Mary O'Meara


Profiles

1966-2017: An Appreciation (2018)

Mary O'Meara - 1966-2017: An Appreciation

John Clarkson pays tribute to our writer and his friend Mary O'Meara who died in December.


Interview (2017)

Mary O'Meara - Interview

Pennyblackmusic writer Mary O'Meara, who has previously published ‘Between the Lines: A History of Haven’, a 2012 music biography and personal memoir about 90s indie/alternative band Haven, speaks to John Clarkson about her debut novel, 'A Certain Kind Of Light'.


A Certain Kind of Light (2017)

Mary O'Meara - A Certain Kind of Light

John Clarkson examines 'A Certain Kind of Light', the debut novel of Pennyblackmusic writer Mary O'Meara


Interview (2014)

Mary O'Meara - Interview

John Clarkson talks to Pennyblackmusic writer and author Mary O'Meara about her biography on 90's indie/alternative rock band, Haven


Related


Profiles

Johnny Marr
Set the Boy Free Johnny Marr - Set the Boy Free

Mary O'Meara discovers both the inner and outer worlds of Johnny Marr, from vivid childhood memories to the meteoric rise of The Smiths and beyond in his newly published memoirs 'Set the Boy Free'


Live

Gabby Young & Other Animals
Ruby Lounge, Manchester, 10/5/2015 Gabby Young and Other Animals - Ruby Lounge, Manchester, 10/5/2015

Mary O'Meara lightens up after a full colour spectrum performance by Gabby Young to counteract the post-election blues in Manchester's Ruby Lounge


Vintage Trouble
Academy 2, Manchester, 1/4/2015 Vintage Trouble - Academy 2, Manchester, 1/4/2015

Mary O'Meara watches Los Angeles band Vintage Trouble play a breathtaking set of their timeless retro rock at the Academy 2 in Manchester


First Aid Kit
Apollo, Manchester, 23/1/2015 First Aid Kit - Apollo, Manchester, 23/1/2015

Mary O'Meara watches Swedish sisters First Aid Kit play an extraordinary set of ethereal folk rock at the Apollo in Manchester


Little Sparrow
Sacred Trinity Church, Salford, 12/9/2014 Little Sparrow - Sacred Trinity Church, Salford, 12/9/2014

Mary O'Meara enjoys the spirituality and intimacy of folk act Little Sparrow's gig at the Sacred Trinity Church in Salford


Nicole Atkins
Gullivers, Manchester, 16/10/2014 Nicole Atkins - Gullivers, Manchester, 16/10/2014

Mary O'Meara is enthralled by a powerful and extraordinary set from New Jersey songstress Nicole Atkins in a sweltering Gullivers in Manchester


Boy George
Ritz, Manchester, 31/3/2014 Boy George - Ritz, Manchester, 31/3/2014

Mary O'Meara finds Boy George embracing both life and uniqueness in a show at the Ritz in Manchester


Anna Calvi
Albert Hall, Manchester, 6/2/2014 Anna Calvi - Albert Hall, Manchester, 6/2/2014

Mary O'Meara watches Anna Calvi play an intense but enthralling set in a hypnotic show at the Albert Hall in Manchester


Toy
Gorilla, Manchester, 24/2/2014 Toy - Gorilla, Manchester, 24/2/2014

Despite sound problems, Mary O'Meara finds much acclaimed London-based 60's-influenced/psychedelic act to be irresistible at Gorilla in Manchester


Albums

Manic Street Preachers
Everything Must Go Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go

In our 'Re:View' section, in which we look back at albums from the past, Mary O'Meara wanders back through the years to examine why the Manic Street Preachers' 'Everything Must Go', which is about to be re-released, is such a monumental and life-affirming record


Features

The The
Ten Songs That Made Me Love... The The - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Mary O'Meara in 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love...' writes of some of her favourite songs by post-punk band The The, the project of London-based singer-songwriter and experimental musician Matt Johnson


David Bowie
Ten Songs That Made Me Love... David Bowie - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

In our series, in which our writers write about ten songs that made them love a particular band or artist, Mary O'Meara reflects on her favourite David Bowie songs


New Order
Ten Songs That Made Me Love... New Order - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

In our series, in which our writers write about ten songs that made them love a particular band or artist, Mary O'Meara reflects on her favourite New Order songs


Manic Street Preachers
(Gig of a Lifetime) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, December 1999 Manic Street Preachers - (Gig of a Lifetime) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, December 1999

In 'Gig of a Lifetime' Mary O'Meara reflects on the Manic Street Preachers' infamous New Year's Eve gig in 1999 at the then just opened Millennium Stadium in Cardiff


Blondie
Ten Songs That Made Me Love... Blondie - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

In our series, in which our writers write about ten songs that made them love a particular band or artist, Mary O'Meara reflects on her favourite Blondie songs