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These days (or janitor of lunacy)

Sometimes I find the connections a bit too overwhelming. Six degrees of separation and all that. Back in the early 80s, I had returned from working in Casablanca to Manchester, and I got involved in the music scene there again. I used to do the door at various venues for Alan Wise, a promoter and…

Kristopher Roe – Hang Your Head in Hope

Track by track : Lumiere’s Coloso #8

We invited Lumiere to write a few blurbs about their long-in-the-making upcoming album, Coloso. One every day for the next forthnight. Here’s ‘Pez Plata’, which someone in this very site tried to cover in 8-bit magic. It failed. Let’s listen to the original one. 8. Pez Plata: Escrita y musicalizada pensando en los pequeños enemigos que…

An Appointment with the Waterboys

The Waterboys @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Bang on 8 the houselights go down and a hearty cheer echoes round the high ceiling of Bridgewater Hall.

Maps & Atlases – Beware & Be Grateful

Stream – Winter

Opus Acoustics – At the Riverside

Hot Beat Repeat – Hot Beat Repeat

Track by track : Lumiere’s Coloso #7

We invited Lumiere to write a few blurbs about their long-in-the-making upcoming album, Coloso. One every day for the next forthnight. Here’s ‘Vertex’, which might be about … ah, fuck it, I really like this one. Punchy and crazy. 7. Vertex: Catarsis, en vivo y a la mitad del camino del álbum. Una mezcla de catarsis…

Looking back at : The Fall -1

Part 1: Rowche Rumble (Single) and Dragnet (Album) (1979) Editor’s note: Pete and Ed are part of Sheffield‘s own Pisco Sour Hour. They also dabble in all things The Fall, going on a release-per-release basis in one mammoth of a project (here). We are happy to haven them guest-writing for us.