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Please to report that Spear are at the top of their game. Brilliant set to a full house in Sheffield. Kirk's soldiering on despite a painful leg sprain. Here's few pickies... https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1390726_10152299495091978_538055000_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net...

Spear currently about half way in to their "30 Years and counting tour". Off to see 'em in Sheffield tonight. Any reports for earlier dates from Stranglers fans who've seen Kirk and the boys?

Cheers mate. Yeah, been a busy one recently. You know how it is - it goes in fits and spurts. Really enjoyed interviewing Luke. Shame he doesn't do more gigs. He rarely comes up North. Really want to see the film about him too.

Five Minutes wrote:

Ha ha...loving that tee-shirt.

Easy choice for the band at the top of my list: Joy Division.

And the second for that matter: The Clash.

Number three would have to be Nirvana.

Sounds great - will check it out. Some great songs tucked away on that B-Sides album - King Of the Real Men, The Devil You Know, Last Great Rock N Roll - Very underrated band Jim Jim - his solo stuff is ace. The first one, "Luxury Problems" was him finding his feet. The second, "The ...

Five Minutes wrote:Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers

Good choice Five Minutes.

"Kitchener" by Young Knives

Jim - his solo stuff is ace. The first one, "Luxury Problems" was him finding his feet. The second, "The Mad Straight Road" is absolutely fantastic - full band and brass - the current one is stripped back to just him and his acoustic - hauntingly fantastic. And yes - that Strange...

Any Strangelove/Patrick Duff fans out there? He's just released his 3rd solo album "Ghosts of the Underworld" which is fab. Putting him on in Sheffield at the wonderful Lantern Theatre on Saturday 5th of October. Tickets £7 in advance from: http://www.lanterntheatre.org.uk Come on down. Yo...

Hey - unbroken69....you'll like this. I recently interviewed the great man himself. Here's the link:

http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSit ... px?id=7088

Young Knives, Pete and The Pirates and of course, the master, Luke Haines.

We've had a book festival here in Sheffield called "Off the shelf" and I went to the talk at Sheff Uni where Hooky was interviewed about the book. He was asked about his bass-playing influences and mentioned JJ for the sound and Paul Simonon for the look. He said that he wanted JJ's bass s...