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Instant karma, Chameleons Vox style – the Mark Burgess interview
It’s difficult to get over to the younger indie kids how important BBC Radio 1’s John Peel Show was during the latter decades of the 20th Century. But I was hoping Mark Burgess could help, the front-man and bass player … Continue reading
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Tagged Chameleons, Chameleons Vox, Dave Fielding, Geffen, John Lever, John Peel, Manchester, Manchester Academy, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mark Burgess, Middleton, Reg Smithies, Script of the Bridge, Statik Records, Steve Lillywhite, Strange Times, The Cliches, The Red-Sided Garter Snakes, Tony Fletcher, U2
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Buzzcocks Going Steady – the Steve Diggle interview
To get the right tone for a feature, I love to find a little footage or play a song that best sets a scene. And with this week’s interviewee, I was spoiled for choice. Would it be rare footage of … Continue reading
Taking the Long Road home – the Milltown Brothers interview
Matt Nelson is on his way home from work to Burnley, having moved back to the North-West around a dozen years ago. Milltown Brothers’ chief singer-songwriter is a family man these days, a dad-of-three who runs a visual effects film … Continue reading
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Tagged Burnley, Colne, Gigantic, Here I Stand, lancashire, Long Road, Manchester Academy, Matt Nelson, Milltown Brothers, Nian Brindle, Preston Front, Simon Nelson, Slinky, The La's
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