Tag Archives: The Membranes

Tripping the dark fantastic with The Membranes – in conversation with John Robb

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

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 →

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True Confessions, Undertones style – the Billy Doherty interview

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

With The Undertones’ mighty 40th anniversary jaunt returning to the North of England this weekend, drummer Billy Doherty is hoping he won’t be needing a paramedic this time. The Northern Irish five-piece follow sell-outs in Gateshead and Holmfirth with a … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Dandelion Adventure – having words with Ajay Saggar and Marcus Parnell

Posted on September 22, 2016 by

This story starts with The Membranes, because without that Lancashire post-punk band a singer known as Fat Mark and a lanky Asian indie kid called Ajay might never have met. That initial meeting came sometime in the mid-‘80s amid an … Continue reading →

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March on with The Stranglers – the Baz Warne interview

Posted on March 13, 2015 by

It’s not often a front-man is still regularly held up to scrutiny after 15 years with a band, but that’s how it often goes with Baz Warne. To put it mildly, The Stranglers’ founder member Hugh Cornwell was a hard … Continue reading →

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