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Tag Archives: Steve Albini
Sleevenotes by David Gedge (Pomona, 2019) – a review
This is the first example I’ve seen of Pomona’s Sleevenotes series – where musicians choose favourite tracks from their back-catalogue and provide insight into their creation, meaning and mood – and on this evidence it’s a simple concept that works … Continue reading
Tripping the dark fantastic with The Membranes – in conversation with John Robb
It’s fair to say that the bands topping the bill at this weekend’s Un-Peeled Christmas Party at The Continental, Preston, Lancashire, are enjoying something of a renaissance. Post-punk outfit The Membranes and C86 outsiders The Wolfhounds have both released LPs … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Blackpool, Dandelion Adventure, Dark Matter/Dark Energy, Death to Trad Rock, Folk Devils, Joe Corre, John Peel, John Robb, Johnny Marr, Kevin Shields, Mark Tilton, Mott the Hoople, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Brown, Overend Watts, Peter Hook, Preston, punk, Section 25, Sisters of Mercy, Spike Milligan’s Tape Recorder, Steve Albini, TEDx, The Fall, The Membranes, The Undertones, Un-Peeled, Wardruna, Wolfhounds
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Rise and Shine – the return of Hugh Cornwell
A quarter of a century after he left The Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell remains a regular on the live circuit – still in love with his back-catalogue, and still ticking off life ambitions. In the scheme of things, he’s been outside … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Baz Warne, Colne, Dave Greenfield, Duchess, guildford, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black, John Cooper Clarke, Kate Bush, Lemmy, Morecambe, Preston, Richard Williams, Rick Wakeman, Southport, Steve Albini, The Stranglers, Totem and Taboo
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From Kentish Town to Chicago, via Shalford – the Hugh Cornwell interview
THEY’RE the stuff of legend in my old neck of the woods – the days The Stranglers rehearsed in our village scout hut. I was there myself within a couple of years with my first band – the 1st Shalford … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Chicago, Chris Bell, guildford, Hooverdam, Hugh Cornwell, London, Madonna, Shalford, Steve Albini, Steve Fishman, Stranglers, Totem and Taboo
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Hugh Cornwell – Totem and Taboo
In which Malcolm Wyatt swaps notes with Hugh Cornwell on the former Stranglers frontman’s latest album, Totem and Taboo, a surefire winner as far as both are concerned. Following rave reviews in the UK, Hugh Cornwell’s new studio album Totem and Taboo … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Chicago, Chris Bell, Chris Goulstone, Hooverdam, Hugh Cornwell, London, Madonna, Steve Albini, Steve Fishman, Stranglers, Totem and Taboo
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