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Moving Inside Out with The Mighty Lemon Drops – the David Newton interview
A look at my (mostly trusty) list of live shows attended reminds me it was 37 years ago this week (November 17th, 1985) that I first chanced upon The Mighty Lemon Drops, supporting That Petrol Emotion at The Agincourt in … Continue reading
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Tagged Acklam Hall, Andfy kershaw, Birmingham, Blue Guitar, Blur, Burbank, C85, C86, California, Cherry Red, Chrysalis, Dan Treacy, David Newton, Dudley, Geoff Travis, Glastonbury, Happy Head, Heavenly Recordings, Janice Long, JBs, John Peel, Julian Cope, Katydids, Keith Rowley, Like an Angel, London, Marcus Williams, Martin Gilks, Mo-Dettes, Paul Marsh, roehampton, Sire, Slade, SXSW, That Petrol Emotion, the Adverts, The blue Aeroplanes, The Fall, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Wonder Stuff, tony linehan, wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Learning new things with the passing of time – revisiting Never Loved Elvis and The Wonder Stuff with Miles Hunt
You can’t measure a band’s success on chart positions alone, but three decades ago The Wonder Stuff were still on the crest of a mighty wave that had been building since the release of their 1988 debut LP, The Eight-Legged … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Hunt, Birmingham, Black Country, Cities in the Park, Erica Nockalls, Fuzz Townshend, James Taylor, John Cooper Clarke, Malc Treese, Mark Gemini-Thwaite, Mark Radcliffe, Martin Gilks, Martin Hannett, Mega City 4, Miles Hunt, Morgan Nicholls, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Never Loved Elvis, Pete Howard, Preston Guild Hall, Senseless Things, Slade, Stourbridge, The Clash, The Move, The Wonder Stuff, Tim Sewell, Vent 414, Vic Reeves
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