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Try a little Tenderness – revisiting General Public, four decades on
Cast your mind back to a universe far away, The Beat having disbanded not so long after the Special Beat Service touched down, David Steele and Andy Cox deciding to take some time out, going their own way on an … Continue reading
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Tagged All the Rage, Andy Cox, Aswad, Dave Wakeling, David Steele, Fine Young Cannibals, General Public, Hand to Mouth, Horace Panter, Kevin White, Madness, Mick Jones, Mickey Billingham, Ranking Roger, Saxa, Stoker, Tenderness, The Beat
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Reach Out, he’ll be there – understanding Jim Bob’s balcony scene and romantic gesture
I started this interview by apologising for dialling in late, having not felt ready to try Jim Bob’s number until the outro to the title track of new LP, Thanks for Reaching Out faded out following my latest listen through. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boomtown Rats, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, David Bowie, David Essex, Graham Coxon, Ian Dury, Jen Macro, Jim Bob, Les Carter, Mick Jones, Ray Davies, Slade, Steve Harley, Terry Edwards, Thanks for Reaching Out, The Undertones, Tom Waits
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Up on the roof – scaling the heights with Brick Briscoe and the Skinny
When US singer-songwriter, filmmaker, TV and radio producer Brick Briscoe played a rooftop launch show for his latest LP in Indiana with his band last autumn, surely no one could have expected such a dramatic finale. His shows tend to … Continue reading
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Tagged (iloveyousomuch), Allen Clark III, Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Brett Mulzer, Brick Briscoe, Capitol Hill, Cory Folz, David Bowie, Evansville, Indiana, Los Angeles, Mick Jones, Mott the Hoople, REM, Television, The Mekons, The Song Show, vasovagal syncope
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Jim Bob’s wake-up call, 2021 style – back in touch with the self-styled Poundland Bono
In 2019’s Jim Bob from Carter – In the Shadow of my Former Self, Jim Bob Morrison wrote, ‘I still haven’t written a new song since 2013. But now that I’ve nearly finished writing this, perhaps the songs will come … Continue reading
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Tagged 101 Damnations, 1992: The Love Album, 30 Something, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cherry Red, Chris T-T, David Icke, Glastonbury, Goodnight Jim Bob, JB Morrison, Jen Macro, Jim Bob, Kilburn National, Les Carter, Lyceum, Mark Reynolds, Mick Jones, Philip Schofield, Pop Up, Ray Davies, Reading Festival, Seasons in the Sun, Song for the Unsung, Steve Lamacq, The Go-Betweens, The Kinks, The Summer of No Touching, Who Do We Hate Today, Wire
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On the frontline, embracing the future – putting the world to rights with John Robb
Music writer, Louder Than War founder, Membranes/Goldblade bass player/vocalist and eco campaigner John Robb was on his bike when I called, dismounting to answer his phone, the two of us quickly getting on to the Government postponing its so-called ‘Freedom … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy gill, Big Black, Blackpool, COVID-19, Dale Vince, GarageBand, Girls in Synthesis, Green Britain Academy, Ian Curtis, Iman Kakai-Lazell, Joe Incandela, John Robb, Joy Division, lancashire, Louder than War, Manchester, Mick Jones, Nick Brown, Pete Byrchmore, poly Styrene, Preston, Rox, Section 25, Squid, Steve Albini, The Membranes, The Nightingales, Wuhan
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Staring at the Rude Boy, 40 years on – the Ray Gange interview
Four decades after its release, debate continues over the relative merits of Jack Hazan and David Mingay’s part-fictional rock documentary, Rude Boy. But script issues aside, there’s no doubting this 1980 film holds up as something of a cultural timepiece. … Continue reading
Exploring Badly Drawn Boy’s Pocket Guide To A Midlife Crisis – back in touch with Damon Gough
It was almost six years since I’d last spoken to Damon Gough, and a lot had happened since in his life. On that occasion I cocked up, putting the lead in the wrong jack (which sounds like some obscure late-‘80s … Continue reading
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Tagged Badly Drawn Boy, Banana Skin Shoes, Chorlton, Cold Feet, Damon Gough, Gethin Pearson, James Nesbitt, Joe Strummer, John Thomson, Keir Stewart, Michael Buble, Mick Jones, Pete Mitchell, Seadna McPhail, The Hour of Bewilderbeast, Tony Wilson, Youth
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Perilous Beauty – from Vampish past to touching presence and future intent – the Wendy James interview
As another week of UK lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic gets underway, I’m certainly not the only one reflecting on just how much there was about our old everyday lives that we took for granted. And high on my own … Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, Elvis Costello, Glen Matlock, Iggy pop, James Jameson, James Sclavunos, Mick Jones, Nick Sayer, Norway, Perilous Beauty, Queen High Straight, The Clash, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Psychedelic Furs, The Stooges, Top of the Pops, Transvision Vamp, Velveteen, Wendy James
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Perfecting The Professionals’ approach – in conversation with Paul Cook
Paul Cook was at home in West London when I called, ‘gearing up, getting ready for the tour’. As it turned out though, The Professionals managed just three of 13 dates supporting Northern Irish punk legends Stiff Little Fingers before … Continue reading
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Tagged Bananarama, Billy Duffy, Bristol, Chris McCormack, Edwyn Collins, Gary Crowley, Glen Matlock, Hammersmith, Hollie Cook, Jimmy Pursey, John Lydon, Marco Pirroni, Mick Jones, Paul Cook, Paul Myers, Ray McVeigh, Sex Pistols, Sham Pistols, Shepherd's Bush, Steve Jones, Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash, The Professionals, The Undertones, Tom Spencer, Toshi JC Ogawa, Vic Godard, Wally Nightingale
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