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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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Right on track with The Goa Express – in conversation with James Douglas Clarke
Rising indie guitar band The Goa Express are the sort of outfit that give me hope for the future of live music. The Manchester-based Burnley and Todmorden five-piece’s most recent single, ‘Everybody in the UK’, their ‘call-to-arms for togetherness in … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Jonestown Massacre, Brighton, Burnley, Carnforth, Close Lobsters, Everybody in the UK, Fat White Family, Fontaines D.C., Jack Saunders, James Donald Clarke, Joe Clarke, John Cooper Clarke, Kendal Calling, lancashire, Manchester, Mark Gardener, Milltown Brothers, Ride, Ross Orton, Spaceman 3, Steve Lamacq, The goa Express, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Todmorden, Zeitgeist
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Further entries from the journal of an airman – in conversation with The Blue Aeroplanes’ Gerard Langley
The Blue Aeroplanes pride themselves on fusing elements of rock, folk, poetry, punk, dance and art, and were acknowledged as favourites of the likes of Radiohead and REM back in the day. Their lead singer also lectures on songwriting, his … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Objects, Beatsongs, BIMM, Blue Aeroplanes, Bristol, George Ezra, Gerard Langley, iDestroy, Inspiral Carpets, Jacket Hangs, Marc Riley, Noel Gallagher, REM, Rodney Allen, Swagger, The Fleece, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Tim Keegan, Welcome Stranger!
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Cool as you like it – Stephen Holt on the return of Inspiral Carpets
If you’d heard the album Inspiral Carpets in recent weeks without knowing the full story, you could be excused for thinking this was a debut LP. Not just because the band chose their own name for the title, but the … Continue reading
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