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First and Last and Forever: The Sisters’ debut album, thirty five years on

Posted on March 12, 2020 by

…it is to First and Last and Always we must look for what I believe to be the ‘truest’ sound of this most definitive band. To many fans, the cowboy-hat wearing smoke-wreathed silhouettes are the golden-age lineup… Continue reading →

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Salad Daze – the autobiography of Wayne Hussey

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

“…the clichéd licentious, degenerate, promiscuous rock star – everything my mother had feared I’d become.”
SALAD DAZE – the autobiography of Wayne Hussey. Continue reading →

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The Sisters of Mercy – Roundhouse, London, September 2019

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

Ever since the 2019 tour was announced, I’ve been suffering from a grim premonition about The Sisters of Mercy. Some gnawing suspicion that their touring days would soon come to an end. That I might not have a chance to see my favourite band perform live ever again… Continue reading →

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Forty Years of Unknown Pleasures

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

Confession time, to begin. I’ve never owned Unknown Pleasures on vinyl. Sacrilege! I know, but I’m late to the entire record party, and I’ve always had Joy Division in my pocket as an MP3 or similar. So for a few … Continue reading →

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Review: Tomorrow’s Ghosts April 2019

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

This blog has mused on the divisions in Whitby before, which is home to a long history of UK goth festival action. Never has it been more pronounced than this year when long-standing veterans Whitby Goth Weekend and ambitious newcomers … Continue reading →

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