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Heavenly t-shirts won’t ever let you down – celebrating Brian Bilston, the Catenary Wires, and Sounds Made by Humans
Once upon a time in an era seemingly rife with bands splitting ‘due to musical differences’, my own band started a rumour, then denied it, that we’d split up due to ‘t-shirt differences’. That was in the late ’80s, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Birmingham, Blue Aeroplanes, Brian Bilston, Buzzcocks, Catenary Wires, Heavenly, Henry Normal, Hue williams, Ian Button, John Betjeman, John Cooper Clarke, Oxford, Philip Larkin, poetry, Rob Pursey, Sounds Made by Humans, Spike Milligan, Swansea Sound, The Smiths, The Wedding Present
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Beyond the lockdowns, Normal service resumes – in conversation with Henry Normal
It’s fair to say Henry Normal kept himself busy over the 18 months when the world seemed to stand still, a spell that for this Nottingham-born BAFTA award-winner included publication of two new poetry collections. After more than 30 years … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Bennett, Angela Pell, Baby Cow Productions, BBC Radio 4, Bilko, Blancmange, Brian Patten, Caroline aherne, Chesterfield, Craig Cash, Dig Vis Drill, Gavin and Stacey, Henry Normal, Hovis Presley, Jack Benny, John Bramwell, Julia Davis, Lemn Sissay, Mrs Merton, Nick Cave, Nottingham, Phil Silvers, Philomena, poetry, Pulp, Roger McGough, Serious Drinking, Sheffield, Spike Milligan, Steve Coogan, The Escape Plan, the Mighty Boosh, The Royle Family
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Three Poets Walk Into a Club …
IF YOU still reckon poetry’s all about stuffy old school textbooks or finger-in-the-ear performance nights upstairs at your local boozer, think on. For away from the quieter corners in Waterstone’s and uni lecture rooms, there’s evidence that this ancient art … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, Fallowfield, John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright, Manchester, Mike Garry, poetry, Preston, Salford, Tony Wilson
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