Tag: Morrissey
A Defining Me contributor whom I didn’t mention in my previous post is Bill Mather, because I thought his subject deserved a post all to itself. I was…
The Smiths meant a great deal to me in 1983 for some reason… But what were they on about? What were they telling us thirty years ago? ‘This…
The Tamworth Estate tower blocks lie within the borough of Trafford, even though they share the east side of Chorlton Road (B5218) with Manchester’s Hulme, M15. Their ‘brutalist’…
Trixie’s Big Red Motorbike – Norman & Narcissus (1983) I heard this song on John Peel’s Radio 1 show in 1983 and taped it. The vocals are by…
The Stone Roses made some middle-aged people very happy today, by announcing that they will play Heaton Park in June 2012. Stone roses are common in Manchester, because…
Includes Text from ‘The New York Dolls’ by Morrissey (1981) Manchester & New York are very different cities but they have certain striking similarities: nineteenth-century architecture and infra-structure;…
Neil McDermott
"I remember the Phoenix 75 onwards thanks Steve (DJ) for the vibes especially ..."
John Atkins
"I used to travel from Nottingham on a Saturday night to go to ..."
Jim
"I notice there is no mention of the Dougie James Soul train who ..."
sarah
"Hi, great article, i was one of the models at Team for Hair ..."
Marcus
"Hi! Great photos! I have a question, you didnt happen to take anymore pictures ..."