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Interviews
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Andrew Twambley speaks to Paul Dean, the bassist with iconic punk act X-Ray Spex about the vinyl reissue of their lost second album, 'Conscious Consumer'.
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Portsmouth-born but now London-based singer-songwriter Mark Vennis talks to Andrew Twambley and John Clarkson about his band A Different Place’s new mini-album ‘Small Town Vampire’, which reflects on the boredom of small town life.
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Film producer Nicola Black speaks to Andrew Twambley about her new project, ‘The Light Pours Out Of Me. an in-depth film about the life of guitarist John McGeoch,
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70's icon Wreckless Eric speaks to Andrew Twambley about his new album 'Leisureland' and being an outsider in the music industry
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Singer/guitarist Brix Smith chats with Andrew Twambley about her time with Salford iconoclasts The Fall, her work with the Extricated and her acclaimed new album ‘Valley of the Dolls’ .
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Andrew Twambley interviews Easy Action Records owner Carlton Sandercock about his Marc Bolan fandom and his 'Elemental Child' project.
Interview with Martin Fry
Martin Fry talks to Andrew Twambley about the new live version of ABC’s classic album, ‘The Lexicon of Love’.
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Guitar legend Steve Hillage talks to Andrew Twambley and Paul Kimber about his lengthy career, working with The Orb and System 7, the recent release of his 1979 Glastonbury set and his forthcoming UK tour.
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Andrew Twambley talks to ex-Manfred Mann frontman and Radio 2 DJ Paul Jones about his new compilation record 'The Blues Album' and his friendship with Brian Jones.
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John's Children, Jet and Radio Stars' frontman Andy Ellison talks to Andrew Twambley about his new autobiography 'Stunt Rocker'', getting thrown off a tour by The Who and leading his bandmate Marc Bolan astray.
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Andrew Twambley talks to record producer Tom Newman about his work on Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells', working as an in-house producer for Virgin Records, managing their Manor Studios and recording a song with The Great Train Robbers.
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Alternative rock musician and rising talent Freya Beer talks to Andrew Twambley about her new single 'Love Child' and her debut album 'Beast'.
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Andrew Twambley talks to ex-Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman about touring with his long-term project The English Rock Ensemble, how he nearly became one of the Spiders from Mars and his friendship with David Bowie.
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Former member and percussionist of electronic legends Kraftwerk, Wolfgang Flür is set to release his new LP ‘Magazine 1’. Andrew Twambley chatted with him about the making of the album and how its impressive list of collaborators came about.
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Jah Wobble talks to Andrew Twambley about his time in Public Image Ltd and his new dub reworking of their 'Metal Box' album.
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Kirk Brandon talks to Andrew Twambley about the latest line-up of his punk supergroup Dead Men Walking, their new album 'Freedom, It Ain't On the Rise' and playing Fleetwood
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Seminal 70's singer-songwriter Steve Harley talks to Andrew Twambley about his current tour, his latest album 'Uncovered' and his friendship with Marc Bolan.
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Martin Haggarty, the vocalist with Glaswegian prog rock outfit Long Earth, chats to Andrew Twambley about his band's diverse influences and the affect of lockdown on them.
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Prog rock pioneer and Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe talks to Andrew Twambley about his long career and the latest and seventh album in his solo ‘Homebrew’ series.
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Andrew Twambley chats to Richard Jobson, lead singer of Scottish punk / New Wave legends The Skids about their new covers LP, 'Songs From A Haunted Ballroom', which pays homage to the Kinema Ballroom in their hometown of Dunfermline.
Profiles
Old Concert Tickets…The New Bit Coin?
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Andrew Twambley takes us on a trip through musical history, via gigs large and small and his own collection of old concert tickets.
Clash
Tribal Stomp, Monterey, California, 3/9/1979
Our photographer Andrew Twambley in this two part gallery presents some rare photos which he took of the Clash at Tribal Stomp Festival in Monterey, California in 1979.
Live
Albert Hall, Manchester, 11/4/2023
Neil Kinsella enjoys at Albert Hall in Manchester enjoys an exuberant set from punk icons The Damned of several songs from their forthcoming 'Darkadelic' album as well as many classics. Photos by Andrew Twambley.
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 6/2/2023
With photos by Andrew Twambley, Paul Kimber finds John Cale still breaking boundaries at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool.
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 4/5/2022
With photos by Andrew Twambley, John Clarkson enjoys a compelling show from Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets of the music of the early Pink Floyd at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh.
Academy 3. Manchester, 31/3/2022
With photos by Andrew Twambley, Paul Kimber finds watching blues musician Eric Gales, who has been described by Joe Bonamassa as “one of the best, if not the best, guitar player in the world”, a totally encapsulating experience.
Parr Hall, Warrington, 27/10/2021
Andrew Twambley at Parr Hall in Warrington watches an electrifying set from rock/blues artist Beth Hart
Great British Venue and Beyond
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In the first part of this four part series, our writers and photographers will be reflecting upon and providing memories of great venues, past and present. Nicky Crewe, Andrew Twambley and Adrian Janes remember 60's club The Magic Village and 70's venues, Eric's in Liverpool and the London Rainbow.
Great British Venue and Beyond
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For the fourth and final part of this four part series, in which our writers and photographers reflect upon great venues, Amanda J Window, Andrew Twambley and Denzil Watson bring things up-to-date with their memories of the Night and Day Cafe and O2 Ritz in Manchester and the Sheffield Leadmill.
Eluveitie
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In the first of a two part gallery Andrew Twambley photographs Swiss folk death metal band Eluveitie at a show in Manchester.
Bluedot Festival
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Andrew Twambley in the third of four 'Photoscapes' from the Bluedot Festival photographs Anna Calvi.
Bluedot Festival
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In the last of our four 'Photoscapes' dedicated to the Bluedot Festival Andrew Twambley takes photographs of Kraftwerk, Du Blonde, Self Esteem, She Drew The Gun, TVAM and Les Amazones D'Afrique.
Prodigy
Photoscapes 2018
In the second of two galleries of photographs dedicated to Keith Flint, Andrew Twambley profiles photographs taken at a Prodigy show at the Leeds First Direct Arena in November 2018.
Features
Those Were The Days
In our new series ‘Those Were the Days’ our writers will be writing about a gig which they wish they could attend again. In the first in the series, Andrew Twambley recollects attending a Rock Against Racism gig with The Clash, X-Ray Spex, The Tom Robinson Band and Steel Pulse in Victoria Park in London in April 1978.
Ten Gigs That Made Me Love...
Andrew Twambley and Nick Pinto recall ten of the gigs that most inspired them especially at the infamous Eric's during their student years in the late 1970s in Liverpool.
Clash
The Image That Made Me Weep
In the first of our new series 'The Image That Made Me Weep', in which a different one of our writers or photographers will be reflecting on a favourite photograph, Andrew Twambley writes of a photo taken at a life-changing Clash gig he attended at the legendary Liverpool venue Eric's.
Photography
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In the first of two photo galleries, Andrew Twambley takes photos of James at the 02 Apollo in Manchester,
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Andrew Twambley, in the second of two galleries, takes photos of James at the 02 Apollo in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley takes photos of Scottish indie/soul songwriter Brooke Combe at a gig at the New Century Hall in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley takes photos of Gothic group The Sisters of Mercy at thre Manchester Academy.
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In the first of a two part gallery Andrew Twambley photographs The Australian Pink Floyd Show at a gig at the Manchester Apollo.
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Andrew Twambley in the second of a two part gallery photographs The Australian Pink Floyd Show at a gig at the Manchester Apollo.
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Andrew Twambley takes photographs of Brighton queer all female trio Lambrini Girls at The Ritz in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley photographs all female Swiss heavy/power metal band Burning Witches at The Ritz in Manchester.
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In the first of two galleries, Andrew Twambley takes photographs of Grace Jones in a rare live performance at this year's Bluedot Festival..
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In the second of two galleries, Andrew Twambley takes photographs of Grace Jones at this year's Bluedot Festival..
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In the first of two galleries Andrew Twambley takes photographs of former Moloko star Roisin Murphy at this year's Bluedot Festival.
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Andrew Twambley In the second of two galleries photographs of former Moloko star Roisin Murphy at this year's Bluedot Festival.
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Andrew Twambley photographs former The Fall, The Adult Net and Brit and the Extricated guitarist Brix Smith at a show in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley photographs Ssnger-songwriter Nicole Atkins and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' drummer Jim Sclavunos at YES in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley takes photographs of young band Boy Bleach at a gig in Manchester
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Andrew Twambley takes photographs of punk veterans THe Damned at Albert Hall in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley takes photographs of a rare From The Jam show without founder member Bruce Foxton at The Ritz in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley takes photographs of punk/new wave band Buzzcocks at a hometown gig at The Ritz in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley takes photos of American Celtic punk band The Dropkick Murphys at a show at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.
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In the first part of a two part gallery, Andrew Twambley photographs 60's veterans The Manfreds at a gig at the Bowdon Rooms in Altrincham.