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“Andy Warhol told me to find your spot, grab a chair and let them come to you… These are stories and memories I have treasured from my very eventful past history.” Recognising that he probably ought to share some of these memories, Leee Black Childers’s first book, Drag Queens, Rent Boys, Pick Pockets, Junkies, Rockstars and […]
November 9, 2012
The countdown began weeks ago, but in a little over a fortnight’s time, one of the world’s most seminal and death-defying rock’n'roll outfits launch their four-date 50th anniversary tour at London’s O2 Arena. Indeed, that’ll be The Rolling Stones, and with tickets boasting intergalactic price tags, the likes of myself ain’t going anywhere near the […]
July 30, 2012
A couple of months ago, I implored all you Madchester lovin’ types to get yourselves down to The Space at Whiteleys shopping centre in London to cop an eyeball or two at the awesome Stone Roses photographic exposé. You’ve still got a couple of weeks left if you’ve not already caught the exhibition, but meantime, […]
July 4, 2012
Shit! Where the hell’s 2012 going already? One thing’s for sure, it’s proving to be an AMAZEBALLS year for music. So without further ado, let’s get on with the current quarter’s bestest noisy stuff – at least this’ll be a whole heap hotter than this paltry excuse for ‘summer’ we’re contending with at the moment… […]
May 28, 2012
If this is the first you’ve heard about the Stone Roses reunion, where have you been? In a cave? Well, Easter’s well over so make like Ian Brown and get hurriedly resurrected. Where the band kick off their tour on 29th June at Manchester’s Heaton Park (the first of three dates at that very location […]
April 3, 2012
Yeah, so I haven’t posted for an age because I’ve been distracted with breaking up with the guy I’ve been with for a third of my life. The good news is I’m back in the room, so why the hell don’t we resume proceedings with a look at the coming quarter’s extra good releases? Yes? […]
January 31, 2012
A couple of days ago, The Happy Mondays announced they’re reforming their original lineup. The news comes ahead of a ten-date tour in May this year, for which tickets went on sale yesterday. Their homecoming show, on 5th May at the Manchester Evening News Arena, will also feature support from indie-psych rockers, Inspiral Carpets. Shaun […]
January 12, 2012
Six records I’m really rather looking forward to this year… 1. Oddfellow’s Casino, The Raven’s Empire Beginning things with a locational bias, a nibble on a little Brighton-based eccentricity is perfect potion to get the coastal blood a-pumping. Described by Les Inrockuptibles as Britain’s answer to Sufjan Stevens, David Bramwell and his company of orchestrally […]
September 21, 2011
Oh, X Factor. Another year, another round of merciless auditions, boot camping and all that jazz. Well, not strictly jazz of course. Another set of acidic comments / indifference / hyperbole from the judging panel and the same old tradition of folks peacocking – or not – around on stage, either filled with the pregnant […]
September 16, 2011
We’re all familiar with those ‘Name your top 10 whatevers’ notes that circulate Facebook from time to time. The majority are innocuous; but some – like a big question posed one evening by a friend over a civilised glass of wine – require more consideration. Oddly, the response takes us further into ourselves than we’d […]
December 2, 2012
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