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Listening In – surveying The Undertones’ golden years with Mickey Bradley
It’s been another busy year for The Undertones, a stack of shows between April and August in mainland Europe, back on these shores and in Ireland (including dates with Adam Ant, Die Toten Hosen, OMD, Sex Pistols and Stiff Little … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Tone, BBC Radio Foyle, BBC Radio Ulster, Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Dolly Mixture, Feargal Sharkey, Jim Bob, John O'Neill, Men They Couldn't Hang, Mickey Bradley, My Perfect Cousin, Paul McLoone, Rolling Stones, Sham Pistols, Teenage Kicks, The Beat, The Casbah, The Chords, The Undertones, Tom Robinson, Top of the Pops, Vinny Cunningham
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The Undertones – Exeter Phoenix
I’ve said it before, but any day of the week’s When Saturday Comes if you’re catching The Undertones live. And these days it’s far more likely to be the case anyway, most of their live outings involving weekend jaunts up … Continue reading
The Undertones / Ruts DC, Liverpool, Hangar 34
It’s always so good to catch The Undertones live, with last Thursday night no exception… exceptional as they always are. What’s more, this marked my official North-West big show farewell before an impending move to Cornwall. And coming on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon's Burning, Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Dave Ruffy, Hangar 34, Hypnotised, In a Rut, John O'Neill, Leigh heggarty, Liverpool, Malcolm Owen, Mickey Bradley, Music, Paul McLoone, Pete Wylie, Positive Touch, Ruts Dc, Segs Jennings, Teenage Kicks, The Rezillos, The Undertones, travel
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Dig your way back out with The Undertones – in conversation with Mickey Bradley
As The Undertones gear up for a run of rescheduled UK live dates this month and next, 46 years after their first shows and 22 years after reconvening with a new singer, I felt it was high time I had … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Radio Foyle, BBC Radio Ulster, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Dig What you Need, Dig Yourself Deep, Dimple Discs, Feargal Sharkey, Get What You Need, Hugh Cornwell, Hypnotised, JJ Burnel, John O'Neill, John Peel, Northern Ireland, Paul Tipler, Positive Touch, Roger Bechirian, Teenage Kicks, Terri Hooley, The Stranglers, The Undertones
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The Undertones / Roughneck Riot – Warrington Parr Hall
“Any day of the week’s when Saturday comes” And when it entails a night in the company of The Undertones, it’s always going to be special. What’s more, this time it involved a new venue for me, five and a … Continue reading
A weekend to savour (pt. II) … The Undertones – Kentish Town, The Forum
What a weekend, with Friday’s blinding set from The Vapors in Liverpool followed by a road-trip to Kent for a rare Woking FC away win, then up to the smoke for The Undertones’ 40th anniversary tour finale. That said, let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Feargal Sharkey, Heartbreakers, John O'Neill, John Peel, London, Mickey Bradley, Paul McLoone, Teenage Kicks, The Undertones
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A jaunting we will go, with The Undertones – the Mickey Bradley interview
I tend to find books on bands traditionally take the formulaic approach, rather predictably following artistes from rags to showbiz riches, preferably with plenty of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll clichés en route. In many cases, and somewhat inevitably, acts lose a … Continue reading
