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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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To the moon and back with the Space Cadet – the Beabadoobee interview
This was a tricky interview in more ways than one. First off, my subject was on the road, between dates at the Cardiff Globe and Bristol Louisiana, using her manager Natasha’s phone, with mobile reception poor and sound drifting in … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Beabadoobee, Brit Awards, Clairo, Dirty Hit Records, Iloilo City, London, Manchester, No Rome, Oscar Lang, Pavement, Philippines, Stephen Malkmus, Suzanne Vega, The 1975, The Sundays, Wolf Alice
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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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Erland Cooper / AVA – Band on the Wall, Manchester
Having entered Erland Cooper’s world via The Magnetic North, then retrospectively discovering original band venture, Erland & the Carnival, it was a small step from there to ensconce myself in his solo project, exploring this creative composer’s further sonic tribute … Continue reading
Understanding Vinny Peculiar – in conversation with Alan Wilkes
It would be all too easy to point out that Alan Wilkes, the inspiration behind Vinny Peculiar, has flirted with indie stardom but never quite attained that elusive crossover fame. But don’t think for one moment this Worcestershire-born and bred … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Alan Wilkes, Bonehead, Bromsgrove, Che Beresford, David Bowie, Duke Special, Elbow, glam rock, Manchester, Parlour Flames, Return of the Native, Rob Steadman, Silver Meadows, The Smiths, The Wedding Present, Vinny Peculiar, While You Still Can, Wishbone Ash
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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
Cutting It Fine: from Making Out to Poldark, and beyond – the Debbie Horsfield interview
Until she took on the most recent screen adaptation of classic Cornish historical literary saga Poldark, writer Debbie Horsfield was best known for a string of Manchester-based dramas. It’s now 30 years since the first of her three series of … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Age Before Beauty, Aidan Turner, All the Small Things, Andrew Graham, Cornwall, Cutting It, Debbie Horsfield, Ed Bazalgette, Eleanor Tomlinson, Gulbenkian Studio, Jimmy McGovern, Liverpool Playhouse, Making Out, Mammoth Screen, Manchester, Martin Wenner, New Order, Northern Soul, Out on the Floor, Poldark, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stonyhurst College, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Other Two, The Riff-Raff Element, True Dare Kiss, Winston Graham
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Still living the Impossible Dream – the Bez interview
Four decades after crossover indie/dance combo Happy Mondays set out on their initial adventure, and 30 years after their biggest-selling LP, the legendary Manc outfit have announced a marathon greatest hits tour for October, November and December this year. And … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged 24 Hour Party People, Bez, Black Grape, Carl Hunter, Chris Cogshill, Factory Records, fracking, Herefordshire, Joe Strummer, Kermit, Madchester, Manchester, Manchester Academy, Mark Berry, Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches, Rowetta, Shaun Ryder, The Farm, The Roundhouse
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Charmed to meet ya – in conversation with Paul Hanley
Some books come your way with elaborate press releases. Others arrive on your desk in a more convoluted fashion. And the latter was certainly the case with Paul Hanley’s Leave the Capital. It was broadcaster Pete Mitchell who lent me … Continue reading
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Tagged 10cc, Brix and the Extricated, Buzzcocks, Cargo, Derek Leckenby, Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Hex Enduction Hour, John Peel, John Robb, Joy Division, Karl Burns, Keith Hopwood, Leave the Capital, Louder than War, Manchester, Marc Riley, Mark E Smith, Open University, Paul Hanley, Perverted by Language, Pluto Studios, Route, Sex Pistols, Steve Hanley, Strawberry Studios, The Beatles, The Clash, The Fall, The Tube
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