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Attila the Stockbroker – Foxtails, Chorley
Mick Pike, frontman of Preston post-punk outfit Pike and Lancashire alt world music faves Deadwood Dog, has a new venture on the go alongside his day-job. He tells me, ‘We haven’t a clue what we’re doing,’ in a ‘Blockbuster’ style, … Continue reading
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Tagged Albania north Korea, Attila the Stockbroker, Benjamin Zephaniah, bowel cancer, Brighton & Hove Albion, chorley, Clive Walker, dementia, Donny Osmond, Foxtails, John Baine, Marc Bolan, punk, socialism, Southwick, The Clash, White Rat, Woking FC
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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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Saints preserve us – talking Cornershop’s England is a Garden with Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres
Cornershop are back with a new album, England is a Garden, three decades after they left Preston bound for world domination (starting in Leicester), and 22 years since Norman Cook’s remix of ‘Brimful of Asha’ led them to their sole … Continue reading
Ignore Alien Orders – talking The Clash with Tony Beesley
As the 40th anniversary of The Clash’s acclaimed London Calling double-LP approaches, it’s time to not only remind you that a few copies remain of my biography of the band, This Day in Music’s Guide to The Clash (subtle hints, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Davie, Gary Crowley, Ignore Alien Orders, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Marc Bolan, Mescaleros, Mick Jones, Neil Sheasby, Our Generation, Paul Simonon, paul weller, Rawmarsh, Ray Gange, Sex Pistols, Sheffield, The Clash, The Jam, This Day in Music's Guide to The Clash, Tony Beesley, Topper Headon, Tracie Young, Walker
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Harle and Almond’s essence to fore in The Tyburn Tree
I know I’m getting older, I don’t really need reminding. But can it really be 33 years this coming summer since I first heard Soft Cell tackling Northern Soul classic Tainted Love? It was a while before I properly took … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Hogan, Billy McGee, Dave Ball, Gloria Jones, John Harle, John Peel, London, Marc Almond, Marc Bolan, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Soft Cell, Southport, Tainted Love, The Tyburn Tree
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