, the headliners were the Skids … Continue reading
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Tagged Buzzcocks, Chris Remington, Danny Farrant, Gorilla, Harmony in my Head, Manchester, Mani Perazzoli, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Preston, Shanghai Treason, Skids, Steve Diggle
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Remembering Pete Shelley, and entering a new Buzzcocks era – back in touch with Steve Diggle
Punk idols Buzzcocks are back, a year after losing revered frontman Pete Shelley, with a new single to mark the occasion, officially released in mid-February but available during the band’s short run of December dates. And latest 45, ‘Gotta Get … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, A Different Kind of Tension, Buzzcocks, Chris Remington, Danny Farrant, Eden Studios, Gorilla, Harmony in my Head, Highgate, Howard Devoto, John Maher, Lesser Free Trade Hall, Liam Gallagher, Manchester, Mani Perazzoli, Martin Rushent, Nouvelle Vague, Olympic Studios, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Preston, Ray Davies, Royal Albert Hall, Sex Pistols, Skids, Steve Diggle, Steve Garvey, Strawberry Studios, The Undertones
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Stone Foundation – Manchester Gorilla
The idea was to take the soul train to Manchester on Friday night, but Northern Rail shenanigans put paid to that, the state of the nation’s railways more ‘What’s Going On?’ than ‘People Get Ready’ right now, discussions over whether … Continue reading
