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So hard to beat – back in touch with Billy Doherty, celebrating 45 years of overseas Undertones adventures

The Undertones are on the road again, 45 years after their first shows outside Ireland on the back of iconic debut EP, ‘Teenage Kicks’, with the second of three weekend jaunts this month coming up. An initial three-dayer last weekend … Continue reading

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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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Hold tight, now we’re on our own – the Fay Fife interview

Four decades after first gracing our TV screens, belting out the tremendous ‘Top of the Pops’ on the iconic BBC chart show of the same name, the alluring Fay Fife clearly still has a passion for rock’n’roll. Anyone who’s caught … Continue reading

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