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A passage to indie garage psych-punk rock’n’roll – introducing Ginnel
I can’t really think of a more Northern band name than Ginnel, and in a sense this emerging Lancashire four-piece offer – as per the dialect definition behind their handle – a passageway between the houses. While they’re fairly new … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Records, Ajay Saggar, Big Red Bus, Cornershop, Dandelion Adventure, Evil Blizzard, Ginnel, James Aparicio, lancashire, Marcus Parnell, Mark Wareing, Paul Simpson, Preston, Salford, Simon Archer, Sound Mirror Recording Company, The Common Cold, The Fall, The Jacksons, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Membranes
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Two Preston Nights to Remember, part two – Girls in Synthesis / Erskine Brown – Preston, The Ferret
You know you’re at an intimate gig when, stood by the bar with pint in hand, a manic bass player frantically threads his way past you, mid-song. I’d have happily paid the £3 on the door (three quid, I tell … Continue reading
Popping back t’ Cornershop – the Tjinder Singh interview
There’s a brand new single out from indie-dance favourites Cornershop, a band Mojo have dubbed ‘the quintessential 21st-century pop group’, The Independent labelled ‘cultural critique you can dance to’, and The Guardian reckon are ‘clever and engaging, happily detached from the mainstream’. … Continue reading
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Tagged Avtar Singh, Ben Ayres, Brimful of Asha, BritPop, Cornershop, David Chambers, Derek Randall, Double Denim, Double Diamond, Gorillaz, Ian Viggars, John Peel, John Robb, lancashire, Leicester, Marcus Parnell, Preston, Suga Sugar, Tjinder Singh, Wiija, wolverhampton
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Symptomatic for the People – researching The Common Cold with Ajay Saggar
While his working hours are spent at renowned Amsterdam concert venue The Paradiso, producer, sound engineer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ajay Saggar remains proud of his Lancashire past, 30-plus years after his introduction to the North West indie scene while promoting … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Records, Ajay Saggar, Amsterdam, Cornershop, Dandelion Adventure, Deutsche Ashram, Jean-Jacques Burnel, John Peel, King Champion Sounds, Lancaster, Marcus Parnell, Mark E Smith, Preston, The Clash, The Common Cold, The Continental, The Fall, The Stranglers
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