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Away from the Odditorium with The Dandy Warhols – the Peter Holmström interview

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

This week marked the return of The Dandy Warhols to British shores, a quarter of a century after singer/guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström first joined forces, a couple of friends who decided they ‘needed music to drink to’. … Continue reading →

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Return to Deeply Vale – in conversation with festival pioneer Chris Hewitt

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

Forty years ago, an estimated 20,000 punters congregated in the North West of England for the third of the legendary if somewhat quirky Deeply Vale free festivals, just two years after 300 attended the first. Those looking on and duly … Continue reading →

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Talking ’bout that Who generation – back in conversation with Richard Houghton

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Did you happen to catch a band called The High Numbers in Greenford, West London, in 1963? They were regulars at the Oldfield Hotel around then, still playing there the following year, by which time they’d changed name to The … Continue reading →

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Fortune favours Lonely the Brave – the Mark Trotter interview

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

Two top-40 albums into their career, and with a fervent fan-base at home and overseas, Lonely the Brave are proving a major draw on the live circuit. Their debut album, The Day’s War, peaked at No.14 in the UK charts, … Continue reading →

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