Tag Archives: Tony Wilson

A Manchester love affair on record – the C.P. Lee interview

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

It wouldn’t be right to call C.P. Lee an unsung hero of the North West music scene. He’s sung a fair bit in his time and those who truly know the Manchester scene know full well who he is. So … Continue reading →

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A man of Substance – the Peter Hook interview

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

  ‘I’m here now … sorry,’ read my text message, and after a couple of days struggling to locate Peter Hook, it seemed I finally had my chance. We’d missed each other a few times, but seeing as it was … Continue reading →

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Renewable Power in the Darkness – back in touch with Tom Robinson

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

As I may have mentioned on these pages before, few TV shows of yore hold as much magic as Top of the Pops re-runs for this nostalgic, and recently I was digging among the online archives for the October 1977 … Continue reading →

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After the pills ‘n’ thrills and bellyaches – the Rowetta interview

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Legendary Madchester trailblazers Happy Mondays are set to return later this year for a 25-date UK and Irish tour, their Twenty Four Hour Party People Greatest Hits Show, with those November and December appearances marking the 30th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H. Wilson

Posted on August 11, 2015 by

I’ve probably said this before, but I don’t tend to do plugs on this blog. But this is a project I feel deserves wider recognition, involving a touching tribute to Anthony H. Wilson, the mouthpiece-turned-icon for so much great music … Continue reading →

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Three Poets Walk Into a Club …

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

IF YOU still reckon poetry’s all about stuffy old school textbooks or finger-in-the-ear performance nights upstairs at your local boozer, think on. For away from the quieter corners in Waterstone’s and uni lecture rooms, there’s evidence that this ancient art … Continue reading →

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