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Getting the run down on The Higsons, four decades on – the Terry Edwards interview
Among this weekend’s 2023 Record Store Day releases, I was intrigued to hear word of the vinyl release of a mini-album featuring two cult early ‘80s 12” singles by post-punk/funk pioneers The Higsons, celebrating their brief liaison with 2 Tone … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Tone, backs Records, Blockheads, Charlie Higson, Colin Williams, dave Cummings, Davey Payne, David Bowie, Del Amitri, Earl Bostic, Gallon Drunk, guildford, Holy Holy, Hornchurch, Jerry Dammers, John Peel, Mark Bedford, Mike Garsoin, Norwich, Paul Whitehouse, Run Me Down, Serious Drinking, Simon Charterton, Stuart Mcgeachin, Terry Edwards, The Curse of The Higsons, The Farmer's Boys, The Near Jazz Experience, The Specials, Tindersticks, University of East Anglia, Waap!, Wah!
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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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Blogging Like Wire
I’M NOT quite old enough to remember Wire’s first incarnation, their fabled 1976/80 period. They came to light a few years later for me, when I was about to turn 16 and – thanks to John Peel’s patronage – discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged 12XU, Bruce Gilbert, Chairs Missing, Change Becomes Us, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, New Continental, Pink Flag, Preston, Robert Gotobed, Robert Grey, Serious Drinking, Wire
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