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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Indian,dhol,band,musicians,community,parade,procession,traditional,drum,performance,live,street,music,cultural,celebration,multicultural Britain,Sikh Punjabi heritage,bhangra rhythms,festival entertainment,faith community event,inclusive public celebration,ethnic diversity,diaspora identity,interfaith gathering,local tradition,summer street festival,male percussionists,double sided drums,wooden,entertainment,ethnic,faith,gathering,grade,green,heritage,identity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F1P47E - South Asian dhol drummers identified as Dhol Beats perform in bright summer sunshine during Stockton Heath Walking Day on Saturday 11 July 2026 in Warrington, Cheshire. Wearing pale green shirts and purple shoulder sashes, the musicians play large double-sided barrel drums with wooden sticks. Their movement and powerful percussion bring energy, rhythm and a multicultural character to the traditional village procession.
The group is pictured crossing Victoria Square beside Stockton Heath Police Station, the red-brick Arts and Crafts building behind them. Opened in 1912 as a combined police station, magistrates' court and constables' accommodation, it is now Grade II listed. Shaped gables, sandstone detailing, tall chimneys and a distinctive corner turret provide a historic backdrop to the performance. Traffic lights, direction signs, barriers and spectators place the musicians within the closed public highway.
The dhol is a double-headed drum associated particularly with Punjab and widely used in Punjabi folk music, bhangra, weddings, festivals and celebratory processions. Its loud carrying beat suits outdoor performance, where several players create interlocking rhythms and physical impact. Including South Asian musicians within Walking Day shows how a long-established custom can retain its faith and community roots while becoming more representative of modern Warrington.
Stockton Heath Walking Day is an annual walk of witness involving churches, schools, community organisations, musicians and residents. The 2026 event had faced possible cancellation because of rising costs, reduced official support and the need for volunteers, but community backing enabled it to proceed. Hundreds attended in hot sunny weather, supporting a tradition within the wider Walking Day culture of Warrington and Cheshire communities. The photograph captures celebration, cultural diversity, local heritage and the continuation of a public event through volunteer effort.
Grappenhall Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2AF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,gig,live,Manchester,09/07/2026,band,bands,gigs,music,Johnny Marr live,Johnny Marr concert,Sounds of the City 2026,The Smiths guitarist,giant projected portrait,electric guitar performance,British indie rock,largest solo headline show,iconic Manchester musician,alternative music legend,jangle guitar pioneer,career spanning set,hometown audience,rock photography,visual stage production,cultural legacy,Fender Jaguar guitar,singer songwriter performing,drummer on stage,layered composition,monumental face projection,atmospheric green lighting,The Clockworks support,Greater Manchester England,9 July 2026,concert,guitar,fender,festival
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12C96 - Johnny Marr performs at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester during Sounds of the City on Thursday 9 July 2026, framed beneath an enormous live projection of his face. The guitarist, singer and songwriter stands at the microphone with a black Fender Jaguar while his drummer plays behind him. Green and pale gold beams pass through stage haze, merging Marr's figure with the softly focused portrait on the screen and producing a striking, dreamlike double image.
Marr appears relatively small at the foot of the stage while his magnified expression fills the background, turning a concert photograph into a layered portrait of an artist confronting his public image. Muted colours and drifting light create an ethereal atmosphere, while the guitar, microphone and drum kit keep the scene rooted in a live rock show.
The sold-out Castlefield appearance was promoted as Marr's largest solo headline concert to date. Support came from Everything Everything and Irish post-punk band The Clockworks. His career-spanning set combined solo material with songs by The Smiths and Electronic, including This Charming Man, Bigmouth Strikes Again, Getting Away With It, How Soon Is Now?, Panic and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. New songs anticipated his fifth solo album, The Age of Everything.
Marr's chiming guitar style helped define The Smiths and influenced British independent and alternative music. Performing in his home city gives the photograph added resonance, connecting his continuing solo career with Manchester's musical history.
Castlefield Bowl is an open-air amphitheatre among canals, railway viaducts and former industrial buildings. The photograph captures spectacle, introspection and hometown identity in one frame: the working musician below, the monumental cultural icon above and the unseen Manchester audience beyond the camera
Castlefield Bowl, Rice Street, off Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, England, M3 4JN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F12E8A - Johnny Marr performs with his arms stretched wide at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester during the Sounds of the City concert series on Thursday 9 July 2026. The former Smiths guitarist and songwriter stands at the microphone with a black Fender Jaguar electric guitar, while the drummer plays behind him. Purple stage lighting, a large monochrome video screen and Marr's expressive pose give the photograph the scale and energy of a major outdoor headline show.
The sold-out concert was billed as the biggest solo headline performance of Marr's career. It was a significant Manchester homecoming for an artist whose distinctive melodic guitar work helped define The Smiths and influenced generations of alternative and independent musicians. The set combined Marr's solo catalogue, celebrated Smiths songs and new material linked to his forthcoming fifth solo album, The Age of Everything.
Songs reported from the evening included Generate! Generate!, New Town Velocity, Spirit Power and Soul, This Charming Man, Bigmouth Strikes Again, How Soon Is Now?, Panic and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out. The performance connected Marr's current work with the music that established his international reputation. His outstretched stance captures the relationship between performer and hometown audience at an important point in his solo career.
Support came from Manchester band Everything Everything and Irish post-punk group The Clockworks. Castlefield Bowl is an open-air amphitheatre set among canals, railway viaducts and former industrial buildings, giving Sounds of the City concerts a distinctive Manchester character.
The image records an influential British guitarist commanding the stage at his largest solo concert to date. It combines live performance, local music heritage, festival production and popular culture, while showing Marr not only as a former member of The Smiths but as an active recording artist introducing new work to a large multi-generational audience
Castlefield Bowl, Rice Street, off Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester, England, M3 4JN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EME6HD - 6 June 2026, this live music photograph shows Black Desert performing on stage at Warrington Music Festival in Warrington town centre, Cheshire, England. The image captures the young North West alternative or grunge band in a full band set-up with vocalist and guitarist at centre stage, drummer behind, bassist to the right and another guitarist to the left, framed by amplifiers, monitors, lighting rigs and a large screen displaying the band's name. Festival branding for Warrington Music Fest is visible on both sides of the stage, placing the performance within a free public town-centre event designed to draw crowds into the local retail and leisure area. The stage appears to be a temporary outdoor festival installation, with surrounding buildings visible beyond the performance area, helping to root the image in an urban shopping and civic setting rather than a conventional indoor venue. The scene has value as a documentary image of emerging grassroots music culture in the North West, showing how local festivals give developing bands a platform in front of a broader public audience. It is also useful for editorial themes around youth culture, live entertainment, gig promotion, town-centre regeneration, community events, local identity and the role of arts programming in boosting footfall for shops, bars and hospitality businesses. Warrington Music Festival has become part of the town's wider seasonal events offer, using central public space to showcase local and regional acts and to strengthen the area's cultural profile. For picture buyers, the combination of a named band, readable stage screen, instruments, performance energy and clearly branded event context makes this suitable for stories about unsigned bands, North West music scenes, independent live performance, cultural tourism, festival listings, entertainment previews and reviews, and the changing relationship between retail destinations and public events in English town centres.
The Old Marketplace, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EME6JT - 6 June 2026, this live music photograph shows Black Desert performing on stage at Warrington Music Festival in Warrington town centre, Cheshire, England. The image captures the young North West alternative or grunge band in a full band set-up with vocalist and guitarist at centre stage, drummer behind, bassist to the right and another guitarist to the left, framed by amplifiers, monitors, lighting rigs and a large screen displaying the band's name. Festival branding for Warrington Music Fest is visible on both sides of the stage, placing the performance within a free public town-centre event designed to draw crowds into the local retail and leisure area. The stage appears to be a temporary outdoor festival installation, with surrounding buildings visible beyond the performance area, helping to root the image in an urban shopping and civic setting rather than a conventional indoor venue. The scene has value as a documentary image of emerging grassroots music culture in the North West, showing how local festivals give developing bands a platform in front of a broader public audience. It is also useful for editorial themes around youth culture, live entertainment, gig promotion, town-centre regeneration, community events, local identity and the role of arts programming in boosting footfall for shops, bars and hospitality businesses. Warrington Music Festival has become part of the town's wider seasonal events offer, using central public space to showcase local and regional acts and to strengthen the area's cultural profile. For picture buyers, the combination of a named band, readable stage screen, instruments, performance energy and clearly branded event context makes this suitable for stories about unsigned bands, North West music scenes, independent live performance, cultural tourism, festival listings, entertainment previews and reviews, and the changing relationship between retail destinations and public events in English town centres.
The Old Marketplace, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EME6K0 - 6 June 2026, this live music photograph shows Black Desert performing on stage at Warrington Music Festival in Warrington town centre, Cheshire, England. The image captures the young North West alternative or grunge band in a full band set-up with vocalist and guitarist at centre stage, drummer behind, bassist to the right and another guitarist to the left, framed by amplifiers, monitors, lighting rigs and a large screen displaying the band's name. Festival branding for Warrington Music Fest is visible on both sides of the stage, placing the performance within a free public town-centre event designed to draw crowds into the local retail and leisure area. The stage appears to be a temporary outdoor festival installation, with surrounding buildings visible beyond the performance area, helping to root the image in an urban shopping and civic setting rather than a conventional indoor venue. The scene has value as a documentary image of emerging grassroots music culture in the North West, showing how local festivals give developing bands a platform in front of a broader public audience. It is also useful for editorial themes around youth culture, live entertainment, gig promotion, town-centre regeneration, community events, local identity and the role of arts programming in boosting footfall for shops, bars and hospitality businesses. Warrington Music Festival has become part of the town's wider seasonal events offer, using central public space to showcase local and regional acts and to strengthen the area's cultural profile. For picture buyers, the combination of a named band, readable stage screen, instruments, performance energy and clearly branded event context makes this suitable for stories about unsigned bands, North West music scenes, independent live performance, cultural tourism, festival listings, entertainment previews and reviews, and the changing relationship between retail destinations and public events in English town centres.
The Old Marketplace, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EME6K2 - 6 June 2026, this live music photograph shows Black Desert performing on stage at Warrington Music Festival in Warrington town centre, Cheshire, England. The image captures the young North West alternative or grunge band in a full band set-up with vocalist and guitarist at centre stage, drummer behind, bassist to the right and another guitarist to the left, framed by amplifiers, monitors, lighting rigs and a large screen displaying the band's name. Festival branding for Warrington Music Fest is visible on both sides of the stage, placing the performance within a free public town-centre event designed to draw crowds into the local retail and leisure area. The stage appears to be a temporary outdoor festival installation, with surrounding buildings visible beyond the performance area, helping to root the image in an urban shopping and civic setting rather than a conventional indoor venue. The scene has value as a documentary image of emerging grassroots music culture in the North West, showing how local festivals give developing bands a platform in front of a broader public audience. It is also useful for editorial themes around youth culture, live entertainment, gig promotion, town-centre regeneration, community events, local identity and the role of arts programming in boosting footfall for shops, bars and hospitality businesses. Warrington Music Festival has become part of the town's wider seasonal events offer, using central public space to showcase local and regional acts and to strengthen the area's cultural profile. For picture buyers, the combination of a named band, readable stage screen, instruments, performance energy and clearly branded event context makes this suitable for stories about unsigned bands, North West music scenes, independent live performance, cultural tourism, festival listings, entertainment previews and reviews, and the changing relationship between retail destinations and public events in English town centres.
The Old Marketplace, Golden Square, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,record fair,7 Inch,record,rare,second-hand,crate,digging,LP,LPs,music,memorabilia,shopping centre,physical,June,Cheshire,event,vinyl revival,analogue music,independent music retail,collectible records,deleted recordings,rare pressings,unofficial releases,imported albums,promotional records,picture discs,music collecting,album artwork,physical media revival,specialist market,pop culture nostalgia,town-centre event,experiential retail,collector culture,music enthusiasts,specialist dealers,mall event
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EMY4JA - Record collectors and shoppers browse long rows of vinyl records at the Triple J Record Fair inside Golden Square shopping centre in Warrington, Cheshire, during June 2026. Clear plastic boxes hold LPs and singles arranged for browsing, while album sleeves are displayed vertically along the stall wall. The indoor mall setting, glazed roof, shopfronts and visible Golden Square branding place the event within Warrington's retail centre.
The fair was held on 6 June 2026 and formed part of a regular programme of first-Saturday record fairs at Golden Square. Traders offered vinyl, CDs and music memorabilia across many genres, giving collectors the opportunity to search for second-hand releases, rare pressings, deleted titles, imports, picture discs, promotional copies and unofficial or bootleg recordings. The familiar process of crate digging remains central to record collecting, with buyers examining sleeves, labels, catalogue numbers, condition and pressing details before purchasing.
Vinyl records have enjoyed a sustained revival despite the dominance of streaming and digital downloads. Record fairs provide a physical marketplace where enthusiasts can inspect stock directly, discuss music with knowledgeable dealers and discover recordings that may be difficult to find through retailers. They also bring specialist trading and additional footfall into shopping centres, supporting the wider town-centre economy while connecting established collectors with younger audiences discovering analogue music formats.
The photograph is suitable for editorial coverage of vinyl collecting, independent music retail, record fairs, rare records, bootlegs, music memorabilia, second-hand culture, physical media, nostalgia, consumer trends, specialist markets and the continuing appeal of album artwork and tangible music ownership. It also documents how Golden Square uses events to broaden its retail offer and attract visitors beyond conventional high-street shopping
27 Old Market Place, Warrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, WA1 1QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EG4BGC - Festival-branded deckchair promoting Warrington Food & Drink Festival, photographed on the lawn at Bank Park in front of the famous Golden Gates and Warrington Town Hall on Sunday 17 May 2026. The image shows a large blue promotional deckchair printed with the festival logo, food and drink illustrations and the @WeAreWarrington branding, set against the ornate black-and-gold gates and bright spring sunshine. It is a strong editorial image for stories about Warrington events, town-centre festivals, local food and drink promotion, place marketing, civic spaces, community leisure, tourism, public realm activity and the use of heritage settings for modern visitor events.
The 2026 Warrington Food & Drink Festival took place across Bank Park and the grounds of Warrington Town Hall, bringing together around 80 traders, food stalls, drinks businesses and family entertainment over the weekend. This picture focuses on one of the event's visual branding features rather than the crowd itself, using the deckchair as a foreground prop that instantly conveys relaxation, hospitality and outdoor festival culture. The scene also captures the weather and season clearly, with green grass, leafy trees, blue sky and fair-weather cloud suggesting a pleasant sunny spring day in Cheshire, in the heart of the town centre.
Warrington Town Hall, originally built in 1750 as Bank Hall for merchant Thomas Patten and designed by James Gibbs, provides an important historical backdrop. The Golden Gates are one of Warrington's best-known landmarks and help root the image firmly in the town's civic identity. As a result, the photograph works well for editorial use covering Warrington, Cheshire tourism, food festivals, town-centre regeneration, cultural programming, local business promotion, hospitality, public events and civic pride. The combination of branded deckchair, heritage gates and seasonal sunshine gives the image a colourful, recognisable and commercially useful sense of place.
Sunny Warrington Town Hall scene with Food & Drink Festival deckchair, Golden Gates backdrop and bra
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFEG34 - Photograph showing volunteers serving real ale drinkers and visitors at Grappenhall Beer Festival in May 2026, held at The Bellhouse, home of the Grappenhall Youth and Community Association, on Bellhouse Lane in Grappenhall, South Warrington, Cheshire. The image shows a long staffed bar with beer mats, pump clips, tasting sheets and festival paperwork in the foreground, while rows of cask beer barrels on stillage line the back of the hall, ready for pouring. Men and women are gathered at the counter and around the room, giving the scene a strong sense of a busy local beer event run by volunteers. According to the organisers and ticket listings, the 2026 Grappenhall Beer Festival took place on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 May 2026 at Grappenhall Community Centre, also known as The Bellhouse, and offered more than 30 real ales and ciders together with live music and hot food. This makes the photograph useful for editorial and commercial searches around real ale festivals, CAMRA style beer events, cask-conditioned beer, local brewing, community fundraising, volunteers, charity-run venues, beer tourism, Warrington social life and traditional British pub and brewing culture. The scene captures the practical side of a local beer festival, with volunteers staffing the serving counter, customers browsing choices, and casks arranged behind the bar in a straightforward temporary taproom setting rather than a permanent pub cellar. Strong concepts include Grappenhall Beer Festival, The Bellhouse, GYCA, Bellhouse Lane, real ale, cask ale, beer festival bar, Warrington, Cheshire, North West England, community centre, charity fundraiser, local brewers, beer lovers, CAMRA supporters, festival volunteers and social gathering. The indoor lighting, casual dress and busy bar atmosphere suggest a welcoming neighbourhood event focused on beer appreciation, fundraising and community spirit.
Grappenhall Community Centre (GYCA), Bellhouse Lane, Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 2SG.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E91E9P - Live music editorial photograph of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets performing at Albert Hall Manchester on 27 February 2026, showing guitarists on stage under dark concert lighting with drums, microphone stands, cables, pedals and spare electric guitars visible across the performance area. The Australian psychedelic rock band, originally formed in Perth, are strongly associated with colourful, high-energy psych rock, fuzz guitar, garage rock, progressive rock textures and fast, distorted live performances. The right-hand performer appears to be singing or playing lead guitar at the microphone, but the individual should only be named as Jack McEwan if confirmed by the photographer's own notes or venue accreditation, because person identity cannot be verified from this image alone.
The image is suitable for editorial coverage of contemporary Australian rock, UK touring, Manchester concerts, live music photography, independent venues, gig culture and psychedelic music. Albert Hall, a Grade II listed former Wesleyan chapel converted into a major Manchester music venue, gives the performance additional cultural context as part of the city's live music scene. The dark background, spotlight, red stage tones and visible instruments create a strong documentary atmosphere, useful for articles about touring bands, guitar music, alternative music, psych rock revival, music journalism, concert reviews, festival line-ups and the experience of live performance.
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets live at Albert Hall Manchester, Australian psych rock band on stage during
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6FJ - Clampdown Records is an independent record shop located at 911 Paton Street, Manchester M1 2BA, in Manchester city centre. The venue is part of the city's long-standing tradition of independent music retail, occupying a niche space away from mainstream high-street chains and reflecting Manchester's deep-rooted alternative music culture.
The shop's signage, prominently displaying the name Clampdown Records, references a confrontational, anti-establishment aesthetic closely associated with punk, post-punk and politically engaged music cultures. Such naming conventions have historically signalled alignment with underground scenes rather than commercial chart music, positioning shops like Clampdown as cultural hubs rather than purely retail outlets.
Independent record shops have played a crucial role in Manchester's music history, acting as meeting points for musicians, fans, collectors and promoters, and serving as informal distribution centres for local and international underground releases. In an era of digital streaming and declining physical retail, stores such as Clampdown Records are often cited as symbols of the vinyl revival and the persistence of analogue music formats valued for their tactile, collectible and cultural qualities.
Paton Street sits close to areas historically associated with Manchester's music and nightlife economy, and the presence of an independent record shop here contributes to wider discussions about urban regeneration, cultural survival and the future of independent high streets in UK cities. The image captures not only the physical storefront but also the broader cultural significance of independent music retail within Manchester's identity as a city shaped by sound, subculture and creative resistance.
Photographed in close-up with architectural details and signage clearly visible, the image offers strong editorial value for themes including music heritage, independent business, cultural economics and the continuing relevance
Signage and exterior detail of Clampdown Records, an independent record shop on Paton Street in Manc
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E6T4DK - Editorial live music photograph of Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir, vocalist of Dream Wife, performing at Future Yard in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, on 2 November 2024 during the band's Social Lubrication Tour 2023/24. The singer is shown mid-stock-photo/gotonysmith-Performance.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>performance under vivid red and magenta stage lighting, holding a microphone close to her mouth, with bright LED bars, amplifier equipment and part of the drum kit visible behind her. Her expressive pose, colourful patterned stage outfit and direct engagement with the crowd capture the energy, attitude and theatrical presence associated with Dream Wife's live shows.
This image is suitable for editorial use covering Dream Wife, Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir, live music in Birkenhead, Future Yard gigs, Merseyside music culture, UK touring bands, women in rock, feminist punk, indie rock, alternative rock and contemporary guitar music. Dream Wife are widely described as an English-Icelandic, London-based band, and this performance fits their reputation for sharp, energetic, politically aware live sets. The photograph works well for concert reviews, music journalism, venue features, tour coverage, album promotion and wider articles about grassroots venues, independent music spaces and the Liverpool City Region live music scene.
The compact venue setting, saturated lighting and close stage perspective give the image a strong documentary feel, making it useful for newspapers, magazines, blogs and music press needing a clear, recognisable performance shot. It also has wider stock value for themes such as female fronted bands, vocalist on stage, microphone performance, stagecraft, modern punk pop aesthetics, intimate gigs, artist touring schedules and the continuing appeal of energetic live alternative music in smaller British venues. Future Yard's independent status also makes the picture useful for local culture and grassroots venue coverage.
Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir of Dream Wife performs live at Future Yard, Birkenhead, on the Social Lubric
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EF6BHE - Black and white live music photograph of Peter Hook and The Light stock-photo/gotonysmith-Performing.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>performing at Parr Hall in Warrington, Cheshire, on 17 October 2024, with bass guitar, drums, keyboards, amplifiers and stage lighting visible across the venue stage. The image captures the stark, atmospheric look of a post-punk concert, with the central performer near the microphone and other musicians arranged behind him in a classic live band setup. The photograph is useful for editorial uses around Peter Hook, ex-New Order and Joy Division musicians, live performance, British post-punk, alternative rock, Manchester music heritage, touring bands, concert venues and northern music culture. Culture Warrington announced that Peter Hook and The Light would bring the Substance world tour to Parr Hall on Thursday 17 October, while ticket listings for the date describe the tour as featuring the Substance albums by Joy Division and New Order. That makes the image relevant to the legacy of both bands, Factory Records history, bass-led post-punk, and the live audience for New Order and Joy Division material. Parr Hall is a long-established Warrington performance venue on Palmyra Square South, hosting concerts, comedy, theatre and community events, and this scene shows it being used as an intimate indoor music venue with the audience visible at the foot of the frame. The monochrome treatment suits the subject, echoing visual language associated with late 1970s and early 1980s Manchester music, while lighting haze, equipment silhouettes and a dark backdrop add editorial mood. The date places the concert in autumn, and the indoor scene gives no exterior weather information, but the visible stage lighting and low contrast create a late evening gig atmosphere. This stock image can support articles on live music touring, heritage acts, post-punk revival, Warrington nightlife, Cheshire arts venues, ticketed events and the continuing influence of Joy Division and New Order on British alternative music.
Peter Hook and The Light performing live at Parr Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, on 17 October 2024 - Pa
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EF6BHG - Black and white live music photograph of Salford-born bass player Peter Hook stock-photo/gotonysmith-Performing.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>performing with Peter Hook and The Light at Parr Hall in Warrington, Cheshire, on 17 October 2024, during the Substance 2024 tour. The image shows Hook on stage with his distinctive bass guitar, microphone stand, backline amplifiers, keyboard setup, stage risers, haze and low concert lighting, creating a stark monochrome scene strongly associated with British post-punk performance. Peter Hook is widely known as a former bassist and co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, two of the most influential bands to emerge from the Manchester and Salford music scene. The Warrington date formed part of the tour built around the Substance albums by Joy Division and New Order, with Ticketline describing the 2024 dates as performances of both bands' Substance albums in full. Parr Hall is a long-established Warrington venue on Palmyra Square South, used for concerts, comedy, theatre, community events and touring music. The photograph has strong editorial value for stories about Peter Hook, Joy Division, New Order, Factory Records, Manchester music heritage, alternative rock, post-punk, live touring, heritage acts, bass-led songwriting and the continuing appeal of late twentieth century northern music. The visible stage equipment, handwritten set markings on cases, lit performance area and partially visible band member behind the keyboard add practical documentary detail. The monochrome treatment suits the subject, echoing the visual style often linked with Joy Division's austere artwork and the industrial mood of Manchester's post-punk history. The indoor venue means no exterior weather is visible, but the concert lighting and crowd-edge viewpoint suggest a late evening autumn gig. This stock image is suitable for coverage of live music, concert venues, touring musicians, Warrington nightlife, Cheshire arts, music nostalgia, bass guitar performance and the long cultural afterlife of Joy Division and Ne
Peter Hook and The Light performing on the Substance tour at Parr Hall, Warrington, Cheshire, on 17
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHH6HP - Taken on 15 Aug 2023, this photograph shows Porters Ale House formally the Cross Keys, evening real ale at Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 2NN. The location is Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 2NN. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains public house signs, frontage, street activity or drinking culture details useful for hospitality and heritage features. The Warrington pub frontage links real ale, evening hospitality, town-centre leisure and the reuse of older commercial buildings in a changing high street. It could support features on pubs, beer, leisure, nightlife, tourism, heritage streets, local economies, independent hospitality and the pressures facing town-centre venues. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Buttermarket St, Warrington, Porters, Ale House, Porters Ale House, town, centre, Victorian, building, architecture, WA1, Cheshire, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. This makes the image useful for comparison pieces, then-and-now features, local news, regeneration stories and plain-English explainers aimed at a general audience. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history
Buttermarket St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 2NN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGPN9M - Large scale mural of Mark E Smith, the late frontman and lyricist of The Fall, painted on the gable end wall of Chips at No8 on Clifton Road in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. The portrait shows the singer in a white open neck shirt and dark jacket, with a cigarette in his mouth, looking out from the side of the chip shop in bright sunshine beneath a clear blue sky. The image is a strong editorial stock photograph for Manchester music heritage, post-punk culture, The Fall, Prestwich, street art, public murals, local identity, fan pilgrimage and the continuing cultural afterlife of northern alternative music. The mural was created by street artist Akse P19 for Prestwich Arts Festival in 2018, after Smith's death earlier that year, and became one of the area's best known pieces of public art. The Fall emerged from Prestwich and Greater Manchester in the late 1970s and built a fierce cult reputation through abrasive post-punk sound, repetitive guitar lines, dry humour, literary references and Smith's unmistakable vocal delivery. The location adds strong northern character: a music icon painted not on a formal civic monument, but on the wall of an independent chippy in a town centre street. That setting gives the image commercial and editorial value for stories about grassroots culture, working class creativity, independent businesses, British music history, urban art, memory, fandom and the way local communities commemorate difficult, brilliant and uncompromising artists. Visible details include the pale rendered wall, red brick adjoining building, drainpipe, cables, windows, strong sunlight and blue sky, all helping to place the mural in a real high street environment rather than a gallery setting. It works well for articles on The Fall, Manchester bands, John Peel era alternative music, post-punk legacy, Prestwich tourism, Greater Manchester cultural landmarks and the wider role of murals in marking local pride.
8 Clifton Road, Prestwich, Bury, Manchester, England, UK, M25 3HQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGPNA3 - Large mural of Mark E Smith, frontman of The Fall, painted on the gable end of Chips at No8 on Clifton Road in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. The wider street view shows the famous portrait beside the blue frontage of the independent fish and chip shop, with visible signage for Chips@No.8, fish and chips, take away and eat in. Smith is shown in a white open neck shirt and dark jacket with a cigarette, a confrontational and instantly recognisable image that reflects the abrasive wit and cult presence of one of British post-punk's most uncompromising performers. The mural was created by street artist Akse P19 for Prestwich Arts Festival in 2018 after Smith's death, and was reported as a six metre painting on the side of the local chippy. Pitchfork also reported that the mural was based on a photograph by Alex Whitton. The Fall emerged from Prestwich and Greater Manchester in the late 1970s, building a fierce reputation through jagged repetition, literary bite, dry northern humour and Smith's unmistakable vocal delivery. The setting matters because this is not a formal monument in a gallery or civic square, but a music icon painted on a working chippy in a local high street environment. The image is useful for editorial stories about Manchester music heritage, The Fall, Mark E Smith, post-punk, fan pilgrimage, public art, grassroots culture, Prestwich identity, independent businesses and the role of murals in preserving local memory. Details such as the red brick shop, blue fascia, rendered side wall, flue pipe, overhead wires, drainpipe, clear blue sky and strong sunshine place the artwork firmly in an everyday northern street scene. The photograph also works for wider coverage of music tourism, urban art, cultural landmarks, British alternative rock, working class creativity and the way ordinary local businesses become points of pilgrimage for fans.
8 Clifton Road, Prestwich, Bury, Manchester, England, UK, M25 3HQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGPNAD - The Red Lion Joseph Holt pub on Bury New Road in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, photographed in bright sunshine with outdoor tables, brick frontage, hanging bunting and traditional pub signage visible. The image shows the large red brick pub building at 398 Bury New Road, a prominent local landmark in Prestwich village and a Joseph Holt public house with strong connections to the local drinking culture around Mark E Smith and The Fall. The scene is useful for editorial coverage of Manchester music heritage, post-punk history, pub culture, northern high streets, Joseph Holt Brewery, traditional locals, live music, beer gardens, pub crawls and cultural tourism in Greater Manchester. Mark E Smith, frontman and permanent driving force of The Fall, grew up around Prestwich and the band was formed locally in 1976, making pubs, shops, streets and landmarks around Bury New Road part of the informal geography of Fall fan pilgrimage. Local writing on Bury New Road notes that Smith drank in pubs along Prestwich village, including The Red Lion, while fan walking guides connect nearby locations with The Fall photographs and Mark E Smith stories. The photograph has added value because the Red Lion is not just a generic pub exterior, but part of a wider Prestwich music trail that also includes the Mark E Smith mural at Chips at No8, local streets, former band haunts and places associated with the band's uncompromising northern identity. Visible details such as the Joseph Holt lettering, red brick elevations, arched doorway, outside benches, chalkboard, railings, pavement, blue sky and strong summer light give the image a clear documentary sense of place. It can illustrate features on The Fall, Mark E Smith, Manchester alternative music, independent pubs, brewery estates, Prestwich regeneration, pub heritage, fan culture, music tourism and the role of ordinary local pubs in shaping cultural memory, alongside wider stories about community, place and northern identity.
398 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, England, UK, M25 1AR
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398 Bury New Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, England, UK, M25 1AR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJ40 - This image shows the exterior of Radio Northwich, a community radio station based in Northwich, Cheshire. The station operates as a local, non-commercial broadcaster, providing a mix of music, local news, interviews, and community-focused programming aimed at serving residents of Northwich and the surrounding area.
Radio Northwich broadcasts on FM locally and also streams online, reflecting the hybrid nature of modern community radio in the UK. Programming typically includes locally produced shows, specialist music output, and coverage of local events, charities, and voluntary groups, with a strong emphasis on community participation and volunteering.
The station is independently run and community-owned, operating on a not-for-profit basis rather than as part of a national commercial radio network. Community radio stations such as Radio Northwich play an important role in local media ecosystems, particularly as traditional local newspapers and commercial radio services have declined.
The photograph appears to have been taken in late-day light, with warm reflections visible in the glass frontage of the building. The modern exterior places the station firmly within Northwich town centre, highlighting the visibility and accessibility of community media within everyday urban life.
16A Leicester Street (Unit 24b), Northwich, Cheshire CW9 5LA, United Kingdom
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St George's Place, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XXG - Lewis Floyd Henry has been out on the streets and stages of the world evolving as a one man band and gaining the reputation of being a great live act. Whilst developing his unique approach to performing, musical ideas have flourished in the form of his own compositions and recordings.
A One Man, Multi Genre, Traveling Sonic Medicine Show
Lewis Floyd Henry takes the rarified tradition of the one man band, street corner, blues music of Lone Cat Fuller to an almost burlesque stratospheric level a one man, multi genre, sonic medicine show. Lewis devised a foot operated miniature toy drum kit set on it's side for his rhythm section with other pedals including loopers you can imagine the reanimated ghost cadavers of Son House, Jimi Hendrix and several bright orange dwarves dancing like voodoo puppets as he pounds out rhythms like an ancient, corroded 808 against a back drop of 60's psyche inspired grooves.
He sounds like Lone Cat Fuller jamming Captain Beefheart in Margate. What makes it so great is the loose one man band synthesis of Piedmont Country Blues, the occasional vocal flavours of Mick Jagger and the vintage ragtime jazz and skiffle leanings. You can even taste a bit of Hendrix, Son House and a slice of Hank III and Beck just to spice everything up a touch.
8 bit absinthe of authenticity
Look no further if you want to escape the relentless polish of 21st Century plastique overproduction and feed your ears something soaked in the 8 bit absinthe of authenticity it will probably kill your speakers, it's raw and gritty-it ain't perfect but that's what makes it so damn good.
One Man versus the World
Fresh from spending years busking the hard streets of London, let iconoclastic bluesman, and genuine, original, one man band Lewis Floyd Henry take you on a rickety old roller coaster ride. If you're looking for something fresh, inventive, and suitably low-fi Lewis is your man.
Brick Lane, London, GB, E1 6QL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R39XXN - Lewis Floyd Henry has been out on the streets and stages of the world evolving as a one man band and gaining the reputation of being a great live act. Whilst developing his unique approach to performing, musical ideas have flourished in the form of his own compositions and recordings.
A One Man, Multi Genre, Traveling Sonic Medicine Show
Lewis Floyd Henry takes the rarified tradition of the one man band, street corner, blues music of Lone Cat Fuller to an almost burlesque stratospheric level a one man, multi genre, sonic medicine show. Lewis devised a foot operated miniature toy drum kit set on it's side for his rhythm section with other pedals including loopers you can imagine the reanimated ghost cadavers of Son House, Jimi Hendrix and several bright orange dwarves dancing like voodoo puppets as he pounds out rhythms like an ancient, corroded 808 against a back drop of 60's psyche inspired grooves.
He sounds like Lone Cat Fuller jamming Captain Beefheart in Margate. What makes it so great is the loose one man band synthesis of Piedmont Country Blues, the occasional vocal flavours of Mick Jagger and the vintage ragtime jazz and skiffle leanings. You can even taste a bit of Hendrix, Son House and a slice of Hank III and Beck just to spice everything up a touch.
8 bit absinthe of authenticity
Look no further if you want to escape the relentless polish of 21st Century plastique overproduction and feed your ears something soaked in the 8 bit absinthe of authenticity it will probably kill your speakers, it's raw and gritty-it ain't perfect but that's what makes it so damn good.
One Man versus the World
Fresh from spending years busking the hard streets of London, let iconoclastic bluesman, and genuine, original, one man band Lewis Floyd Henry take you on a rickety old roller coaster ride. If you're looking for something fresh, inventive, and suitably low-fi Lewis is your man.
Brick Lane, London, GB, E1 6QL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MF26 - Sounds of the underground - read more at https://www.creativemoment.co/this-eurovision-musicians-in-liverpool-donate-their-busking-spots-to-help-fellow-ukrainian-artists
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine buskers have been robbed of their spots, so their music has had to go underground.
But it's not just their music that has been taken, it is also their livelihoods. So this Eurovision, Ketchum UK has created a campaign for buskers from Liverpool to give up their usual spots along the Merseyrail network to Ukrainian musicians, giving them the chance to perform for audiences and keep the conversation alive about this unjust war.
Travellers going through the four biggest stations
Liverpool Central, Lime Street, Moorfields and James Street will be able to enjoy authentic Ukrainian busking music.
Each busking spot has a speaker streaming the artists music and a QR code for passers-by to scan to find out more about the musicians' story, videos about them and to donate to the cause.
All proceeds raised will go directly to Supplies for Ukraine C.I.C., who are working to provide essential, lifesaving equipment to civilians and volunteers on the front lines in Ukraine.
There is an accompanying outdoor poster campaign across the Merseyrail network and all tracks are streamed as a playlist on Spotify.
Liverpool Central Rail Station , Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, GB, L1 1JT
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Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 4AF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R22XN3 - Pub with chicken & music
28 Gradwell St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4JH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R22XN5 - Pub with chicken & music
28 Gradwell St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 4JH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJW6NK - The words Love Is All You Need are painted in turquoise lettering across a weathered red brick wall at 13 Rice Street in Liverpool, accompanied by informal heart shapes and other small pieces of graffiti. The wording reverses the title of the famous Beatles song All You Need Is Love , but its meaning and location create an unmistakable connection with the city's musical heritage.
The wall stands close to Ye Cracke, a historic Liverpool pub long associated with John Lennon. Lennon is said to have frequented the pub while studying at the nearby Liverpool College of Art, before the Beatles achieved international fame. Ye Cracke remains a popular destination for Beatles enthusiasts, music tourists and visitors exploring the Georgian Quarter.
The hand-painted lettering, yellow heart outline and rough brickwork create an informal and affectionate piece of street art. Rather than being an official monument, the message reflects Liverpool's continuing everyday relationship with the Beatles, with references to the group appearing throughout the city's streets, pubs, venues and visitor attractions.
Rice Street lies within Liverpool's Georgian Quarter, near Hope Street, Liverpool Cathedral, the former art college and other locations linked with the city's cultural and musical history. The area is characterised by historic buildings, independent pubs, theatres, educational institutions and lively nightlife.
The image combines a universally recognisable message about love with the local story of John Lennon, the Beatles and Liverpool's Merseybeat legacy. Its weathered and unofficial appearance also gives it the character of a spontaneous public tribute rather than a polished commercial tourist display.
13 Rice Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 9BB
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Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MKF8NX - Gerard Winstanley House which was formerly the towns magistrates court and police station but is now the home of a multi-arts thriving creative community.
It is a Grade II listed building dating back to around 1887 and of course, the first thing that hits you is the brickwork. The official records describe it as red brick in Flemish bond with sandstone dressings and a slate roof.
The buildings stand on Crawford Street opposite the small little garden that belongs to the Parish Church of All Saints and it really does cut a very imposing figure from a seat in that garden.
But the dramatic architecture doesn't stop there - not only do we have the amazing red brickwork and intricate dressings, but we have towers and turrets too! The spiked tower at the bottom end of Crawford Street rises high above the brickwork pointing right up to the often dark skies above.
This is where the main entrance to the courts was, its large welcoming doorway still a big feature of the facade. The symmetry and absolute craftsmanship of the building never fail to impress
These days the courts and police station have long gone, updated and replaced elsewhere in the town and everyone wondered what might happen to this magnificent building.
Would it go to rack and ruin like so many other buildings in the town, or would there be new life breathed into it, would it get a second chance?
The answer was firmly YES as the building was purchased and occupied by The Old Courts who have transformed the place and have refurbished the interior (still an ongoing project) to provide Art Galleries, a Theatre, a Live Music venue, a Cafe, a Record store, Band rehearsal rooms, Conference and Events space and even a bar.
Bailiff Bar is at the very bottom of the building around the corner from Crawford Street and on to King Street West.
The Old Courts, Crawford Street, Wigan, Lancashire, England,UK, WN1 1NA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JJB7 - Eric's Club was a music club in Liverpool, England. It opened on 1 October 1976 in the basement of The Fruit Exchange in Victoria Street, with performances by The Runaways and The Sex Pistols (their only Liverpool gig) before soon moving around the block to its long-term site on Mathew Street opposite The Cavern Club where The Beatles and other bands of the 1960s played, and became notable for hosting early performances by many punk and post-punk bands.[1]
The club was started by Roger Eagle and Ken Testi (manager of cult Liverpool band Deaf School) and joined later by Pete Fulwell (owner of a small record label Inevitable and later to become manager of Liverpool bands It's Immaterial and The Christians). The club was given the name 'Eric's' by Ken Testi as an antidote to disco clubs with names such as 'Tiffany's' and 'Samantha's'
The club played host to many local, national and international bands primarily within the music sub-cultures of the time, such as Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks, The Clash, Joy Division, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cardiacs, The Slits, Talking Heads, The Stranglers, Ultravox, Wire, XTC, X-Ray Spex and early gigs by New Order and Mick Hucknall (pre Simply Red).
The club acted as a catalyst for local musicians (often also from the Runcorn, Southport, Skelmersdale, Wirral areas) and saw many local artists later become successful acts, including Dead or Alive, Echo & the Bunnymen, Julian Cope, The Teardrop Explodes, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ellery Bop and Wah! Heat
9 Mathew Street, Cavern Walks, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JJF6 - Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the Fifth Beatle because of his extensive involvement in each of the Beatles' original albums. AllMusic has described him as the world's most famous record producer. Martin's formal musical expertise and interest in novel recording practices complemented the Beatles' rudimentary musical education and relentless quest for new musical sounds to record. Most of the Beatles' orchestral arrangements and instrumentation were written or performed by Martin, and he played piano or keyboards on a number of their records. Martin's collaboration with the Beatles resulted in popular, highly acclaimed records with innovative sounds, such as the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandthe first rock album to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Martin's career spanned more than six decades in music, film, television and live performance. Before working with the Beatles and other pop musicians, he produced comedy and novelty records in the 1950s and early 1960s as the head of EMI's Parlophone label, working with Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Bernard Cribbins, among others. His work with other Liverpool rock groups in the earlymid 1960s helped popularize the Merseybeat sound. In 1965, he left EMI and formed his own production company, Associated Independent Recording.
Mathew Street, Cavern Walks, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JJJK - Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE (27 May 1943 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, television presenter and actress.
Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her singles Anyone Who Had a Heart and You're My World both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She had 11 top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart between then and 1971, and an additional eight hits that made the top 40. In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2 showed that her version of Anyone Who Had a Heart was the UK's biggest-selling single by a female artist in the 1960s. You're My World was also a modest hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Along with a successful recording career in the 1960s and early 1970s, Black hosted her own BBC variety show, Cilla (19681976). After a brief time as a comedy actress, she became a prominent television presenter in the 1980s and 1990s, hosting hit entertainment shows such as Blind Date (19852003), Surprise Surprise (19842001) and The Moment of Truth (19982001). In 2013, Black celebrated 50 years in show business. ITV honoured this milestone with a one-off entertainment special which aired on 16 October 2013, The One & Only Cilla Black, featuring Black herself and hosted by Paul O'Grady.
Black died on 1 August 2015 at the age of 72, after a fall in her villa in Estepona. The day after her funeral, the compilation album The Very Best of Cilla Black went to number one on the UK Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart
it was her first number one album. In 2017, a statue of Black commissioned by her sons was unveiled outside the Cavern Club's original entrance.
Cavern Club, Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE BW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JJJX - Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE (27 May 1943 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, television presenter and actress.
Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her singles Anyone Who Had a Heart and You're My World both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She had 11 top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart between then and 1971, and an additional eight hits that made the top 40. In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2 showed that her version of Anyone Who Had a Heart was the UK's biggest-selling single by a female artist in the 1960s. You're My World was also a modest hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Along with a successful recording career in the 1960s and early 1970s, Black hosted her own BBC variety show, Cilla (19681976). After a brief time as a comedy actress, she became a prominent television presenter in the 1980s and 1990s, hosting hit entertainment shows such as Blind Date (19852003), Surprise Surprise (19842001) and The Moment of Truth (19982001). In 2013, Black celebrated 50 years in show business. ITV honoured this milestone with a one-off entertainment special which aired on 16 October 2013, The One & Only Cilla Black, featuring Black herself and hosted by Paul O'Grady.
Black died on 1 August 2015 at the age of 72, after a fall in her villa in Estepona. The day after her funeral, the compilation album The Very Best of Cilla Black went to number one on the UK Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart
it was her first number one album. In 2017, a statue of Black commissioned by her sons was unveiled outside the Cavern Club's original entrance.
Cavern Club, Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 6RE BW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG7YAR - How does Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing work?
The dynamic-pricing system has been used in the United Kingdom for recent sales of tickets to Harry Styles, Coldplay, and Blackpink gigs.
A new Ticketmaster pricing system that alters the price of tickets based on demand is being criticised by fans and industry experts.
The dynamic-pricing system has been used in the United Kingdom for recent sales of tickets to Harry Styles, Coldplay, and Blackpink gigs.
It's regularly employed in the United States, where resale is a lot bigger, and touting is much more prevalent, reports the BBC.
Ticketmaster has now said that it is being used in order to try to stop touts, and to give more money back to artists.
Here's everything you need to know about the system, and how it works.
How does Ticketmaster's new demand-based pricing system work?
On the Ticketmaster page for Harry Styles's tour, a notice explains how its new demand-based system works.
It reads: These tickets vary in price driven by demand from fans, similar to airline tickets and hotel rooms.
We give fans an opportunity to safely buy official tickets for the events they love, right up to the date of the show.
This new pricing system means that Ticketmaster does not publicise ticket costs ahead of time, instead, they charge constantly, based on the demand for tickets
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBKB - Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers in the United Kingdom. Outside of New York, buskers is not a term generally used in American English.
Performances are anything that people find entertaining, including acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricatures, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing, fire skills, flea circus, fortune-telling, juggling, magic, mime, living statue, musical performance, puppeteering, snake charming, storytelling or reciting poetry or prose, street art such as sketching and painting, street theatre, sword swallowing, ventriloquism and washboarding.
The first recorded instances of laws affecting buskers were in ancient Rome in 462 BC. The Law of the Twelve Tables made it a crime to sing about or make parodies of the government or its officials in public places
the penalty was death. Louis the Pious excluded histriones and scurrae, which included all entertainers without noble protection, from the privilege of justice. In 1530 Henry VIII ordered the licensing of minstrels and players, fortune-tellers, pardoners and fencers, as well as beggars who could not work. If they did not obey they could be whipped on two consecutive days.
In the United States under constitutional law and most European common law, the protection of artistic free speech extends to busking. In the U.S. and many countries, the designated places for free speech behaviour are the public parks, streets, sidewalks, thoroughfares and town squares or plazas
City of York, Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 6GD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R59X6W - This image shows the exterior of the Stone Roses Bar, a well-known music-themed bar located on King Street in York. The venue is named after the influential British band The Stone Roses and reflects the continuing cultural legacy of late-1980s and early-1990s indie and Madchester music.
The red brick façade is decorated with distinctive signage, posters, and window graphics referencing British alternative music culture. The building's historic urban fabric contrasts with the modern graphic artwork and band imagery, linking York's traditional streetscape with contemporary nightlife and popular music heritage.
Bars such as this play an important role in city-centre evening economies, attracting locals, students, and visitors interested in alternative music scenes and themed venues. The Stone Roses Bar is particularly associated with indie, Britpop, and guitar-based music, often hosting DJs and events that celebrate British rock history.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents the venue as part of York's wider cultural and nightlife landscape. It is well suited to editorial use covering British music culture, urban leisure, themed bars, tourism, and the influence of iconic bands on local identity and commercial spaces.
Stone Roses Bar, King Street, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK, YO1 9SP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K87G - Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by The Guardian as the most beautiful theatre in London' it is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Hackney Empire is a grade II* listed building. The theatre was built as a music hall in 1901, designed by the architect Frank Matcham. Architecture scholar Nicholas Pevsner described the splendid Hackney Empire, with its ornate terracotta exterior and sumptuous seventy-seven galleried auditorium as a key example of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. There is a statue of Thalia, the Greek muse of comedy, on the roof of the theatre: this was removed in 1979, but later reinstalled.
ATV bought the theatre to use as studios in the mid-1950s and shows such as Take Your Pick and Oh, Boy! were broadcast live. Certain episodes of Opportunity Knocks were also filmed at the theatre. Some scenes from Emergency Ward 10 were also filmed there. From 1963 to 1984, the theatre was used by the Mecca Organisation as a bingo hall
wrestling matches also occurred there during the 1960s.
In 1984, Mecca found the building too expensive to maintain as a bingo hall, and it was offered to Cartoon Archetypical Slogan Theatre (CAST), a satirical touring theatre group, headed by Claire and Roland Muldoon, as a London base. They also mounted successful variety nights headlined by a new breed of alternative comedy acts, such as Ben Elton, Dawn French, and Jennifer Saunders.
The theatre was threatened with demolition, and in 1986, actor-manager Roland Muldoon mounted a campaign to acquire the freehold and to re-open the Hackney Empire as a permanent performance space
allowing the theatre to return to theatrical use for its 85th anniversary.
291 Mare Street, London, England, UK ,E8 1EJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K87M - Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by The Guardian as the most beautiful theatre in London' it is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Hackney Empire is a grade II* listed building. The theatre was built as a music hall in 1901, designed by the architect Frank Matcham. Architecture scholar Nicholas Pevsner described the splendid Hackney Empire, with its ornate terracotta exterior and sumptuous seventy-seven galleried auditorium as a key example of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. There is a statue of Thalia, the Greek muse of comedy, on the roof of the theatre: this was removed in 1979, but later reinstalled.
ATV bought the theatre to use as studios in the mid-1950s and shows such as Take Your Pick and Oh, Boy! were broadcast live. Certain episodes of Opportunity Knocks were also filmed at the theatre. Some scenes from Emergency Ward 10 were also filmed there. From 1963 to 1984, the theatre was used by the Mecca Organisation as a bingo hall
wrestling matches also occurred there during the 1960s.
In 1984, Mecca found the building too expensive to maintain as a bingo hall, and it was offered to Cartoon Archetypical Slogan Theatre (CAST), a satirical touring theatre group, headed by Claire and Roland Muldoon, as a London base. They also mounted successful variety nights headlined by a new breed of alternative comedy acts, such as Ben Elton, Dawn French, and Jennifer Saunders.
The theatre was threatened with demolition, and in 1986, actor-manager Roland Muldoon mounted a campaign to acquire the freehold and to re-open the Hackney Empire as a permanent performance space
allowing the theatre to return to theatrical use for its 85th anniversary.
291 Mare Street, London, England, UK ,E8 1EJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4K87W - Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by The Guardian as the most beautiful theatre in London' it is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Hackney Empire is a grade II* listed building. The theatre was built as a music hall in 1901, designed by the architect Frank Matcham. Architecture scholar Nicholas Pevsner described the splendid Hackney Empire, with its ornate terracotta exterior and sumptuous seventy-seven galleried auditorium as a key example of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. There is a statue of Thalia, the Greek muse of comedy, on the roof of the theatre: this was removed in 1979, but later reinstalled.
ATV bought the theatre to use as studios in the mid-1950s and shows such as Take Your Pick and Oh, Boy! were broadcast live. Certain episodes of Opportunity Knocks were also filmed at the theatre. Some scenes from Emergency Ward 10 were also filmed there. From 1963 to 1984, the theatre was used by the Mecca Organisation as a bingo hall
wrestling matches also occurred there during the 1960s.
In 1984, Mecca found the building too expensive to maintain as a bingo hall, and it was offered to Cartoon Archetypical Slogan Theatre (CAST), a satirical touring theatre group, headed by Claire and Roland Muldoon, as a London base. They also mounted successful variety nights headlined by a new breed of alternative comedy acts, such as Ben Elton, Dawn French, and Jennifer Saunders.
The theatre was threatened with demolition, and in 1986, actor-manager Roland Muldoon mounted a campaign to acquire the freehold and to re-open the Hackney Empire as a permanent performance space
allowing the theatre to return to theatrical use for its 85th anniversary.
291 Mare Street, London, England, UK ,E8 1EJ
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Peak Forest canal, lock flight, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK, SK6 5LD
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England, Great Britain , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KDC0 - A historical Pub in the heart of South Liverpool serving delicious food, wine, cocktails and draft beer. The pub is situated on the site of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's former GP surgery.
116 Penny Ln, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KDC2 - A historical Pub in the heart of South Liverpool serving delicious food, wine, cocktails and draft beer. The pub is situated on the site of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's former GP surgery.
116 Penny Ln, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KDC7 - Colourful Beatles themed mural painted on the gable end of the Penny Lane Wine Bar at 116 Penny Lane in Liverpool, showing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr seated together in a psychedelic garden scene beneath the words The Penny Lane . The artwork includes rainbow colours, flowers, mushrooms, a telescope, musical and dreamlike imagery, with red brick South Liverpool buildings visible around the painted wall. This image is useful for editorial coverage of Beatles tourism, Liverpool music heritage, public art, street murals, pop culture, fan pilgrimage, Penny Lane visitor attractions and the continuing global appeal of the Fab Four. Penny Lane became internationally famous through the 1967 Beatles single, written mainly by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney, which drew on everyday memories of the South Liverpool area familiar to Lennon and McCartney in childhood. Today the street attracts Beatles fans from around the world who visit the road sign, nearby local businesses, former childhood landmarks and music related street art. The Penny Lane Wine Bar markets itself as a historic pub serving food, wine, cocktails and beer, and says it stands on the site of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's former GP surgery. The mural gives the venue a striking visual link to the area's music story and works well for images about tourism, nostalgia, Liverpool identity, 1960s popular culture, British music history, local hospitality and urban creativity. Visible details include the painted faces of the four band members, colourful rays, a stylised sky, red brickwork, street railings and a narrow city pavement. The weather appears bright but overcast or lightly cloudy, giving soft daylight without harsh shadows. The image has strong commercial stock value for travel, music, heritage, arts, pub, bar, street art and Beatles themed features, especially those showing how ordinary Liverpool streets became part of a worldwide cultural map.
116 Penny Ln, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DQ
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Penny Lane, Moseley Hill, South Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DE
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Penny Ln, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L18 1DE
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Long Millgate, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1SB
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52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW
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52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYYR7P - Wham! (briefly known in the US as Wham! U.K.) were an English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981. The duo consisted of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986.
Influenced by funk and soul music and presenting themselves as disaffected youth, Wham!'s 1983 debut album Fantastic addressed the United Kingdom's unemployment problem and teen angst over adulthood. Their second studio album Make It Big in 1984 was a worldwide pop smash hit, charting at number one in both the UK and the United States. Associated with the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US, the singles from the albumWake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Everything She Wants and Careless Whisperall topped the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1985, Wham! made a highly publicised 10-day visit to China, the first by a Western pop group. The event was seen as a major watershed moment in increasing friendly bilateral relations between China and the West.
In 1986, Wham! broke up. Michael was keen to create music targeted at a more sophisticated adult market rather than the duo's primarily teenage audience. Before going their separate ways, a farewell single The Edge of Heaven, and a greatest-hits album titled The Final would be forthcoming, along with a farewell concert entitled The Final.
52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK, M4 1PW
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9 Rigby Rd, Blackpool , Lancashire, England, UK, FY1 5DE
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United Kingdom
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Pillory St, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS
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Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 5SS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPDJJX - The Three Choirs Festival is a music festival held annually at the end of July, rotating among the cathedrals of the Three Counties (Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester) and originally featuring their three choirs, which remain central to the week-long programme. The large-scale choral repertoire is now performed by the Festival Chorus, but the festival also features other major ensembles and international soloists. The 2011 festival took place in Worcester from 6 to 13 August. The 2012 festival in Hereford took place earlier than usual, from 21 to 28 July, to avoid clashing with the 2012 Summer Olympics. The event is now established in the last week of July. The 300th anniversary of the original Three Choirs Festival was celebrated during the 2015 festival, which took place from 25 July to 1 August in Hereford (the landmark 300th meeting of the Three Choirs does not fall until after 2027 due to there being no Three Choirs Festivals for the duration of both World War I and World War II and COVID-19. The 2023 Festival will take place in Gloucester from 22 to 29 July.
The festival is closely identified with the musical careers of British composers Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The organists of the three cathedrals (who act as artistic director and festival conductor when it is their cathedral's turn to host the festival) are Geraint Bowen (Hereford), Adrian Partington (Gloucester) and Samuel Hudson (Worcester).
5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2NG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M07AGR - Established in 1990 The Hereford Big Band is now in its 27th year and going from strength to strength.
Hereford Big Band rehearses weekly throughout the year on a Thursday evening at the Lads Club on Widemarsh Common, Hereford HR4 9NA and are a committed group of musicians who enjoy what they do. - more info at http://www.herefordbigband.co.uk/about/
Hereford cathedral, summer 2022, City Centre, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR1 2PR
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Soho, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHW8CF - The Grade II-listed Cambridge Hall was built in 1874 to designs by Maxwell & Tuke. It is a grandiose stone building on Southport's main shopping boulevard, with an imposing clock tower. Entrance is through the ornamented porte-cochère. Inside the foyer has a large stone fireplace inscribed with the date of the hall. A majestic staircase leads up to the old Cambridge Hall. A public hall created at first floor level, the Cambridge Hall was originally flat-floored with a platform stage, with a raised gallery on three sides and large French windows leading onto the balcony.
In 1875, William Atkinson offered Southport Corporation £6,000 to build an art gallery and library for the town.
William Atkinson was a cotton manufacturer from Knaresborough who frequently visited Southport with his sick wife looking for the refreshing sea air. He eventually moved to Southport and generously donated approximately £40,000 to the town during his lifetime and played an active part in its development. The architects Waddington & Son of Burnley designed the Atkinson Art Gallery and Library, which opened in 1878.
The portrait of William Atkinson, currently on display in the local history gallery you can see the plans for the art gallery being held in his hands.
In 1974, when the entire building was converted to Southport Arts Centre, the hall was transformed into the main auditorium. The gallery was removed, and stadium style seating provided in a single rake, facing the improved stage facilities. The smaller Victoria Hall was converted to a rehearsal room and then, in 1990, to a 300-seat studio theatre.
It had been suggested that retail development permitted in the 1980s to the side and rear of the building would limit the opportunity to improve facilities in the arts centre any further. However funding from Sefton Council, the North West Development Agency and the Government's Sea Change initiative from 2008 onwards led to a major redevelopment programme for the building.
Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, England, UK, PR8 1DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG2209 - A high-octane rock and blues outfit that hit like a hurricane, Eddie and The Wolves have been carving out their own unique path for the last few years, dominating the independent scene with a visceral blend of bold, authentic sounds. After first surfacing in 2018 with the release of their titanic debut single Love in the City', the band have been winning over fans and critics alike, and in March, they're set to embark on their most explosive tour to date.
Described by Where The Music Does The Talking as a band you must-see live , Eddie and The Wolves have built their sound on a caustic mix of flowing riffs, funky guitar solos, and thunderous percussion, crafting modern blues anthems that shine with a twist of dirty rock n' roll brilliance.
Having opened for bands like Slade, Razorlight and Reef, and sharing stages with Arrielle, Adam Slack of The Struts, and Kelsey Karter, Eddie and The Wolves have proved their musical mettle time and time again, and their recently released debut album War' has quickly become one of the year's most intoxicating releases. Delivering fourteen tracks that shine with grit, determination, and an undeniably heavy sound.
Described by Stargazer Music Magazine as If Fleetwood Mac had a baby with Biffy Clyro, and that baby was obsessed with Stevie Ray Vaughn , the album is a textured amalgamation of vintage and modern sounds, delivering a whirlwind of originality and colour that soothes the soul, frees the mind, and keeps your utterly entranced.
Silverstone Woodlands, Northamptonshire, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG220A - A high-octane rock and blues outfit that hit like a hurricane, Eddie and The Wolves have been carving out their own unique path for the last few years, dominating the independent scene with a visceral blend of bold, authentic sounds. After first surfacing in 2018 with the release of their titanic debut single Love in the City', the band have been winning over fans and critics alike, and in March, they're set to embark on their most explosive tour to date.
Described by Where The Music Does The Talking as a band you must-see live , Eddie and The Wolves have built their sound on a caustic mix of flowing riffs, funky guitar solos, and thunderous percussion, crafting modern blues anthems that shine with a twist of dirty rock n' roll brilliance.
Having opened for bands like Slade, Razorlight and Reef, and sharing stages with Arrielle, Adam Slack of The Struts, and Kelsey Karter, Eddie and The Wolves have proved their musical mettle time and time again, and their recently released debut album War' has quickly become one of the year's most intoxicating releases. Delivering fourteen tracks that shine with grit, determination, and an undeniably heavy sound.
Described by Stargazer Music Magazine as If Fleetwood Mac had a baby with Biffy Clyro, and that baby was obsessed with Stevie Ray Vaughn , the album is a textured amalgamation of vintage and modern sounds, delivering a whirlwind of originality and colour that soothes the soul, frees the mind, and keeps your utterly entranced.
Silverstone Woodlands, Northamptonshire, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG220C - A high-octane rock and blues outfit that hit like a hurricane, Eddie and The Wolves have been carving out their own unique path for the last few years, dominating the independent scene with a visceral blend of bold, authentic sounds. After first surfacing in 2018 with the release of their titanic debut single Love in the City', the band have been winning over fans and critics alike, and in March, they're set to embark on their most explosive tour to date.
Described by Where The Music Does The Talking as a band you must-see live , Eddie and The Wolves have built their sound on a caustic mix of flowing riffs, funky guitar solos, and thunderous percussion, crafting modern blues anthems that shine with a twist of dirty rock n' roll brilliance.
Having opened for bands like Slade, Razorlight and Reef, and sharing stages with Arrielle, Adam Slack of The Struts, and Kelsey Karter, Eddie and The Wolves have proved their musical mettle time and time again, and their recently released debut album War' has quickly become one of the year's most intoxicating releases. Delivering fourteen tracks that shine with grit, determination, and an undeniably heavy sound.
Described by Stargazer Music Magazine as If Fleetwood Mac had a baby with Biffy Clyro, and that baby was obsessed with Stevie Ray Vaughn , the album is a textured amalgamation of vintage and modern sounds, delivering a whirlwind of originality and colour that soothes the soul, frees the mind, and keeps your utterly entranced.
Silverstone Woodlands, Northamptonshire, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG220E - A high-octane rock and blues outfit that hit like a hurricane, Eddie and The Wolves have been carving out their own unique path for the last few years, dominating the independent scene with a visceral blend of bold, authentic sounds. After first surfacing in 2018 with the release of their titanic debut single Love in the City', the band have been winning over fans and critics alike, and in March, they're set to embark on their most explosive tour to date.
Described by Where The Music Does The Talking as a band you must-see live , Eddie and The Wolves have built their sound on a caustic mix of flowing riffs, funky guitar solos, and thunderous percussion, crafting modern blues anthems that shine with a twist of dirty rock n' roll brilliance.
Having opened for bands like Slade, Razorlight and Reef, and sharing stages with Arrielle, Adam Slack of The Struts, and Kelsey Karter, Eddie and The Wolves have proved their musical mettle time and time again, and their recently released debut album War' has quickly become one of the year's most intoxicating releases. Delivering fourteen tracks that shine with grit, determination, and an undeniably heavy sound.
Described by Stargazer Music Magazine as If Fleetwood Mac had a baby with Biffy Clyro, and that baby was obsessed with Stevie Ray Vaughn , the album is a textured amalgamation of vintage and modern sounds, delivering a whirlwind of originality and colour that soothes the soul, frees the mind, and keeps your utterly entranced.
Silverstone Woodlands, Northamptonshire, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JCY7R4 - The Beatles Statue
Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool Pier Head, (Opposite the Mersey Ferries Building), Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1BY
A bronze, larger than life-size statue of The Beatles bathed in a blue hue after sunset. The Three Graces can be seen in the background.
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An iconic statue of the Fab Four, in their hometown. The Beatles Statue arrived on Liverpool's Waterfront in December 2015. Donated by the famous Cavern Club, the placement of the statue coincides with the 50 year anniversary of the band's last gig played in Liverpool, at the Liverpool Empire Theatre. It's the city's most popular selfie spot!
The figures are larger than life size and weigh 1.2 tonnes in total. They were sculpted by Andrew Edwards who also created the All Together Now Christmas Truce WWI statue.
Take a walk through Liverpool ONE, and you might see where the inspiration for the statue came from.
Look out for the attention to detail, such as an 'L8' on the bottom of Ringo's shoe and the acorns in John's hand, cast from the ones that were picked up outside the Dakota building in New York
Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool Pier Head, (Opposite the Mersey Ferries Building), Liverpool, Mersey
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Golden Square, Old Market place, Warrington, Cheshire,UK, WA1 1QB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MN7NNM - Viola Beach will be etched in Warrington's history forever thanks to the bronze frieze of the band unveiled September 2021.
The sculpture added outside Warrington Parr Hall serves as a tribute to Jack Dakin, River Reeves, Kris Leonard, Tom Lowe and Craig Tarry the members and manager of the band.
The frieze, unveiled by the commissioned artist Tom Murphy, depicts the band alongside iconic elements of Warrington and serves as a permanent tribute in their memory.
Ben Dunne, dad of River Reeves, said: As a group of family and friends, seeing our son, step-son, brother, nephew, cousin, and good friend captured in bronze with his mates was both heart-breaking and strangely comforting.
River looked happy and at peace, and to think that people in hundreds of years time will be able to see him like that is almost hard to comprehend.
Thank you to all those people who gave so generously in 2016 and to the council for making it happen, he added.
Thank you also to Tom Murphy for creating something so beautiful now destined to keep River, the band and Craig close to the heart of the town forever.
Leader of the Council, Cllr Russ Bowden, said: The unveiling of the frieze is a celebration of Jack, River, Kris, Tom and Craig, their achievements, and their iconic music.
I am pleased that the council has been able to work with their families to create this fitting tribute, which serves as a humbling reminder of their story.
Palmyra Square, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1BL
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The Main Library Oxford Road Manchester,North West,England,UK, M13 9PP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFP0G5 - Fontaines D.C. are a post-punk rock band from Dublin, Ireland. The band released their debut studio album, Dogrel, on April 12, 2019. Winners of Album of the Year 2019 from both Rough Trade and BBC 6Music.
Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan, Grian Chatten, and Tom Coll met in Dublin while attending music college at British and Irish Modern Music Institute in Liberties, Dublin. They bonded over a common love of poetry and collectively released two collections of poetry, one called Vroom, inspired by the Beat poets (Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg) and another called Winding, inspired by Irish poets (Patrick Kavanagh, James Joyce, W. B. Yeats). None of the published poems were translated into songs, but the track Television Screens off their debut Dogrel started out as a poem and was turned into a song.
Lead singer Grian Chatten is half-British (his mother is English and his father is Irish) and was born in Barrow-in-Furness, England but grew up in the County Dublin town of Skerries, Dublin.[10] Coll, Curley, and Deegan are from Ireland Mayo, County Mayo, Emyvale in County Monaghan, and Mayo, County Mayo, respectively, and O'Connell grew up in Madrid, Spain.
The band got their name from a character in the movie The Godfather called Johnny Fontane, a singer and movie star portrayed by Al Martino. Fontane was godson of Vito Corleone. They added the initials D.C. when a band in Los Angeles had the same name. The initials D.C. stand for Dublin City.
Fontaines started out self-releasing singles. In May 2017, Fontaines released the single Liberty Belle followed by the split Hurricane Laughter / Winter In the Sun. Liberty Belle is in homage to the Liberties, a neighborhood in Dublin where many band members lived.
78 Digbeth, Birmingham, England, UK, B5 6DY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGC0 - The Barras is a major street and indoor weekend market in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. The term barra is Glaswegian dialect for barrow, relating to the market's early years, where traders sold their wares from handcarts. Barrowland is sometimes used to describe the district itself where the market is located, which is actually officially known as Calton.
Because of its location on Gallowgate the main thoroughfare from the city centre to Parkhead and Celtic Park, Barrowlands is also notable for its large concentration of public houses and shops devoted to fans of Celtic Football Club. Baird's Bar was one of the best known Celtic-oriented pubs next door to the Barrowland Ballroom building, the bar has since closed down due to violent incidents that have occurred in the premises. The bar is to be reopened as a furniture store.
Glasgow Antiques and Randalls Antique and vintage Center, the Cartwheel and the Square Yard can all be found next to the Squirrel Bar.
242 Gallowgate, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G1 5DX
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Floodgate St,Digbeth, Birmingham,West Midlands,England,UK, B5 5ST
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84JKA - The Brazen Head is located on Bridge Street. This is the area from where the original settlement that was to become Dublin got its name.
The Irish name for Dublin is Baile Atha Cliath (pronounced: Ball-ya-Awha-Clia) which means The Town of the Ford of the Reed Hurdles .
Beside the pub is the Father Matthew Bridge crosses the river Liffey. It was at this very spot that the original crossing of the river was located. Here reed matting was positioned on the river bed which enabled travellers to cross safely at low tide.
The Brazen Head is Ireland's oldest pub. In fact there has been a hostelry here since 1198. The present building was built in 1754 as a coaching inn. However The Brazen Head appears in documents as far back as 1653.
An advertisement from the 1750's reads Christopher Quinn of The Brazen Head in Bridge Street has fitted said house with neat accommodations and commodious cellars for said business .
20 Lower Bridge St, Usher's Quay, Dublin, D08 WC64, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M84KAP - Temple Bar is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. The area is bounded by the Liffey to the north, Dame Street to the south, Westmoreland Street to the east and Fishamble Street to the west. It is promoted as Dublin's 'cultural quarter' and, as a centre of Dublin's city centre's nightlife, is a tourist destination. Temple Bar is in the Dublin 2 postal district.
Temple Bar, Dublin, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M8DJJM - Molly Malone is the enigmatic heroine of the famous song of the same name, widely recognised as Dublin's unofficial anthem. Immortalised in bronze during the 1988 Dublin Millennium celebrations, the Molly Malone statue stands in the heart of the city's historic Georgian Quarter. Though regularly upheld as a traditional Irish ballad, it's not known where the song originated or if Molly Malone ever existed
According to the lyrics of the undeniably catchy tune also known as Cockles and Mussels Molly was a young and beautiful fishmonger who sold her yield from a cart on the streets of Dublin. The song's final verse states that after she died of a fever, she began haunting the city.
Although set in Ireland's capital and beloved by many Dubliners, the song was originally published in the USA in 1876. While this version might be based on an older Irish folk ballad, cultural academics have argued that the melody and tragicomic lyrics are more akin to the music-hall style that was popular in Britain during the Victorian era. Indeed, in 1884, a version attributed to the Scottish composer James Yorkston was published in London.
To complicate matters further, in 2010, an earlier mention of Molly Malone was found in an 18th-century book of songs called Apollo's Medley, printed in England in 1790. This more risqué version describes Molly as living in Howth, a fishing village northeast of Dublin. It recounts the singer's yearning to share her bed, contributing to widespread speculation that the song's leading lady worked as both a street vendor and a prostitute.
Created by the Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, the statue depicts Molly in traditional but revealing 17th-century dress, hinting at her supposed job as a part-time prostitute and leading the bronze figure to be colloquially christened The Tart with the Cart.
Suffolk St, Dublin 2, D02 KX03, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M8DJJX - Molly Malone is the enigmatic heroine of the famous song of the same name, widely recognised as Dublin's unofficial anthem. Immortalised in bronze during the 1988 Dublin Millennium celebrations, the Molly Malone statue stands in the heart of the city's historic Georgian Quarter. Though regularly upheld as a traditional Irish ballad, it's not known where the song originated or if Molly Malone ever existed
According to the lyrics of the undeniably catchy tune also known as Cockles and Mussels Molly was a young and beautiful fishmonger who sold her yield from a cart on the streets of Dublin. The song's final verse states that after she died of a fever, she began haunting the city.
Although set in Ireland's capital and beloved by many Dubliners, the song was originally published in the USA in 1876. While this version might be based on an older Irish folk ballad, cultural academics have argued that the melody and tragicomic lyrics are more akin to the music-hall style that was popular in Britain during the Victorian era. Indeed, in 1884, a version attributed to the Scottish composer James Yorkston was published in London.
To complicate matters further, in 2010, an earlier mention of Molly Malone was found in an 18th-century book of songs called Apollo's Medley, printed in England in 1790. This more risqué version describes Molly as living in Howth, a fishing village northeast of Dublin. It recounts the singer's yearning to share her bed, contributing to widespread speculation that the song's leading lady worked as both a street vendor and a prostitute.
Created by the Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, the statue depicts Molly in traditional but revealing 17th-century dress, hinting at her supposed job as a part-time prostitute and leading the bronze figure to be colloquially christened The Tart with the Cart.
Suffolk St, Dublin 2, D02 KX03, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43P0R - Plans have been submitted for a major conversion of the former Dawson's Music store in Sankey Street, Warrington.
The proposals are to convert the building into four apartments, offices and two smaller retail shops.
Dawson's closed the store in 2019 after trading in Warrington for 121-years.
At the time, it was claimed the store was a victim of online shopping.It has stood empty ever since.
Developers say the proposal will make little difference to the exterior appearance of the three-storey building.
Dawson's was founded in 1898 by piano tuner John Dawson and has had a major presence from its Sankey Street HQ, since 1914.
During the 1970s and 1980s it was the go to store for youngsters buying their first records in Warrington. But later it changed to concentrate on the sale of musical instruments and running a music school.
65 Sankey St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1SU
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London Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN98 - The Garrard Engineering and Manufacturing Company of Swindon, Wiltshire, was a British company that was famous for producing high-quality gramophone turntables. It was formed by the jewellers Garrard & Co in 1915. The company was sold to Plessey, an electronics conglomerate, in 1960. During the period 1976-1978, Garrard developed demonstrators of the novel video disc technology. Although the team recognised the future potential of this data storage technology, Plessey chose not to invest. After several years in decline, Garrard was sold by Plessey to Gradiente Electronics of Brazil in 1979 and series production was moved to Brazil (Manaus). The remaining Garrard research and development operation in Swindon was reduced to a skeleton operation until completely shut down in 1992. Then, Gradiente licensed the Garrard name to Terence O'Sullivan, who operated as Loricraft Audio, in 1997.
Between 1992 and 1997, the Garrard brand name was licensed to other companies in the US, which imported electronic items built by different, unrelated Far Eastern manufacturers. These included Garrard branded cassette decks, CD players, stereo receivers, portable radio/cassette players, portable Walkman type cassette players, serial-port printer cables, universal TV/audio remote controls, and other miscellany, including turntables that had no connection with any original Garrard design.
In 2018, Cadence Audio SA, who also own the British turntable and tonearm manufacturer SME Limited, took ownership of the Garrard brand and registered trademarks when they purchased Loricraft Audio Ltd. The business was restructured to run under the name of Garrard Turntables UK Ltd.
England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEFD - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers. Fender produces acoustic guitars, electric basses, bass amplifiers and public address equipment, but is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass, and the Jazz Bass. The company was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas Leo Fender in 1946. Its headquarters are in Scottsdale, Arizona.
FMIC is a privately held corporation, with Andy Mooney serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company filed for an initial public offering in March 2012, but this was withdrawn five months later. In addition to its Scottsdale headquarters, Fender has manufacturing facilities in Corona, California (US) and Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico).
As of July 10, 2012, the majority shareholders of Fender were the private equity firm of Weston Presidio (43%), Japanese music distributors Yamano Music (14%) and Kanda Shokai (13%) and Servco Pacific (5%). In December 2012, TPG Growth (the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG Capital) and Servco Pacific took control of the company after acquiring the shares held by Weston Presidio
Key products were the Jazzmaster and Stratocaster.
Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEFE - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers. Fender produces acoustic guitars, electric basses, bass amplifiers and public address equipment, but is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass, and the Jazz Bass. The company was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas Leo Fender in 1946. Its headquarters are in Scottsdale, Arizona.
FMIC is a privately held corporation, with Andy Mooney serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company filed for an initial public offering in March 2012, but this was withdrawn five months later. In addition to its Scottsdale headquarters, Fender has manufacturing facilities in Corona, California (US) and Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico).
As of July 10, 2012, the majority shareholders of Fender were the private equity firm of Weston Presidio (43%), Japanese music distributors Yamano Music (14%) and Kanda Shokai (13%) and Servco Pacific (5%). In December 2012, TPG Growth (the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG Capital) and Servco Pacific took control of the company after acquiring the shares held by Weston Presidio
Key products were the Jazzmaster and Stratocaster.
Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEHF - The hidden tribute to Mark E Smith of The Fall worth seeking out on a Manchester back street
A mosaic tribute to The Fall's Mark E. Smith has been unveiled - and purposefully hidden away on a back street for fans to discover in the Northern Quarter
There is a new tribute to The Fall frontman Mark E Smith in Manchester city centre - but you'll have to head off the beaten track to find it.
The maverick mastermind of the Manc band died in January, aged 60, after battling cancer, with tributes paid from rock and cultural icons from across the globe.
Now there's a permanent tribute, hidden in the Northern Quarter, to his lyrical genius.
Venture to the far (and dead) end of Short Street and you will find two striking mosaics - one in Mark's image and the other featuring lyrics from The Fall song Ten Houses of Eve, framed by the brickwork of the far wall of the Affleck's building.
The artworks have been commissioned by renowned mosaic artist Mark Kennedy, and were created by artist Mary Goodwin.
Kennedy had been friends with Smith for 15 years, and hopes to add to artworks in the secluded end of Short Street as an ongoing tribute to Smith and The Fall.
He says: I want to call this Fall corner, and over the years I'd like to add little bits every time there's a celebratory element to the group.
I like the corner because it's hidden and to an extent The Fall were quite a hidden band and Mark's lyrics have many hidden meanings too.
It's hard to find, and like The Fall in many respects, you have to look for it and that works for me.
The lyrics on the artwork read: Identity art.. if only the shards you'd relocate back in place , ending with the dates of Smith's life - 1957-2018.
Kennedy was keen for a female artist to create the works, as a testament to the female musicians in The Fall, and commissioned Leeds-based Mary Goodwin
52 Church St, Manchester M4 1PW
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England, Great Britain , UK
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Vintage Viola Shop, 95 The Mall Golden Square Shopping Centre Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA1 1
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Legh St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1UG
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Legh St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1UG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFA7 - In music, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album
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Paton Street, Northern Quarter, Piccadilly Manchester,UK, M1 2BA
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Paton Street, Northern Quarter, Piccadilly Manchester,UK, M1 2BA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG9A35 - Viola Beach were an English indie rock group, formed in Warrington, Cheshire, in 2013. The band's final line-up consisted of Kris Leonard (guitar and vocals), River Reeves (guitar), Tomas Lowe (bass guitar), and Jack Dakin (drums). All four, along with their manager Craig Tarry, died when their car fell from a bridge in Södertälje, Sweden on 13 February 2016.
In the week following the crash, their single Boys That Sing entered the UK Singles Chart at number 80 and their previous single Swings & Waterslides entered at number 11, following a public campaign to boost sales.[6] In the same week, Swings & Waterslides also entered at number three on the sales-only chart (which excludes streaming data) and Boys That Sing entered at number 27 on the same chart. On 29 July 2016, the self-titled album was released. It reached number one on the album chart on 5 August 2016
Winmarleigh St, Warrington, WA1 1NB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P110DR - The River Reeves Foundation has the ambition to help young people realise their dreams as actors, writers, artists, directors and musicians through grants, donations and other payments. We aim to provide the financial support that ensures passionate, talented young men and women can dare to dream about their futures within the arts.
The River Reeves Foundation will also be working closely with schools across Warrington to support the town's most talented pupils. The River Reeves Foundation will be providing the funding for talented pupils selected by their schools to receive musical tuition across a range of instruments.
The River Reeves Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and our Charity Objectives are:
For the benefit of the public, to promote the education of people under the age of 25 years in Warrington in such ways as the charity trustees think fit
The Gateway, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA1 1SR
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Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJKN -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HM1A - Kenneth Arthur Ken Dodd, OBE (born 8 November 1927) is an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his trademark unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue tickling stick and his famous, upbeat greeting of How tickled I am!. He also created the world and characters of the Diddy Men, with 'diddy' being Liverpudlian slang for small.
He works mainly in the music hall tradition, although, in the past, has occasionally appeared in drama, including as Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on stage in Liverpool in 1971
on television in the cameo role of 'The Tollmaster' in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen
and as Yorick (in silent flashback) in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1996. In the 1960s his fame in the UK was such that he rivalled The Beatles as a household name, with his recording of Tears being the UK's third-best-selling single of the 1960s. His records have sold millions worldwide. As of 2016 he continues to tour with his comedy and music show.
Lime Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Mathew St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ79A2 - From the Ben Robinson interview,Afflecks Palace In Pieces Once More
SELF-made Manchester mosaicist Mark Kennedy has had seven mosaic art pieces installed on Tib Street along the wall of Affleck's Palace. The colourful and cracked pieces feature the likes of Eric Cantona, Colin Bell, Karl Marx, Morrissey, Ian Brown, Emmeline Pankhurst, Bet Lynch and many other 'legends' associated with Manchester.
In total Kennedy has spent almost 20 years crafting the two sets of mosaics amongst other on-going work. The theme on Affleck's is Manchester heroes, with a nod given the shopping bazaar's rock'n'roll past. Thus among the great figures of Manchester depicted there are musicians, actors, media and radical politicians.
He also couldn't help including something from his own Manchester memories of Tib Street.
When I was a little kid I used to go to Tib Street all the time to get my ferrets and buy mice from a little pet shop and that's where we all used to go. Next door was Tib Street Joke Shop that used to sell masks and stink bombs so there's one piece that represents all that.
You have to have a closer look at some of the new mosaics to fully appreciate them with some of them holding a few hidden surprises. Kennedy's take on Joy Division's classic Unknown Pleasures album cover features several tiny coloured tile fragments to set it apart from the now iconic original.
52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK M4 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GJ79A3 - From the Ben Robinson interview,Afflecks Palace In Pieces Once More
SELF-made Manchester mosaicist Mark Kennedy has had seven mosaic art pieces installed on Tib Street along the wall of Affleck's Palace. The colourful and cracked pieces feature the likes of Eric Cantona, Colin Bell, Karl Marx, Morrissey, Ian Brown, Emmeline Pankhurst, Bet Lynch and many other 'legends' associated with Manchester.
In total Kennedy has spent almost 20 years crafting the two sets of mosaics amongst other on-going work. The theme on Affleck's is Manchester heroes, with a nod given the shopping bazaar's rock'n'roll past. Thus among the great figures of Manchester depicted there are musicians, actors, media and radical politicians.
He also couldn't help including something from his own Manchester memories of Tib Street.
When I was a little kid I used to go to Tib Street all the time to get my ferrets and buy mice from a little pet shop and that's where we all used to go. Next door was Tib Street Joke Shop that used to sell masks and stink bombs so there's one piece that represents all that.
You have to have a closer look at some of the new mosaics to fully appreciate them with some of them holding a few hidden surprises. Kennedy's take on Joy Division's classic Unknown Pleasures album cover features several tiny coloured tile fragments to set it apart from the now iconic original.
52 Church St, Manchester, England, UK M4 1PW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GGWH8B - Campanology (from Late Latin campana, bell
and Greek -λογία, -logia) is the study of bells. It encompasses the technology of bells how they are cast, tuned and sounded as well as the history, methods, and traditions of bell-ringing as an art.
It is common to collect together a set of tuned bells and treat the whole as one musical instrument. Such collections such as a Flemish carillon, a Russian zvon, or an English ring of bells used for change ringing have their own practices and challenges
and campanology is likewise the study of perfecting such instruments and composing and performing music for them.
High Street, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England, UK CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GGWH8E - Campanology (from Late Latin campana, bell
and Greek -λογία, -logia) is the study of bells. It encompasses the technology of bells how they are cast, tuned and sounded as well as the history, methods, and traditions of bell-ringing as an art.
It is common to collect together a set of tuned bells and treat the whole as one musical instrument. Such collections such as a Flemish carillon, a Russian zvon, or an English ring of bells used for change ringing have their own practices and challenges
and campanology is likewise the study of perfecting such instruments and composing and performing music for them.
High Street, Great Budworth, Cheshire, England, UK CW9 6HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DC8X - The LP (long play), or 33 1⁄3 rpm microgroove vinyl record, is a format for phonograph (gramophone) records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound capability, it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums.
Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCRA - The LP (long play), or 33 1⁄3 rpm microgroove vinyl record, is a format for phonograph (gramophone) records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound capability, it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums.
Manchester, England, UK
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49 Horsemarket Street Warrington, Cheshire,England, UK WA1 1TS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DJ7B6T - Misty Miller (born May 10, 1994) is a musician from Wimbledon, England. The young songstress has grown enormously since emerging as a sweet-singing ukulele player when her debut album was released in 2011. But having left college and discovered her own path, Misty has now returned with her own band (guitarist Jak Payne, drummer Dan Lyons and bassist Jack Everett) and two EPs released in 2013 - Next to You and Girlfriend. Her third EP, Sweet Nothing was released through Relentless/Sony in March 2015.
Influenced by the local South London music scene in Brixton, she has matured her sound into something she is far more comfortable in. A strong 60s influence is also evident in the raw vocals, edgy guitar licks and varied verse progressions. Citing the likes of Patti Smith, The Stooges and The Velvet Underground in her eclectic' music taste, this girl goes a long way in capturing the essence of an era of music she adores so much. And, with her debut album set for a July 2015 release, she is just getting started.
Manchester Academy, Oxford Rd, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6HY55 - Misty Miller (born May 10, 1994) is a musician from Wimbledon, England. The young songstress has grown enormously since emerging as a sweet-singing ukulele player when her debut album was released in 2011. But having left college and discovered her own path, Misty has now returned with her own band (guitarist Jak Payne, drummer Dan Lyons and bassist Jack Everett) and two EPs released in 2013 - Next to You and Girlfriend. Her third EP, Sweet Nothing was released through Relentless/Sony in March 2015.
Influenced by the local South London music scene in Brixton, she has matured her sound into something she is far more comfortable in. A strong 60s influence is also evident in the raw vocals, edgy guitar licks and varied verse progressions. Citing the likes of Patti Smith, The Stooges and The Velvet Underground in her eclectic' music taste, this girl goes a long way in capturing the essence of an era of music she adores so much. And, with her debut album set for a July 2015 release, she is just getting started.
Manchester Academy, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: the,Uni,University,NW,Northwest,North,west,Music,12/10/2013,stage,playing,fender,guitar,England,UK,2013,12-10-2013,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Gotonysmith Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher,31 October 1963) is an English musician,singer,and,songwriter.,He,was,co-songwriter,"",with,Morrissey,"",and,guitarist,of,The,Smiths,between,1982""87.,Marr,has,also,been,a,member,of,Electronic,The The,Modest Mouse and The Cribs,as well as a prolific session musician. In 2013,he,released,a,solo,album,titled,The,Messenger,(2013).,In,2013,the NME honoured Marr with its Godlike Genius award,hailing Marr as,He,was,voted,the,fourth,best,guitarist,of,the,last,30,years,in,a,poll,conducted,by,the,BBC,in,2010.,Phil,Alexander,Editor-in-Chief of Mojo,has descr,not,content,with,rewriting,the,history,of,music,with,one,of,the,worlds,greatest,ever,bands,,The,Smiths,,hes,continued,to,push,boundaries,and,evolve,throughout,his,career,,working,with,some,of,the,best,and,most,exciting,artists,on,the,planet.
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH8A5 - Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher
31 October 1963) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was co-songwriter with Morrissey and guitarist of The Smiths between 198287. Marr has also been a member of Electronic, The The, Modest Mouse and The Cribs, as well as a prolific session musician. In 2013, he released a solo album titled The Messenger (2013).
In 2013, the NME honoured Marr with its Godlike Genius award, hailing Marr as not content with rewriting the history of music with one of the world's greatest ever bands, The Smiths, he's continued to push boundaries and evolve throughout his career, working with some of the best and most exciting artists on the planet. He was voted the fourth best guitarist of the last 30 years in a poll conducted by the BBC in 2010. Phil Alexander, Editor-in-Chief of Mojo, has described Marr as arguably Britain's last great guitar stylist
Manchester Academy, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DRH8C2 - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MTH - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DN6MXF - The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build and currently hosts over 250 performances a year.
The hall is home to the The Hallé orchestra, the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra, and is the primary concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The building sits on a bed of 280 springs, which help reduce external noise.
The venue is named after the Third Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the eponymous Bridgewater Canal that crosses Manchester, although the hall is situated on a specially constructed arm of the Rochdale Canal.
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, England, UK M2 3WS
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Leipzig, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3A1R - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).
Off Princes St Edinburgh Scotland UK EH2 3AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECYT0 - Mason & Hamlin is a piano manufacturer based in Haverhill, Massachusetts. They also manufactured a large number of pump organs during the 19th century.
Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED0AY - MUSITONIK ENSEMBLE WANDERING VOICES II Hauntingly beautiful' (Herald). Fringe 2009's four-star concert Wandering Voices returns to Edinburgh. Led by two prize-winning Taiwanese musicians, Cheng-Ying Chuang (countertenor/Chinese lutenist) and Ya-Ting Wang (percussionist), Musitonik Ensemble is devoted to exploring musical genres and building their contemporary dialogues. Together with acclaimed sitarist (Indian plucked-string) Ryohei Kanemitsu and erhu (Chinese fiddle) player Tanghsuan Lo, Wandering Voices II soars from ancient Chinese melodies, Indian ragas, European baroque/classical music into the contemporary. Four adventurous soloists immerse themselves with each other's traditions to share a mesmerising journey through time and space. www.cchuang.net Tickets £15 /£12.50
Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Bridge St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Bridge St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Silverstone Woodlands, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8542434445 - 'The Cubical, a cracking band introduced to me by www.flickr.com/photos/87645524@N04/ Lynne Gavaghan. I Know Lynne through a talk I did at St Helens camera camera club and I am very proud of what she has achieved with her 365 photo project. I have been there myself, I know how hard it is.
This was a cracking gig at MelloMello in Slater St in Liverpool, top respect to them for adding me on the guest list. Some cracking beers on down there and I will be back for the vegan grub.
The band were like a road crash between blues and rock and roll, make sure you catch them if you are local. Track down their Myspace at www.myspace.com/thecubicalthecubical
I will be back at Mello Mello ( catch them on Twitter at @MelloMelloCafe ) for some of those great cakes....',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFE7PN - Edirol concert recording bootlegging music recorder in a bootleggers hand
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6797306643 - 'Babybird are a British indie band formed in 1995. The band is fronted by Stephen Jones, who has also released records as a solo artist, using his own name.
Jones had begun writing songs and recording home demos as part of an experimental theatre group in Sheffield. A collection of these demos, I Was Born a Man, was released in July 1995, under the name Babybird. He recruited a band made up of Huw Chadbourn (keyboards), Robert Gregory (drums), John Pedder (bass) and Luke Scott (guitar), in order to tour and promote his work.
During 1995, two further albums of demo recordings were released under the name Babybird (Bad Shave and Fatherhood) and two in 1996 (The Happiest Man Alive and Dying Happy). Babybird were signed to Echo Records (a division of the Chrysalis Group), and the first authentic single, a full-band recording of 'Goodnight', which had appeared in demo form on Fatherhood, was released in July 1996, becoming a minor hit in the UK Singles Chart. The group's second single, 'You're Gorgeous', reached number 3 in the UK in October 1996, and was one of the biggest selling singles of the year, going on to chart around the world.
Stephen can laugh about it on tour, but 'You're Gorgeous' set a difficult precident to follow. It hurts so much that it rarely gets played nowadays, more a millstone around his and Babybirds neck. Arguably, the commercial sound and success of 'You're Gorgeous', which received massive exposure by comparison, made it hard for many to take Jones seriously as an indie artist. Essentially, what he was best at was no longer what he was best known for, after it.
Stephen Jones has produced two works of fiction, The Bad Book in 2000 and Harry and Ida Swop Teeth (also the title of a Babybird b-side) in 2003. He also collaborated with DED Associates, who have designed many of his CD covers, on a 2000 art book Travel Sickness.
The tracks on the set list to play on the night were as follows:
Black Flowers
The Life
Can't Love You Anymore
Like Them
FSC
www . song
Out of sight
Cornershop
Goodnight
Drugtime
I live her
Back Together
The way You Are
Not Love
Unloveable
Bad Old Man
Encore:
Send me back my dreams
If You'll be mine
Take me back
Extra's
Goodnight
Gorgeous
All men are evil
dead bird sings
Stephen chatted so much he only got about 3/4's the way through it, and through a couple of brandies, without the coke!
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6703133815 - 'The Runaways - 'Cherry Bomb' - feature=list_related&
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list=AVGxdCwVVULXfncjmpEkNmL3YzfggAsKf-\' rel=\'nofollow\'>Play this track here.
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'Cherry Bomb' is a 1976 punk-influenced hard rock song by the all-girl band The Runaways off of their self-titled debut album. It is widely regarded by many as the band's signature song. 'Cherry Bomb' was also ranked 52nd on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.
Singer/guitarist Joan Jett composed the song with the band's then-manager, Kim Fowley, and would later go on to re-record it with her band the Blackhearts for the 1984 album Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth.
The Runaways' version of the song was used in the cult classic film Dazed and Confused, and was featured on its soundtrack album. It can also be heard as a partial cover song by JoJo in the movie RV and was covered by Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, who played Runaways frontwoman Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, for the 2010 biopic film The Runaways.
The song has been re-recorded by Jett and Currie to be featured in the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as a playable song.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6280475123 - 'John Foxx was born in Chorley, Lancashire, England and probably best known for his early days as lead singer of late 1970's band Ultravox!
The group's style fused punk, glam, electronic, reggae and new wave music. At this early time they were defined by the album 'Systems Of Romance', an album produced by Kraftwerk associate Connie Plank. Its justly regarded as the first synthpop album.
Foxx left Ultravox after a 1980 US tour and was signed to Virgin.He was way ahead of his time with the Metamatic and Garden albums, the singles 'Burning Car' &
'Underpass'. In 1985 he gave up his music career to become a graphic artist. In the 1990's he did re-emerge with a synth-pop sound. A trickle of releases and remixes have followed.
John Foxx And The Maths are touring the UK during October 2011. They will be performing material from their new album Interplay as well as classic songs from early Ultravox and John\u2019s solo career. This includes material from his pioneering debut album, 1980\u2032s Metamatic.
The tour started in Leamington Spa, then Bristol Thekla, I saw them Friday the 21st of October, 2011 at the Manchester Academy 4. Special guest was Tara Busch.
The last album Interplay is a collaboration between Foxx and electronic composer and synthesizer collector, Benge (Ben Edwards). The latter is best known for his 2008 album Twenty Systems, which was described by Brian Eno as a \u2018Brilliant contribution to the archaeology of electronic music.\u2019
The band are from left to right, Hannah Peel (Keyboards / Violin), John Foxx, Benge (Ben Edwards on drums) and Serafina Steer (on Keyboards, Bass).
The Shape Of Things limited edition double CD will also be available at the John Foxx And The Maths shows and then after via the Official John Foxx Store
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5763278682 - 'Yes you say, I've had a day like that!
This lady does it every day and has to get it just right every time!
Oh and you may need this link too - www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3qQE1rTMbI (still wearing well after 40 years, better turn up those speakers).
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55J7F - Philomena Lynott (22 October 1930 12 June 2019) was an Irish author and entrepreneur. She was the mother of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott. Her autobiography, My Boy, documents their relationship. She was the proprietor of the Clifton Grange Hotel in Manchester, which provided accommodation for a number of bands in the 1970s including Thin Lizzy.
Biography
Philomena Lynott was born on 22 October 1930 as the fourth of nine children to Frank and Sarah Lynott in Dublin, and grew up in the Crumlin district of the city. She left school aged 13 and worked in an elderly people's home.
In 1947 Lynott took advantage of a viable job market in England, that needed labour to rebuild damage caused by World War II, finding work as a nurse in Manchester. She began a relationship with Cecil Parris, which led to Philip's birth on 20 August 1949. She suffered prejudice because she did not marry Cecil Paris and was the mother of a mixed-race son, who she decided would best be raised by her parents in Dublin. Lynott had two other children that she put up for adoption. She remained close to her son throughout his life but because she only saw him sporadically felt they were more like sister and brother or friends instead of a typical mother and son relationship.
In 1964 Lynott began a relationship with Dennis Keeley and the couple took over management of the Clifton Grange Hotel in Whalley Range, Manchester. Though they had no experience in running a hotel, they bought the property after six months and remained there for the next 14 years. The hotel became well known in northwest England for being frequented by the show business trade. Lynott took advantage of hotel licensing laws, which meant the bar could be open at 2 am when all other local venues had shut. When Thin Lizzy became commercially successful in the 1970s, the band looked forward to gigging in Manchester as Philomena would accommodate them and put on an after-show party.
Dublin, Eire, Ireland
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5515683215 - 'Cars &
Girls - 'Prefab Sprout' - Play this track here.
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A car for a lady? This is a track that brings back brilliant memories for me.
According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles &
Albums, the band was named after a phrase from the Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood song, 'Jackson', misheard by frontman Paddy McAloon. The correct opening lyrics for 'Jackson' are 'We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout' which McAloon misinterpreted as 'hotter than a prefab sprout'. The rest is history.
This track is from the excellent 'From Langley Park to Memphis' album. It was the first single and only actually reached 44 in the UK charts, although spent a month or so there.
The song is a response to Bruce Springsteen's perceived lyrical style and alleged narrow song repertoire. Pat McAloon suggests that Springsteen's worldview is too restricted and that 'some things hurt more, much more, than cars and girls'. Ironically, the song's popularity is partly due to it being misinterpreted as a 'driving song', leading it to appear on compilation albums such as Summer Cruisin' and Top Gear.
Checkout 'Langley Park' for some of the greatest tracks from the band.
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Fiat previewed the all new 500 in March 2007. This was exactly 50 years after the first Fiat 500 was presented. The design of the new 2007 Fiat 500 is based on the 2004 Fiat Trepiuno concept. This car features a distinctive retro-look just like the Volkswagen New Beetle and BMW MINI but is substantially cheaper than those cars.
It has a starting price of \u20ac10,500 (similar to how the original Fiat 500 was cheaper than the Volkswagen Beetle and Austin Mini). Fiat shares the underpinnings of the new 500 with Ford for the 2009 Ford Ka. They are made at the Fiat factory in Tychy, Poland.
The pink one is a limited edition so you had better move fast! This one can be found at Arnold Clark (ex Dane Vauxhall) in Northwich, Cheshire. To get yours girls (or chaps if you have the urge!), follow this link.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5136938409 - 'Crash Site are a Ska/Swing/Jazz band, influenced by Madness.
The band are Adam Williams (trumpet, vocals), Richard Hormbrey (Tenor Saxophone), Christopher Tavener (Guitar/Vox),
Grace Monson (Alto Saxophone), Michael Carter (Bass Guitar) and Jack Mountney (Drums).
It was a good gig for Crash Site on Halloween band night at the Winnington Rec. The set was as follows:
Beer
Take on me
One Week
Grand Attraction
Fashion Zombies (Aquabats cover)
Mr Pinstripe Suit
Sell Out
Good on Nick Hughes and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these dire ConDem times of recession.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5147195072 - ''No Signal' are a young mid-Cheshire based band. They are shown here playing at the Winnington Park Halloween special fancy dress gig. Also on the night were 'Crash Site', 'Allerjen' and 'Solitary'.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5151969435 - 'Solitary are a Lancashire based rock/metal band. They are Richard Sherrington (original member) on vox &
guitars, Roy Miller on drums, Andy Mellor on lead guitar and Mike Park on Bass. They are caught here at the Winnington Halloween gig in some more than usual fancy dress.
Solitary formed in Preston 1994 and signed to UK label Holier Than Thou Records in 1997, they made their first appearance on the HTT compilation \u201cGenetically Fresh\u201d which attracted interest from the JMG Agency who lined up support slots with Kill 2 This, Reign and Deranged from Sweden. May the following year Solitary record \u201cNothing Changes\u201d Solitary then embarked on two UK tours to promote the album, which was released in November 1998.
In 2008 a new album \u201cRequiem\u201d, over a four-year period fraught with personal highs and lows the band created a 'Thrash Metal Monster', which was hailed as a must for the fans of Testament, God Forbid, Slayer or The Haunted. Influenced by the aforementioned bands and the 80\u2019s Bay Area bands.
\u201cRequiem\u201d contains a guest vocal appearance from Chris Astley of 80\u2019s Thrashers Xentrix on the track \u201cHatred\u201d the CD also has cover of Testament\u2019s \u201cInto the Pit\u201d. When writing the album Solitary used inspirational albums such as \u201cSlaughter of the Soul\u201d, \u201c The Gathering\u201d, \u201c A New Darkness Upon Us\u201d and \u201cGone Forever\u201d as reference points to help them create the same feeling as those albums generated when they first heard them whether or not they\u2019ve done that remains to be seen.
The artwork created by bassist Michael Park uses the original cover of a book published in 1736. The band are also shooting a video for \u201cKeep Your Enemies Closer\u201d in early September as well as having tracks on the CD cover mounts on Metal Hammer and Terrorizer in the UK.
If you have chance, catch a gig. See whats coming up at www.solitary.org.uk
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5122633893 - 'For the first time in about five years, the Psychedelic Furs are back in the UK for a mini-tour . They are playing the classic second album 'Talk Talk' in it sentirity followed by classic favourites, like Heartbreak Beat. The band had a wide influence on many artists and the album was their commercial breakthrough.
This is a shot of Richard Butler from the 27th October 2010 gig at The HMV Institute in Birmingham, performing 'High wire days'. The five date tour covered:
Frome (Somerset) 24 Oct Cheese &
Grain
Manchester 26 Oct Manchester Ritz
Birmingham 27 Oct Birmingham Institute
London 28 Oct HMV Forum, London
Glasgow 29 Oct Glasgow ABC 02
...then on to the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belguim 31st Oct (Sinner\u2019s Day Festival).
Only two other TalkTalk shows were scheduled. StageOne in Fairfield, CT USA on October 14th, and at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY on October 15th.
The set at The Temple at the HMV (Digbeth) Institute was as follows:
1. Dumb Waiters
2. Pretty In Pink
3. I Wanna Sleep With You
4. No Tears
5. Mr Jones
6. Into You Like A Train
7. It Goes On
8. So Run Down
9. All Of This And Nothing
10. She Is Mine
...After a short break they continued with
11. Sister Europe
12. Heartbeat
13. Love My way
14. The Ghost in You
15. In My Head
16. Highwire Days
17. Heaven
...Encore
18. India
There were no band introductions, although the current line up is Richard Butler (vox), Tim Butler (bass), Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (sax), Amanda Kramer (keyboards), and Paul Garisto (drums).
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5046414339 - 'SUS - 'The Ruts' - Play this track here.
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This one a true trip back to 1979. This comes from one of the few albums ('The Crack') on my iPod with every track rated four or five stars. If you ever had any punky leanings, you should enjoy this. 'The Ruts' were a band that burned bright for a brief period. Imagine 'The Clash' on steriods and you will have the picture.
The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band. You may remember them for the 1979 Top 10 hit 'Babylon's Burning'. An earlier single 'In a Rut' on the 'People Unite' record label, was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel. My old black vinyl copy in a plain white sleeve, still has pride of place for me. The grooves almost totally worn down due to over playing.
They formed August 1977, the band consisted of Malcolm Owen (vox), Paul Fox (guitar), John 'Segs' Jennings (bass) and Dave Ruffy (drums and ex-record shop manager). As part of Misty in Roots People Unite collective based in Southall in west London, the band were active in anti-racist causes and played a number of benefits for Rock Against Racism.
The Ruts' first single, 'In a Rut' was finally released on People Unite in January 1979, having been recorded back on 24 April 1978 at the aforementioned Free Range 8-track studios. It was backed up with anti-heroin tirade 'H-Eyes' on the B-side ('You're so young, you take smack for fun/It's gonna screw your head, you're gonna wind up dead'). DJ John Peel expressed his admiration for the group.
Debut album The Crack was produced by Mick Glossop and released in September 1979, reaching number 16 in the UK Albums Chart. With success came tradegy.
Malcolm Owen was found dead in the bathroom of his parents' house in Hayes, from a heroin overdose on 14th July 1980 at the age of 26. Prophetically, the B-side 'H-eyes' of 'In a Rut' was a song against heroin use, and two other songs, 'Dope for Guns' from the album The Crack, plus reggae lament 'Love in Vein' ('don't want you in my arms no more') were also anti-drug songs.
A year later, The Damned wrote a song, 'The Limit Club', about their deceased friend which mentions the 'velvet claws' that Fox talked about with reference to Owen's heroin addiction. The band continued as a very watered down Ruts D.C. (D.C. standing for the Latin term Da Capo, meaning 'back to the beginning') in a different musical vein. They released two albums, Animal Now (May 1981 on Virgin) and Rhythm Collision (July 1982 on Bohemian Records. Ruts D.C. split in 1983.
In July 2007 the band reformed for the first time in 27 years, and played a special benefit gig for Fox, following his diagnosis with lung cancer. Henry Rollins stood in for Owen. They were supported by Tom Robinson, The Damned, Misty in Roots, U.K. Subs, Splodge (Splodgenessabounds), John Otway
and the Peafish House Band which featured Lee Harris, (The Blockheads), Tony Barber (Buzzcocks) and Rowland Rivron, plus Edward Tudor-Pole and T. V. Smith. many characters from the British punk era. Fox died on 21 October of the same year, at the age of 56.
If you like this, for the sake of your iPod seek out 'The Crack' or 'Bustin' Out - The Essential Ruts Collection'. Tell 'em I sent you :-)
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In 1970's Britain particularly, the 'Sus law' was the informal name for a stop and search law that permitted a police officer to act on suspicion, or 'sus', alone.
It was based upon Sections 4 and 6 of the Vagrancy Act 1824 which made it 'illegal for a suspected person or reputed thief to frequent or loiter in a public place with intent to commit an arrestable offence' and effectively permitted the police to stop and search and even arrest suspicious persons, purely to prevent crime.
The law caused much discontent among certain sections of the population, particularly black and ethnic minority communities, against whom the police use of the law was particularly targeted.
The sus law was abolished following race riots in St Pauls, Bristol, in 1980, and in Brixton, London, Toxteth, Liverpool, Handsworth and Chapeltown, Leeds in 1981, because its alleged abuse was believed to be a contributory factor to these events. Following Lord Scarman's inquiry into the cause of the Brixton riots, the sus law was dropped. Apart from The Ruts, a number of 1970's bands, including Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ) wrote songs or included references to it.
Fortunately we live now in slightly more enlightened times. An improving ethnic and cultural mix is encouraged in our police force.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4935107553 - 'Pride - 'U2' - Play this track ob=av2e\' rel=\'nofollow\'>here.
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Pride (In the Name of Love)' is a song by rock band U2. It is the second track on the band's 1984 album, The 'Unforgettable Fire', it was released as the album's lead single in September 1984. The song had been intended to be about Ronald Reagan's pride in America's military power but writer St. Bono had been influenced by Stephen B. Oates's book Let The Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a biography of Malcolm X. These caused Bono to ponder the different sides of the civil rights campaigns, the violent and the non-violent.
I have an uneasy relationship with U2, I really like the early years up to Zooropa, but then I stuggle. This is one of my favourites however. I hope you enjoy it!
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Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor from near me in Burnley, living some early years in Wigan. He has received a Tony Award and two Academy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known to many for roles such as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men films.
In 1988, McKellen came out and announced he was gay. He became a founding member of Stonewall, one of the United Kingdom's most influential LGBT rights groups, of which he remains a prominent spokesman. Here he wears a classic Stonewall T-shirt 'Some People Are Gay, Just Get Over It'.
He is pictured here leading the Manchester Pride 2010 carnival parade today 28th August .
The emotional feeling I get when I watch the pride march most years, is a similar one to when I hear this track. From the early 1980's when Manchester's canal street was a seedy no-go area. The area along the canal was perfect for gay men to clandestinely meet as it was dark and unvisited with shuttered pubs such as Napoleons. Manto bar started to buck that trend in 1981.
At the time there was a backdrop of less than equitable policing, led by James Anderton. His appointment as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester was announced on October 23, 1975. Anderton frequently courted public controversy with his outspoken views on policing and morality. As a professed Christian who claimed to speak with the supreme being regularly and who characterised himself to be an instrument of divine judgement.
Anderton came to be known as 'God's copper'. This led to the press and the public questioning his mental health and capability to perform his job appropriately. He was often in conflict with the city's political leadership during the 1980s, especially over his views on homosexuality and AIDS: he declared that homosexuality should be illegal, and he referred to homosexuals and those with AIDS as 'swirling in a cesspit of their own making'.
The Happy Mondays song 'God's Cop' criticizes James Anderton (for example, 'God makes it easy/God makes is easy on me'). The John Cooper Clarke track 'Chicken Town' is also a mancunian parable on those dark days.
I for one are glad those are now behind us. We have the tolerance and freedoms that help us respect each other, regardless of sexuality, race, religion. We should all be truly thankful (amen).
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4939401900 - 'A Walk On The Wild Side - 'Lou Reed' - Play this track here.
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'Walk on the Wild Side' is a Lou Reed song from his 1972 David Bowie produced second solo album Transformer. It namechecks taboo topics such as transsexuality, drugs, male prostitutes and oral sex and the term 'colored' to refer to African Americans, a term which was still common in that era.
The lyrics tell of a series of individuals and their journeys to New York City, and refers to several of the regular 'superstars' at Andy Warhol's New York studio, The Factory, namely Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, Joe Dallesandro, Jackie Curtis and Joe Campbell (referred to in the song by his nickname Sugar Plum Fairy). Candy Darling was also the subject of Reed's song 'Candy Says'.
The saxophone solo played over the fadeout of the song was performed by Ronnie Ross, who had previously taught David Bowie to play the saxophone during Bowie's childhood. It has been heavily covered by Echo and the Bunnymen and The Strokes to name a few.
I picked up on Reed after an introduction to the VU.
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This shot was taken at the showery Manchester Pride 2010. I dont know the name of the pictured TGirl, but she was very friendly! Her handouts were from Cruz 101, the blurb says is Manchester's biggest and busiest Gay nightclub. It is located next to Canal Street in Manchester's Gay Village.
Cruz101 is looking to find the 2010 the gay Village Rear of the Year in Manchester! The competition promises to be the hottest ever, with guys from venues, businesses, organisations and charities all taking part to be crowned the new winner! If you want to enter, please get in touch with them. Tell 'em I sent you!
The first 'gay pride' event in Manchester was held in 1990. EuroPride was hosted in Manchester in 2003, and Since 2004 the title 'Manchester Pride' has been adopted. It is one of the longest running in the country and attracts thousands of visitors to the city's Gay Village, which centres around Canal Street, each year. The event comprises a Pride march, and several days of various arts, music and cultural events all over the city as well as a festival during the August bank holiday weekend within the gay village itself.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDMB - Manchester Pride is an annual gay pride festival and parade held each summer in the city of Manchester, England. It is one of the longest running in the country and attracts thousands of visitors to the city's Gay Village, centred around Canal Street, each year. The festival's events that take place within the Village require a paid-for Pride wristband for entry, while other events, such as the parade, can be watched by any spectator.
The current ten day festival includes a Pride Fringe with a series of arts, music and cultural events all over the city as well as community events including poetry readings, quizzes and film showings, culminating in The Big Weekend, a 72-hour party during the August bank holiday weekend in Canal Street and the surrounding area, with a parade through the streets of Manchester.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4925460775 - 'Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth - 'The Dandy Warhols' - Play this track here.
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I was a late convert to the Dandy's and their friends/enemies The BJM who I saw live recently.
The band's name is a pun on the name of American pop artist Andy Warhol and originate from Portland, Oregon in 1993. Influences include The Velvet Underground, the Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones.
The band first achieved success in the UK after the release of their second Album 'The Dandy Warhols Come Down' in 1997. The promotional video for this single 'Not If You Were The Last Junkie on Earth' was directed by celebrity fashion photographer David LaChapelle, and it earned them acclaim outside the US.
Along with The Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM), The Dandy Warhols were the subjects of the 2004 documentary DiG! This film captured a love-hate relationship between both bands, highlighting the interaction of BJM frontman Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor. It was recorded over the course of seven years by Ondi Timoner, and won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
To get a bit of background to both bands you could do worse than grab this DVD. tell 'em I sent you!
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The illegal drug trade is a global black market, competing with legal drug trade, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.
A UN report said the global drug trade generated an estimated US$321.6 billion in 2003. With a world GDP of US$36 trillion in the same year, the illegal drug trade may be estimated as slightly less than 1% of total global commerce. Consumption of illegal drugs is widespread globally.
Cocaine (benzoylmethylecgonine) is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from 'coca' in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic.
For over a thousand years South American indigenous peoples have chewed the leaves of Erythroxylon coca, a plant that contains vital nutrients as well as numerous alkaloids, including cocaine. The coca leaf was, and still is, chewed almost universally by some indigenous communities.
The remains of coca leaves have been found with ancient Peruvian mummies, and pottery from the time period depicts humans with bulged cheeks, indicating the presence of something on which they are chewing. There is also evidence that these cultures used a mixture of coca leaves and saliva as an anesthetic for the performance of trepanation.
When the Spanish arrived in South America, most at first ignored aboriginal claims that the leaf gave them strength and energy, and declared the practice of chewing it the work of the Devil. But after discovering that these claims were true, they legalized and taxed the leaf, taking 10% off the value of each crop.
In 1569, Nicol\u00e1s Monardes described the practice of the natives of chewing a mixture of tobacco and coca leaves to induce 'great contentment'.
Crack is a lower purity form of free-base cocaine and contains sodium bicarbonate as impurity. Freebase and crack are often administered by smoking. The origin of the name is from the crackling sound (hence the onomatopoeic \u201ccrack\u201d) produced when cocaine containing impurities are heated.
The trade north of drugs and south of cash and weapons continues in the Americas regardless of prohibition, cival and military enforcement. As I type this I am listening to the story of dead bodies found near San Fernando in Mexico,Tamaulipas state, the corpses are reportedly those of 58 men and 14 women. It appears to be among the biggest mass graves linked to drug cartel violence to be uncovered in Mexico.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4927941826 - 'All Along The Watchtower - 'Jimi Hendrix' - Play this track here.
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One of my favourite guitarists and cool too. Once when asked by an activist in 1970 'What would you change in America today'? He replied 'They should wear more colourful gear'. He also said 'Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music'. Indeed!
Born in Seattle James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix worked as a jobbing guitarist until being introduced to London in 1966/7. Hendrix learned to play by practicing almost constantly, watching others play, getting tips from more experienced players, and listening to records. In mid-1959, his father bought Hendrix a white 'Supro Ozark'.
Chas Chandler who was ending his tenure as bassist in The Animals and looking for talent to manage and produce. Chandler liked the song 'Hey Joe' and was convinced he could create a hit single with the right artist. It was Hendrix who he brought to London for that very reason. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was born.
'All Along the Watchtower' was an original Bob Dylan track and was included on the classic double 'Electric Ladyland' album. Several reviewers have pointed out that the lyrics in 'All Along the Watchtower' echo lines in the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 21, verses 5-9. The single reached number five in the British charts.
Dylan has described his reaction to hearing Hendrix's version: 'It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day.' In the booklet accompanying his Biograph album, Dylan said: 'I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way.'
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The Lewis War Memorial is a war memorial dedicated to the men who lost their lives in World War I from the Lewis area (Outer Hebrides, Scotland). Completed in 1924, it is situated at the highest point of the town of Stornoway, and is visible for miles around.
It can no longer be climbed. Iron plaques containing the names of the fallen, many hundred (1151) are now presented on a faux stone circle at its foot.
From January to July 1920, the pages of the Stornoway Gazette carried advertisements appealing for subscriptions towards the building costs of a suitable memorial that would cost at least \u00a310,000 and more probably \u00a320,000. The response was overwhelming. As a spur to generous donations, it was announced that an anonymous resident was willing to double the amount subscribed to \u00a35,000 - this resident was later discovered to be Lord Leverhulme himself.
For more historical details, consult the excellent Stornoway Historical Society website. Better still consider a trip right up there to the top left edge of Britain, its cool.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4877238738 - 'Endless Art - 'A House' - Play this track here.
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'A House' were a very witty Irish band from the 1980s to the 1990s, recognized for the clever, 'often bitter or irony laden lyrics of frontman Dave Couse. This single, 'Endless Art' is one of their best known charting successes. It was produced by Edwyn Collins.
The song lyrics begin with the line 'All art is quite useless according to Oscar Wilde' and for their remainder are mostly a list of the names and birth and death dates of artists from various fields, with the chorus remark: 'all dead but still alive, in endless time and endless art'. This 'list' style of song is characteristic of many of Dave Couse's songs. Melodically, the song features a quotation from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony at the chorus.
For the first appearance of the song on Bingo, the band received some criticism for the fact that the artists listed in the song are all male, so they recorded a second version where all the artists are female. This is the version called 'More Endless Art'. In 'More Endless Art', the melodic quoatation from Beethoven is substituted with one from Carl Orff, who, it might be quibbled, is not a woman, while the substitution of 'Walt Disney's Minnie Mouse' for his Mickey Mouse may not quite right the gender balance either. Still, 'More Endless Art' was better than a defence Dave Couse had offered in interviews, that the band had thought that Joan Mir\u00f3 was a woman.
Dave Couse has subsequently performed a live version of 'Endless Art' with a new list of artists, those deceased since the original release of the song. This is available as 'Endless Art 06' on the B-Side of his single 'A Celebration' (2006).
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This grafitti art panorama is composed of six images stitched together. It can be seen on Grafton Street, Liverpool, opposite The Brewery Tap (corner of The Robert Cain / Higsons brewery). It features Autoraxx, sewerside Bombers, 4Para Wavo Boys &
BrynG / Bryngerard . (www.bryngerard.com)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4874827867 - 'Blue Room - 'The Orb' - Play this track here.
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'Blue Room' is a single by The Orb. It was released in 1992 on Big Life Records. Gallup, who compiled the UK singles chart, had recently decided that any release with more than 40 minutes of play would be classified as an album rather than single. The Orb thus decided to record a 39:57 version of 'Blue Room' for a special release.
Founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and KLF member Jimmy Cauty, The Orb began as ambient and dub DJs in London. Their early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk. Alex Paterson apparently began his music career in the early 1980s as a roadie for the post-punk rock band Killing Joke.
'Blue Room' is said to be the longest single to ever reach the UK charts, peaking at number eight. An edited version appears on the album U.F.Orb. The Orb's critical and commercial success in the UK peaked in the early 1990s with their albums The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld and U.F.Orb, which reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart in 1992.
This success led to their infamous appearance on BBC 'Top of the Pops', where they showcased their quirky style by playing chess (an interest of Paterson's since his early youth) while the group's single 'Blue Room' ran in the background.
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The area where I live was once full of collieries and Astley Green (about 10 miles away) was fortunate enough to have been saved from total demolition by a number of mainly steam enthusiasts, leading community members and supporters within Lancashire County Council.
Mainly due to the uniqueness of a 3,300 hp twin tandem compound reversible steam winding engine the demolition was to a halt. As the result of the stay of execution, the museum grounds house Lancashire's only surviving pit headgear and engine house, both of which now have listed building status.
The Astley Green Colliery shaft was sunk in 1908 to exploit the extensive coal reserves in the south Lancashire Coalfield. The coal seams at Astley Green are very deep and are overlaid by about 100 feet of Chat Moss, wet and unstable ground. The colliery only had a lifespan of 62 years, closing its gates for the last time in 1970.
Apart from the steam winding engine and headgear the museum houses many exhibits, not least of which is the collection of 28 colliery locomotives, the largest collection of its type in the United Kingdom.
Amongst the exhibits housed in the Engine House is the largest steam winding engine ever used in the Lancashire Coalfield. Built by Messers' Yates &
Thom in 1912, the twin tandem compound engine delivers 3,300 HP.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4838927608 - 'Porcelain Gods - 'Paul Weller' - Play this track here.
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I remember discovering this on the Stanley Road album when Weller was being confirmed in Q etc as 'The Guvnor'. His Style Council days were thankfully by then behind him. This is pretty much a perfect album. Collaborations from Steve Winwood, Noel Gallagher and Steve Cradock of OCS (that's Ocean Colour Scene, not Office Cleaning Services in case you were wondering) pepper the album and (hope you like the link), the classic cover was designed by Peter Blake, designer of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album.
Paul Weller was actually born 'John William Weller' 25th May 1958, in Sheerwater, near Woking, Surrey. Weller was born into a working-class family. His father worked in the building trade as a scaffolder and a bricklayer, and his mother worked as a cleaner. Weller was brought up in Stanley Road, Woking in a Victorian council house, which had an outside toilet but neither hot running water nor central heating.
Woking is the town in which the Martians first land in H. G. Wells' science fiction novel The War of the Worlds. If you have ever been there you will realise why.
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The Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool, England is situated on the junction of Hope Street and Hardman Street, diagonally opposite the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Locally it is referred to as the Philharmonic Pub or simply the Phil. Designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas for the brewers Robert Cain &
Company, it opened in 1898. The exterior is in the Art Nouveau style.
As requested here is a shot of the famous Adament urinals. These can be visited by women by request. No trip to Liverpool is complete without a visit here. The architect of the Phil, and other pubs was Walter Thomas.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4821482319 - 'Mr Skin - 'Spirit' - Play this track here.
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This is a track I first heard on Tommy Vance's friday night rock show on BBC radio one. I rediscovered it many years later when a friend lent me 'Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus'. Spirit were a LA band from the late 1960's.
The original lineup of the group evolved from an earlier Los Angeles band, The Red Roosters, which included Randy California (guitars, vocals), Mark Andes (bass) and Jay Ferguson (vocals, percussion). With the addition of Ed Cassidy (drums) and keyboard player John Locke the new band was originally named the Spirits Rebellious (after a book by Khalil Gibran) but was soon shortened simply to Spirit. Randy California had also played with Jimi Hendrix (then known as Jimmy James) in Jimmy James and the Blue Flames in 1966.
In 1968 they toured with support band Led Zeppelin, who were heavily influenced by Spirit. Led Zeppelin played an extended medley during their early 1969 shows that featured 'Fresh Garbage' among other songs, Jimmy Page's use of a theremin has been attributed to his seeing Randy California use one which he had mounted to his amplifier, and it is now widely accepted that Page lifted the descending guitar figure from Spirit's instrumental 'Taurus' for Led Zeppelin's signature tune 'Stairway To Heaven'.
Mr Skin, a track about pornography (or maybe just Ed Cassidy, drummer of Spirit) has a great saxaphone solo in it, worth a listen just for that.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4799723148 - 'Made of Stone - 'The Stone Roses' - Play this track here.
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Todays first track up on my Ipod shuffle was this one. Its is the first in my new set that hopefully will marry up some of my listening habits with some of my photographic ones!
I dont have chance to 'shuffle' every day, so unfortunately it wont be one a day, but do keep up if you can!
Salford Northern Soul club night DJ Ian Brown and animator John Squire were the hub of this band. A bit of a soundtrack to my own Madchester days back in the late 1980's. Blimey I must have spent a fortune in Aflecks Palace on dodgy Harris Tweed Jackets (check the Orb) and silk ties.
The brilliant first seminal album and the wrangling later with the Silvertone label is legendary. The Second Coming was good, but those four years delay took their toll. Ian Brown, now into his 10th solo album has gone on to better things including the 'Q Awards Legend Award' in 2007.
His 2001 track 'Fear' is one of my favourites. Apparently inspired by Malcolm X and his preaching of 'control through language', each line contains an acronym from the word 'fear'. EG 'Fallen empires are ruling'. Grab a listen here.
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Plenty of stones here, old ones, gravestones of the great and the good.
St Mary's churchyard, Lymm Village, Cheshire UK. The church is a Grade II listed building overlooking Lymm Dam. The church is constructed buff sandstone and the graveyard contains several Stone Roses.
Hoya R72, Infra Red Filter.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4868172747 - 'Down In The Park - 'Gary Numan' - Play this track here.
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I remember Gary Numan coming out of the left field in 1979 with heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals. At the time the likes of the Silicon Teens and The Normal (Warm Leatherette seemed to have the post punk synth sound licked.
Hammersmith boy, Gary Webb was original front man for Tubeway Army. 'Down In The Park' was Tubeway Armys third single and appeared on the Replicas album.
Replicas was based on a book Numan hoped to complete someday as a type of concept album. It was set in a not-too-distant future metropolis where Machmen (androids with cloned human skin) and other machines keep the general public cowed on orders from the Grey Men (shadowy officials).
Numan was directly inspired by the science fiction of Philip K. Dick, particularly the book 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'.
Numan has become acknowledged and respected by his peers, with such musicians as Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters and Nirvana), Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails), and Marilyn Manson proclaiming his work an influence and recording cover versions of old Numan hits. If you have chance and inclination, checkout the 'Premier Hits' compilation for a good into to this forgotten pioneer.
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Dunham Park covers an area of over 190 acres and is part of the Dunham Park Estate, run by the National Trust (NT). The park is mostly \u201cpasture-woodland or park-woodland\u201d and has been since the Middle Ages. Many of the oak trees, which make up the larger part of the woodland, date back to the 17th century. Dunham Park is the only place in the northwest of England with such a concentration of old trees, and one of only a few remaining in England, making it a site of national importance. The park supports a range of animals, including fallow deer. The old water mill is pictured here. This image has been take using a Hoya R72 filter for infra red.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4734798535 - ''This Is Turin' has been described as a 'UK extreme metal band' from Cheshire. They announced they were signing to Rising Records late last year with an album in the pipeline.
Stalwarts may remember Daz from his early seminal hard/grind-core band Fall-out. Daz and the new line up have gone from strength to strength and while his hair has become less, the quality material (and the tat2's) have become more.
The band were on top form tonight. The set included 23:1, (the) Nameless, Carpe Diem, The Flood, Mothers Milk (a love song? LOL?), To Your Knees, Lilly and Eradicated. Castro finished off the set and it was good to see that the 'Winnington wall of death' is not dead.
The line up was Daz on Vox, Hayden &
Davey on Guitars, Danni on Bass and Ed on percussion.
Keep it up Daz, Cheshire music needs you lads :-)
There are song samples and all kinds on their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/thisisturinuk including some demo trax to check out. Upcoming gigs take them to Birmingham, Colwyn Bay, wakefield, Manchester and Bridgend. So no excuse not to catch them if death metal (with 'with 50% added extra Tech with libberal smatterings of ambient and a sprinkling of pure unconcentrated blackened epic death... Hmm, there might be some grind and classical in there!'
(unquote) is your bag.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDR7 - The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro is an Anglican cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It was built in the Gothic Revival architectural style fashionable during much of the nineteenth century, and is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires.
The See (or Diocese) of Truro was established in 1876, and the first bishop, Edward White Benson, was consecrated in 1877. Truro was the first cathedral to be built on a new site in England since Salisbury Cathedral in 1220.
A stained glass window depicting the founding of the cathedral.
Construction began in 1880 on the site of the sixteenth century parish church of St Mary the Virgin to a design by the leading Gothic Revival architect John Loughborough Pearson. St Mary's, a building in the Perpendicular style with a spire 128 feet tall was demolished in October 1880, leaving only the early sixteenth-century south aisle, which was retained to serve as the parish church. From 1880 until 1887 a temporary wooden cathedral was built on an adjacent site. This accommodated fewer than 400 people and was extremely hot in summer and cold in winter. It was in this building that the Bishop introduced the new evening service of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve, 1880.
Pearson's design combines the Early English style with certain French characteristics, chiefly spires and rose windows. Truro's resemblance to Lincoln Cathedral is not coincidental: Pearson had been appointed as Lincoln's Cathedral architect and the first Bishop of Truro, Edward Benson, had previously been Canon Chancellor at Lincoln. The central tower and spire stands 250 feet (76 m) tall, while the western towers reach to 200 feet (61 m). Four kinds of stone were used: Mabe granite for the exterior, and St Stephen's granite for the interior, with dressings and shafts of Bath and Polyphant stone. The spires and turret roofs are of stone, except for a copper spire over the bell tower
The Cathedral Office,. 14 St Mary's Street, Truro, TR1 2AF , England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4642808695 - 'On monday I had the pleasure of seeing Anton and the rest of the BJM at the Manchester Academy. I must admit that they had slipped pretty much completely under my radar until the adorable Lisa Jackson put me on track with them and I was instantly hooked. Deadly rivals with the Dandy Warhols, the band are a brilliant enigma. I didn't really know what to expect as some gigs I have heard as live tapes often just feature Anton swearing at the band for 90 minutes. Monday (thankfully) was not like that :-)
The best introduction to the BJM is 'Tepid Peppermint Wonderland - A Retrospective'. well worth a download or \u00a34 from ebay. The BJM and former friends/rivals The Dandy Warhols were the subject of the acclaimed documentary DiG!, which Lisa let me borrow. This is part myth, part fact, but an entertaining 70 minutes of stalking, rivalry and attempted murder &
kidnap. i would also highly recommend this.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre (BJM) is a neo-psychedelic rock band, led by Anton Newcombe. The group was founded by Newcombe, Matt Hollywood, Ricky Rene Maymi, Patrick Straczek and Travis Threlkel in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The current members are Anton Newcombe, Matt Hollywood, Frankie 'Teardrop' Emerson, Ricky Rene Maymi, Collin Hegna, Dan Allaire, Rob Campanella, Will Carruthers and Joel Gion. The name 'Brian Jonestown Massacre' is a mash-up of The Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones and the infamous mass cult suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.
The band have recorded albums that could fit into a variety of musical genres across their history. 1995's Methodrone approximates the UK shoegazing 'Verve' / 'Supergrass' sound of the time, a sound they would return to with the band's 2008 album, My Bloody Underground.
Their music has been extensively used in films and TV, particularly the track 'Going To Hell' ('Dead Mans Curve' , 'Buffy The Vanpire Slayer') and 'You Look Great When I'm Fucked Up' fron C4's Skins.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4524488474 - '12 and 14 Nicolson Square are lovely old buildings in the old town of Edinburgh with distinctive old faded painted sign remnants in red. The square originally contained the properties of Sir James Nicolson, back pre-1800. Older maps reveal this at that time to probably be the extent of the city. Nearby Cabbagehall and Turnip Fields would have once produced food but were built over as the metropolis expanded. Nicholas Martinot looks to have been a prominent manufacturer of baskets and importer of other goods from 1890 or so onwards.
The text on the faded paint advertise 'Fancy Leathergoods' , 'Basket Manufacture', Rugs, Mats, walking Sticks, Hardware and Woodenware.
The Edinburgh Gazette of 1890 and 1892 note two 'bankrupt sequestrations' in which Martinot was elected joint commissioners. In issue 10128 (25th Feb 1890) page 180 they are involved in sequestration of Daniel S Johnston, fancy goods merchant at 103 Kirkgate and 131 Great Junction St Leith. In another issue 10363 the sequestration of a hardware, toy and Smallware merchant from 272 Canongate and 15 St Mary Street is involved ( www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/10128/pages/180 &
www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/10364/pages/670 ).
The building is now used by Edinburgh University, School of Arts, Culture &
Environment and the facilty is named Alison House.
(2010 week 13)
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Keywords: banned,gig,banned network,network,nick,hughes,DAN,development,teh,Arts,Northwich,Cheshire,West,Chester,Night,Winnington,Rec,Park,Road,Rd,recreation,club,UK,england,metal,rock,music,musician,guitar,guitarist,vocals,vocalist,hotpix,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpixuk,AQOE,crewe,base,concert,bassist,basist,red,stage,light,bass,player,live,gigs,band,bands,musicians,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4487172291 - 'Work the bass Tom...
Grind Core from Crewe south Cheshire.
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(2010 week 12)
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Keywords: OC,obsessive,compulsive,live,stage,concert,kelli,kelly,northwich,winnington,rec',cheshire,england,uk,manchester,band,metal,rock,cool,femal,girl,rocker,sexy,four,piece,hotpix,hotpixuk,tonysmith,tony,smith,gig,gigs,music,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4487218159 - '
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Keywords: AQOE,crewe,band,group,metal,grind,core,grindcore,concert,banned,gig,banned network,drum,drummer,percusion,network,nick,hughes,DAN,development,Arts,Northwich,Cheshire,West,Chester,Night,Winnington,Rec,Park,Road,Rd,recreation,club,UK,england,rock,music,musician,guitar,guitarist,vocals,vocalist,hotpix,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpixuk,live,stage,gigs,bands,musicians,performing,playing,MIS,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4487823226 - 'Crewe based Grindcore outfit 'A question of Ettiquette' .Drummer John Hinde, at a Banned! Network gig in Northwich, Cheshire England UK.
So often drummers are not given the recognition they deserve. Tucked away at the back of the stage. I try to take at least a few shots of drummers in each band I take, not always possible with good results!
Still where would we be without John Densmore of the Doors, the mighty Bonzo John Bonham of Led Zeppilin, Topper Headon of the Clash, Stephen Morris of Joy Division (once told to totaly dismantel his kit by a drug crazed Martin Hannett whil erecording Unknown Pleasures), The Stones Charlie Watts, Roger Taylor of Queen, Keith Moon and Neil Peart of Rush (not often you will catch me heaping praise on Rush, but where its due....). I will now dig out Cornershops excellent CD to play 'slip the drummer one'...
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Keywords: 20100326 AQOE Matty Awbery,26-03-2010,gotonysmith,rock,music,indie,vocals,vocalism,singer,performer,Cheshire,Northwich,North,West,England,center,gig,live,music,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,AQOE,Matty,band,26/03/2010,A Question of Etiquette,banks,group,gigs,Winnington Rec,CW8,Park Rd,Winnington,UK,CW8 4EB,Park Road,stage,on
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF13BM - AQOE Matty Awbery, live at Winnington Rec 26-03-2010
Park Rd, Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW8 4EB
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Keywords: tony,smith,tonysmith,tonysmithhotpix,hot,pics,pix,hotpix,ipod,shuffle,ipodshuffle2,english,village,villages,town,towns,UK,GB,great,britain,travel,places,visit,music
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5843068423 - 'The Kinks 'The Village green Preservation society' - Play this track here.
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'The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society' is the brilliant sixth studio album by the English rock group The Kinks, released in November 1968. It was the last album by the original quartet, as bassist Pete Quaife left the group in early 1969. A collection of thematic vignettes of English town and hamlet life, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society was assembled from songs written and recorded over the previous two years. Allmusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Village Green as a 'concept album lamenting the passing of old-fashioned English traditions.'
The record is widely considered one of the most influential and important works by The Kinks, and of the period as a whole. Although it failed to chart upon release, with estimated worldwide sales at 100,000 copies, The Village Green Preservation Society has become one of the band's best selling and most popular records. In 2003, the album was ranked number 255 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
This in my opinion is one of the all time classic English villages. Its got a village green, a village cross etc. If you know or can guess where this place is, please comment and let me know. If you can guess correctly within the first 30 comments left I will send you a small prize. Come on, bring it on!
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Keywords: United,Kingdom.,The,in,the,city,St.,gotonysmith,Manchesters,second,smallest,boozer,with,room,for,approximately,twenty,people,including,the,feisty,bar,maid.,The,kind,of,venue,where,the,music,would,stop,when,you,walked,in,gotonysmith,Buy Pictu,Circus Tavern Manchester 11 Dubliners Manchesters second smallest boozer,with,room,for,approximately,twenty,people,including,the,feisty,bar,maid.,The,kind,of,venue,where,the,music,would,stop,when,you,walked,in,-,thats,if,they,had,room,for,speakers,-,but,within,half,an,hour,youd,be,on,first,name,terms,with,the,regulars.,Not,exactly,a,vast,array,of,cocktails,(This,is,more,for,the,beer,and,G&T,lovers),this,is,a,bar,that,you,hope,will,stay,in,Manchester,for,ever.,In,fact,its,central,location,makes,it,even,more,surprising,that,this,hasnt,been,turned,into,apartments.,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF23PH - Circus Tavern, Manchester, United Kingdom. The smallest pub in the city.
Manchesters second smallest boozer, with room for approximately twenty people including the feisty bar maid. The kind of venue where the music would stop when you walked in - that's if they had room for speakers - but within half an hour you'd be on first name terms with the regulars.
Not exactly a vast array of cocktails (This is more for the beer drinkers and G&T lovers) this is a bar that you hope will stay in Manchester for ever. In fact it's central location, on the busy Portland Street near Manchesters china town, makes it even more surprising that this hasn't been turned into apartments.
The Circus Tavern, Portland Street, Manchester, Lancashire, UK
Description
Keywords: national,time,recorder,recorders,wooden,clock,hotpix,tony,smith national,smith,tonysmith,hot,pix,pics,picks,hotpicks,ipod,music,#tonysmithhotpix,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4890787386 - 'Shipbuilding - 'Elvis Costello / Robert Wyatt' - Play this track here or here.
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This image reminded me of a track from the early 1980's. These machines would be used when anyone at factories or yards were coming in or out. To record their time. Now almost all of these have gone as has most of the industry too, shipped, off-shore.
'Shipbuilding' is a song written by singer/songwriter Elvis Costello and producer Clive Langer. Written during the Falklands War of 1982, Costello's lyrics discuss the contradiction of the war bringing back prosperity to traditional shipbuilding areas of Merseyside (Cammell Laird), North East England (Swan Hunter) and Belfast (Harland and Wolff)[1] to build new ships to replace those being sunk in the war, whilst also sending off the sons of these areas to fight and, potentially, lose their lives in those same ships.
According to Clive Langer, he'd written the tune for Robert Wyatt but wasn't happy with the lyrics that he had written himself. Langer played the tune to Costello at a party hosted by Nick Lowe, and within days Costello had written lyrics he described as 'the best lyrics I've ever written.
Robert Wyatt was a founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine. In June 1973, during an alcohol-fueled party for Gong's Gilli Smyth and June Campbell Cramer an inebriated Wyatt fell from a fourth floor window. He was paralysed from the waist down and consequently uses a wheelchair.
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A time clock, sometimes known as a clock card machine, clocking in machine, punch clock or time recorder, is a mechanical (or electronic) timepiece used to assist in tracking the hours an employee of a company worked.
In regards to mechanical time clocks this was accomplished by inserting a heavy paper card, called a time card, into a slot on the time clock. When the time card hit a contact at the rear of the slot, the machine would print day and time information on the card. This allowed a timekeeper to have an official record of the hours an employee worked to calculate and pay an employee. I used one of these for about a year in my first employment. A long queue would form at about 4:59 ready to stamp your card right on the turn of five PM!
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Keywords: le,carla,lecarla,girl,female,music,musician,rock,indie,live,concert,stage,bass,guitar,lead,vocal,vocalist,rocker,rocking,banned,network,northwich,vale,royal,cheshire,west,chester,DAN,development,arts,youth,england,winnington,rec,UK,britain,british,sexy,lady,women,venue,gig,20100226,26022010,tonysmith,tony,smith,hot pix,muchacha,femenina,de,la,mujer,se\u00f1ora,woman,\u5973\u6027\u30e1\u30b9\u306e\u5973\u6027\u306e\u5973\u306e\u5b50,\u592b\u4eba\u5973\u6027\u5987\u5973\u5973\u5b69,fille,f\u00e9minine,femme,dame,gigs,band,bands,musicians,performing,playing,MIS,@hotpixUK,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4409614624 - 'The wonderful Nikki on bass (she is a cutie) with Lecarla, here on their mini-tour with AOA (Arms Of Atlas) 26/02/2010. Lecarla are simply the turbo-charged 21st century version of Girlschool from Hemel Hempstead. The band are Lead Singer Lizzy Dent, Lead Guitarist Hannah the Whitmarsh, Guitarist Joe Alfano, Bassist Nikki Brightman and Drummer Steve North.
They have done support slots with my recent faves 'Towers Of London' so this gig was unmissible for me. Well worth the excursion out. I was shouting for more (not like reserved little me :-)
The setlist at the Rec' at Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire was :
Where do we go?
Dilligaf
Silent drive home
This is the interval
Cities in the sky
Uncovered
Obstiocles and Runaways.
The night before they were at The Sumo in Leicester and Saturday back down the M1 to the Bridgehouse in the London smoke.
Check em out on myspace www.myspace.com/lecarla and let them sell you some merch.
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or Doves at my local venue www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4140925063/
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Keywords: Exhibit,A,-,Banned!,on,stage,at,Winnington,Park,Northwich,Cheshire,England,UK,2010-02-26,heavy,metal,band,gotonysmith,guitar,head,banger,banging,face,guitarface,act,ExhibitA,Banned! Northwich 2010-02-26,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,concert,music,rock,roll,headbanger
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF7D9M - Exhibit A - Banned! live on stage at Winnington Park, Northwich, Cheshire, England UK 2010-02-26 heavy metal band
Winnington Park, Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK
Description
Keywords: urban,art,grafitti,graffiti,graffitti,poole,town,district,england,english,sea,side,seaside,ipod,music,hotpix!,#tony,#smith,#tonysmith,#tonysmithhotpix,#tonysmithotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4819024362 - 'Play a track from this album here.
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Physical Graffiti is the 6th album by Led Zeppelin. I find it difficult to pick just one track from this spectacular double album.
It was released on 24 February 1975. Recording sessions for the album were initially disrupted when John Paul Jones considered leaving the band. After reuniting at Headley Grange, the band wrote and recorded eight songs, the combined length of which stretched the album beyond the typical length of an LP. This prompted the band to make Physical Graffiti a double album by including previously unreleased tracks from earlier recording sessions.
Physical Graffiti was commercially and critically successful
the album is 16 times platinum (though this signifies sales of 8 million copies, as it is a double album) in the United States alone, and has come to be regarded as one of Led Zeppelin's defining works. The album is ranked highly on several prominent best album or best rock album lists of all time.
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Fleetsbridge Underpass Grafitti, Poole, Dorset UK
This brilliant piece of colourfull grafitti and tagging stretches ten slabs of concrete in an underpass adjacent to a skatepark. It is a joiner of five wide images.
This was a youth arts project to design a new mural for the Fleetsbridge Skate Park, Creekmoor. west of Poole, under the A35
The final design was painted at the skate park around Easter 2007, followed by a celebration event on the final day to launch the new mural. The Mayor of Poole, Cllr Mrs Judy Butt turned out with other supporters of this project to see the finished mural and congratulate everyone involved for their hard work.
This great project was funded by the Community Foundation , Borough of Poole and Wave Arts Education Agency, and in partnership with the Creekmoor Community Association and Millennium Volunteers. The project brought in professional artist Felix Braun to conduct workshops for 120 young people from various schools and youth clubs across Poole.
Three young people gained a Youth Arts Award qualification whilst working on their project, which they can use towards future youth arts careers. Good for them !
Amazingly on the end of the bypass wall is a council sign stating 'No Grafitti'.
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Keywords: Showroom,Dummy,dummies,Lymm,Cheshire,Village,dress,shop,clothes,Kraftwork,kraftwerk,klang,coln,cologne,Dusseldorf,Germany,Deutsch,Deutschland,electronic,music,hotpix,hotpixuk,tonysmith,tony,smith,TDK,TDKtony,sepia,b/w,toned,black,white,beauty,monochrome,josef,knocke,mono,this photo rocks,hotpicks
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4298667508 - 'I have been listening to too much electronic music lately.
An image for my friend Josef Knocke in Dusseldorf.
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Keywords: Manchester,Academy,December,2009,Porcupine,Tree,countdown,count,down,clock,digital,incident,second,half,prog,rock,stage,gig,live,performance,vintage,electronics,electronic,counter,watch,time,hands,digits,numbers,mecanism,move,movement,uni,univ,university,academy1,academy2,music,musician,city,night,nighttime,light,lighting,roll,indie,tour,touring,UK,GB,britain,england,clocks,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4181754581 - 'In true Porcupine Tree fashion they leave a countdown clock so you have time to get to the bar and back before the second half starts. Eight mins, ten seconds on the digital readout here.
Prog Rock for the 21st Century at the Manchester Academy 10th December 2009.
Before starting a US west coast style 'No camers, no recorders in the auditorium, grass up your neighbour' script was played. Shame on you Porcupine Tree.
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Keywords: Skin,SA,Skunk,Anansie,Anansi,Wolverhampton,Civic,Hall,West,Midlands,body,surf,surfing,head,gig,live,compilation,tour,Smashes,Trashes,crowd,365days,photo,photos,photography,photographer,hotpix.org.uk,www.hotpix.org.uk,music,musician,stage,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,cool,person,people,portrait,image,england,uk,britain,GB,europe,english,tonysmith,tony,smith,s1500,bands,concert,concerts,musicians,hotpicks,gigs,performing,playing,hotpix!,@hotpixuk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4140925063 - 'Skin of the late 1990's rock band Skunk Anansie, back together to plug their latest 15 cut compilation 'Smashes and Trashes'.
Skin has done some solo stuff but not really hit the peaks of Stoosh and Paranoid and Sunburnt.
SA were on top form tonight at the Wolverhampton Civic. Coincidentally the city xmas lights were switched on this night too, with fireworks.
However the best show was in the Civic with Skin body surfing down to the bottom of the hall &
back, then doing a lap of the circle. A brilliant performance and two new tracks chucked in to boot!
Another shot from the gig here together with full setlist www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4141033347/in/photostream/
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Keywords: 25th,Nov,November,2009,held,aloft,by,fans,hand,hands,girls,in,crowd,live,gig,on,stage,playing,a,tour,touring,at,Wolverhampton,Civic,Hall,West Midlands,England,UK,25/11/2009,Paranoid,&,Sunburnt,Stoosh,CD,album,albums,music,musical,musician,rock,punk,star,ethnic,black,mixed,race,WV1,1RQ,WV11RQ,Gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCR2 -
Wolverhampton Civic Hall, North St, Wolverhampton, UK WV1 1RQ
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Keywords: Comsat,angels,comsatangels,Sheffield,Manchester,academy,uni,university,live,band,stage,UK,england,indie,veteran,rock,rockers,post,punk,postpunk,steve,fellows,stephen,365days,music,musician,gig,performer,player,event,signed,group,lighting,anbiant,univ,academy1,academy2,city,night,nighttime,time,light,roll,tour,touring,GB,britain,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,s1500,bands,concert,concerts,musicians,gigs,performing,playing,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4051548558 - 'Stephen (steve) Fellows leading the Comsat Angels at the Manchester Academy 3, during the 'Last weekend' mini tour taking in Glasgow and London Academy too. Support was Faker Junior.
Thats the same shirt you wore at the original Sheffield gig back in April 2009. www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3480530159/
The Comsats were named after the J. G. Ballard short story. Their single 'Eye of the Lens' should be essentiual listening for all photographers.
'Something's coming closer, I can only stare.
The scream of silence fills the air
I was not a victim of the games of all my friends
Now I find myself behind the eye of the lens...'
Yep, we are the watcher, the voyeur, living life through that shutter.......
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Description
Keywords: kill,Laura,Jane,Weaver,female,musician,DAN,BANNED!,betwork,gig,live,stage,Northwich,vocalist,guitar,music,bands,gigs,performer,unsigned,rock,indie,player,B/W,black,white,mono,monochrome,bannednetwork,bannedinnorthwich,myspace,nick,hughes,nickhughes,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix,hotpixuk,cool,person,people,portrait,image,hotpicks
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3809054273 - 'One of the tallest, most talented and nicest musicians I have ever met. DAN BANNED! betwork gig in Northwich, Cheshire UK
Jane works mainly in Englands North West, Liverpool and Manchester.
More Kill Laura here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3809868192/
Another gig at the Rec www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3711537962/
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Keywords: Young,Love,Banned!,Network,Winnington,kiss,girls,females,stage,live,band,unsigned,innocent,lesbian,lesbian love,lovers,kisser,kissing,just,friends,erotic,music,bands,gigs,gig,musician,performer,rock,indie,player,sex,sexy,porn,porno,lady,woman,girlie,girl,pretty,fetish,fetishist,tonysmith,tony,smith,hot pix,muchacha,femenina,de,la,mujer,se\u00f1ora,female,\u5973\u6027\u30e1\u30b9\u306e\u5973\u6027\u306e\u5973\u306e\u5b50,\u592b\u4eba\u5973\u6027\u5987\u5973\u5973\u5b69,fille,f\u00e9minine,femme,dame
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3812249017 - 'BANNED! gig at Winnington Rec, near Barnton Northwich, Cheshire UK
Another guitarist at the Rec here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3711773981/
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Description
Keywords: Zoomtang,Lead,singer,Banned,network,gig,Northwich,Winnington,cheshire,UK,England,unsigned,Rossendale,Lancs,Lancashire,music,bands,gigs,stage,musician,performer,rock,indie,player,B/W,black,white,mono,monochrome,tonysmith,tony,smith,hot pix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3812466803 - 'Here in a loud sisters (Be loud , be proud) tee shirt.
Lead female vocal of zoomtang, Rossendale based north west UK indie band. Taken here at a DAN (Development of the arts in Northwich Cheshire) BANNED! Network gig at Winnington Rec. this was used in the cover of the Banned fanzine produced by Nick Hughes and Paul.
More female vocal here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3827402423/in/set-72157621...
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Description
Keywords: Earthwood,Heavy,Metal,Rock,Band,Warrington,UK,North,west,Northwest,music,bands,gigs,gig,stage,musician,performer,unsigned,indie,player,this photo rocks,Tatuaje,\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0430,T\u00e4towierung,tatouage,tatoegering,\u7d0b\u8eab\u82b1\u523a,tatoo,tonysmith,tony,smith,Tatuada,tat2,tatto,tats,tattoo,ink,bodyart,body,art,hot pix,rickhagen,rick,hagan,richard,hagen
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3827403203 - '100% musician, Rick or Ian as lead singer of warrington based British heavy metal band Earthwood.
Rick is now lead vocalist in a brilliant tribute to Billy Idol called Rebel Yell.
More Rock www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3712678726/
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Keywords: Drummer,Lee,Alone,Maine,Road,Manchester,manchestercity,city,music,bands,gigs,gig,stage,musician,performer,unsigned,rock,indie,player,B/W,black,white,mono,monochrome,oldham,failsworth,band,failsworth band,musicians,musos,rockers,banned!,north,west,moss,side,man,tonysmith,tony,smith,hot pix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3827403523 - 'A great gig at Manchester City's old ground.
More live music and musicians here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4409614624/
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Andrew,Andy,Earnshaw,Drummer,Earthwood,Rick,Hagan,Rock,band,Metal,music,musician,bands,gigs,gig,stage,performer,unsigned,indie,player,B/W,black,white,mono,monochrome,tonysmith,tony,smith,hot pix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3828200538 - 'More rock gigs here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3809817434/
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Hotpix,tony,smith,tonysmith,tonysmithhotpix,guitarist,guitars,stage,live,concert,film,grain,black,white,noise,sepia,mono,monochrome,B/W,gig,gigs,music,band,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,#tonysmithotpix,MIS,@hotpixUK,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5164712933 - 'The Rocker - 'Thin Lizzy' - Play this track here.
\u00bfWhats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
A track from the late great Phil Lynott. I heard this live finishing up a set at the Manchester Apollo in 1979 I think, December time.
The band often used to finish up with this track in celebration of a guy called Ted Carroll. He had brought the band to London from Dublin in the early 70's and he ran a Saturday record stall called 'Rock On' on Golborne Road, Off Ladbroke Grove market.
Carroll was involved with early Chiswick label artists and the founders of Stiff records (motto 'If it aint Stiff, it aint worth a f**k). Thus was instrumental in producing and pressing a great many of the 70's vinyls in my loft. He never was involved in a Thin Lizzy release however, Decca and Phongram were the bands labels, with the former involved with the band releasing an album of Deep Purple covers.
Thin Lizzy's leader, Lynott was composer or co-composer of almost all their songs. He was one of the few black men to achieve commercial success in hard rock, and was certainly the first black Irishman to do so. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities.
For a great introduction to Thin Lizzy, the live album 'Live and Dangerous' is your only option. There is some disagreement over just how much of the album is actually recorded live. Producer Tony Visconti claimed that the only parts that weren't overdubbed were the drums and the audience. However Brian Robertson has refuted this, saying that he had refused Lynott's request to re-record a guitar solo, and that the only overdubs were backing vocals and some guitar parts by Gorham. He added, 'It's just not true. The only reason we said that it was recorded all over was obviously for tax reasons... so everything that Visconti claims is boll**ks.
Listen for yourself and make your own mind up :-)
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The Fender Cyclone was a series of electric guitars made by Fender. Introduced in late 1997, the Cyclone body is similarly styled to the Mustang but with a significantly different specification. The body of the Cyclone is a quarter of an inch thicker than the body of a Mustang and is made of poplar, whereas contemporary Mustang reissues were made of basswood.
The Fender Cyclone was discontinued in 2007.
NB: Like all the images on this stream, full size images are available, Check my profile for how to contact me.
Checkout more w=33062170@N08\' target=\'_blank\'>cool stuff from my photostream.
Keep in touch, add me as a contact www.flickr.com/relationship.gne?id=33062170@N08 so I can follow all your new uploads.
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Keywords: female,giuitarist,live,stage,vocalist,northwich,cheshire,UK,unsigned,rock,metal,tattoo,BANNED!,DAN,Bannednetwork,network,hotpix,tonysmith,tony,smith,tatoo,tatto,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,Warrington,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,photography,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,ink,skin,tat2,tattwo,music,bands,gigs,gig,musician,performer,indie,player,tatuaje,\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0430,T\u00e4towierung,tatouage,tatoegering,\u7d0b\u8eab\u82b1\u523a,cool,person,people,portrait,image,Tatuada,tats,bodyart,body,art,hotpicks,@hotpixuk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3711773981 - 'Gothic tattoo'ed lady bass player Grog, Northwich, Cheshire 8th July 2005 from the band Die So Fluid.
More bands here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3356675262/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Girlschool,Buxton,Opera,House,2009-05-28,2009,28/05/2009,rock,band,rocker,rockers,female,rock band,rock bands,bands,gig,venue,stage,on stage,supporting,hawkwind,may,girlscheel,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,Warrington,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,photography,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,music,musician,live,performer,player,event,signed,lighting,anbiant,B/W,black,white,mono,monochrome,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,s1500,concert,concerts,musicians,sex,sexy,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3710999092 - 'Supporting Hawkwind in Derbyshire, England UK
.
I first saw them in 1981 at Sheffield, when they were heading the new wave of british heavy metal along with Saxon, Irom Maiden etc. I got their first single, 'Take It All Away', on the independent label City Records. blue vinyl signed backstage &
their mothers were there in case of any jiggery pockery!
Members at that time were Kim McAuliffe, Denise Dufort, Enid Willams and Kelly Johnson (who unfortunately died from spinal cancer in 2007).
Denise and Kim have been ever present in the band.
I must dig out that St. Valentine's Day Massacre (with Mot\u00f6rhead) EP.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: The Comsat Angels,Sheffield Reunion gig 26/04/2009,music,musician,gig,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3481430148 - 'April 2009
These are my 2008-2015 images, view my most recent images at HotpixUK-2019 - www.flickr.com/people/167831053@N02/ including my second 365 one a day project
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: The Comsat Angels,Sheffield Reunion gig 26/04/2009,music,musician,gig,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix!,sandwich,sarnie,bap,roll
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3481430348 - 'These are my 2008-2015 images, view my most recent images at HotpixUK-2019 - www.flickr.com/people/167831053@N02/ including my second 365 one a day project
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: The Doves,Warrington Parr Hall UK Tour March 12th 2009 2009-03-12 20090312 live on stage,music,musician,gig,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3355854219 - 'The Doves, live on stage at the Parr Hall, Warrington cheshire UK 12th March 2009. Prior to Kingdom of Rust release mini tour.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: The Doves,Warrington Parr Hall UK Tour March 12th 2009 2009-03-12 20090312 live on stage,Doves,gig,band,group,music,parr,hall,warrington,england,2009,12/03/2009,2009/03/12,03122009,charcoal,kitchen,indie,Manchester,didsbury,kingdom,rust,tour,1st,musician,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,lighting,anbiant,city,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3355855347 - 'The Doves, live on stage at the Parr Hall, Warrington cheshire UK 12th March 2009. Some Cities. Prior to Kingdom of Rust release mini tour.
Another shot here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3355854219/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: The Doves,Warrington Parr Hall UK Tour March 12th 2009 2009-03-12 20090312 live on stage,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,Warrington,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,photography,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,music,musician,gig,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,band,lighting,anbiant,doves,Parr,Hall,UK,Tour,March,12th,2009,2009-03-12,Jez,williams,brothers,wilmslow,subsub,sub,Goodwin,met,High,School,Casino,Records,Lost,Souls,Mancunian,manchester,touring,tonysmith,tony,smith,sex,sexy,concert,gigs,bands,musicians,performing,playing,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3356675262 - 'The Doves, live on stage at the Parr Hall theatre venue, cultural quarter, Warrington Cheshire UK 12th March 2009. Jez Williams. Prior to Kingdom of Rust release mini tour.
My first knowledge of the Williams brothers was their involvement in Sub Sub (and the excellent top 10 UK single Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) from around 1993). A freak fire in Ancoats (now home to lots of yuppie flats) in Feb 1996 destroyed the lads studio. When they got back together in 1998 their style had changed to be more alternative rock and the Doves were born.
This shot was taken with just available light, no flash.
This pix was used in the following review: spectrumculture.com/2009/06/concert-review-doveswild-ligh...
Another shot here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3355855347/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: The Doves,Warrington Parr Hall UK Tour March 12th 2009 2009-03-12 20090312 live on stage,music,musician,gig,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3356675968 - 'The Doves, live on stage at the Parr Hall, Warrington cheshire UK 12th March 2009. Jimi Goodwin. Prior to Kingdom of Rust release mini tour.
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Magazine reunion gig Manchester academy 1,20090214 14-03-2009,magazine,reunion,manchester,academy,14-02-2009,2009-02-14,music,musician,gig,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,B/W,black,white,mono,monochrome,Buzzcocks,Luxuria,HD,Devoto,Howard,light,pours,out,me,night,city,punk,rock,legend,legendary,playing,play,tour,shot,by,both,sides,tonysmith,tony,smith,concert,gigs,bands,musicians,performing,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3356737726 - 'Howard Devoto or was it Adam Faith?
Another shot here with IF www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3355914373/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Primalscream,Primal,Scream,Manchester,Apollo,ManchesterApollo,2008,12/12/2008,live,tour,gig,band,tdktony,tony,smith,tonysmith,billy,20081212,ardwick,green,music,musician,stage,performer,player,event,signed,group,lighting,anbiant,Primals,PS,gid,show,Livenation,Ticketmaster,venue,theatre,England,UK,GB,this photo rocks,city,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix,apollo manchester,apolo,appolo,appollo
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3119042500 - 'Primal Scream, live on stage at Manchester Apollo 12/12/2008 2008 Beautiful Future tour.
Primal Scream are the definitive Scottish alternative rock group. They formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Martin Duffy (keyboards), Gary 'Mani' Mounfield (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums). Barrie Cadogan toured with the band in 2006 as a temporary replacement after the departure of guitarist Robert 'Throb' Young. Young's permanent replacement has not yet been announced.
The band performed throughout 1982-1984, but their career didn't especially take off until Gillespie left his position as drummer of The Jesus and Mary Chain. The band were a key part of the mid-1980s indie pop scene, but eventually moved away from their more jangly sound, taking on more psychedelic and then garage rock influences, before incorporating a dance music element to their sound. Their 1991 album Screamadelica broke the band into the mainstream.
On July 21, 2008, Primal Scream released a new album called Beautiful Future described by new producer Bjorn Yttling as sounding 'much more pop and Krautrock than before.
Critics suggested it sounds a bit like Alan Vega and Suicide. In July 2008, the first single from the album, entitled 'Can't Go Back', was released. The track was produced by Paul Epworth who also produced the album's title track. The tour followed and hence these shots.
Bobby Gillespie www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3118216145/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Todd,Rundgren,Manchester,Academy,ToddRundgren,Arena,Tour,2008,06/11/2008,6th,Nov,music,musician,gig,stage,live,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,Runt,TheRunt,ArenaTour,venue,onstage,acedemy,uni,university,MSU,univ,academy1,academy2,city,night,nighttime,time,light,rock,roll,indie,touring,UK,GB,britain,england,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3118229083 - 'Skin at the Civic here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4141033347/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Alison,Goldfrapp,AlisonGoldfrapp,Liverpool,live,tour,2008,Mountford,Hall,university,Students,union,switch,off,flash,noflash,31102008,20081031,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,Warrington,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,photography,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,music,musician,gig,stage,performer,player,event,signed,band,lighting,anbiant,O2,academy,O2academy,tonysmith,tony,smith,HOT PIX,merseyside,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3078638898 - 'Goldfrapp live at the Mountford Hall, Liverpool 31/10/2008 Halloween.
Another shot here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3077807669/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Alison,Goldfrapp,AlisonGoldfrapp,Liverpool,live,tour,2008,Mountford,Hall,university,Students,union,switch,off,flash,noflash,31102008,20081031,music,musician,gig,stage,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,tonysmith,tony,smith,merseyside,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3078639156 - 'Goldfrapp setlist from the Mountford Hall, Liverpool 31/10/2008 Halloween
Shots from the Mountford Hall Uni gig here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3078638898/
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: thedatsuns,datsuns,manchester,2008,2008/10/26,night,day,nightandday,live,tour,music,musician,gig,stage,performer,player,event,signed,band,group,lighting,anbiant,set,list,setlist,playlist,play,rock,onstage,austrailian,australia,Oz,Aus,venue,cafe,night & day,tonysmith,tony,smith,26th,October,2010,26/10/2008,10/26/2008,hotpix!,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3077779605 - 'The Datsuns, setlist from live gig at the Night and Day, Manchester 26/10/2008
A shot from the gig here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3078611270/in/set-72157617...
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: koopa,gig,live,band,stage,winnington,rec,northwich,cheshire,uk,england,music,bands,gigs,musician,performer,unsigned,rock,indie,player,tonysmith,tony,smith,hot pix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3711505940 - 'Unsigned three piece indie band Koopa from Colchester, Essex live gig live in Cheshire, ( Banned! Network gig ).
Check out their album 'Lies Sell stories'
These are my 2008-2015 images, view my most recent images at HotpixUK-2019 - www.flickr.com/people/167831053@N02/ including my second 365 one a day project
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: Unsigned,bands,Tony,Smith,TonySmith,concretepenguin,concrete,penguin,manchester,band,group,musicians,cover,shoot,UK,music,gigs,gig,stage,musician,performer,rock,indie,player,HOT PIX,hotpicks,@hotpixuk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3711428284 - 'Manchester based indie band Concrete Penguin, promo shoot in central Manchester.
Another more traditional portrait here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4325899655/in/photostream/
These are my 2008-2015 images, view my most recent images at HotpixUK-2019 - www.flickr.com/people/167831053@N02/ including my second 365 one a day project
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Keywords: music,band,unsigned,manchester,UK,Tony,Smith,TonySmith,BANNED!,network,live,stage,swan,street,guitarist,hotpixorguk,light,muziek,groep,kulturama,venue,wall,palace,levenshulme,liverpool,uni,university,academy,roadhouse,night,day,night and day,cafe,bands,live bands,rock,musicians,cheshire,england,lancashire,earthwood,drummer,available,tdktony,hotpix,hotpixuk,lymm,village,lymmvillage,GB,A56,gigs,gig,musician,performer,indie,player,nature,natural,history,world,life,Edinburghe,this photo rocks,city,town,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,merseyside,Edinburg,edimburgh,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3711866695 - 'Indie sounds at the Swan street music venue.
I covered a wide selection of local unsigned bands playing live on stage from 1995 onwards.
Recent listings are shown below. If you were in any of these bands, please get in touch and make contact.
Checkout a band from Winnington Rec in Northwich here
72157621175601231/\'>www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3812466803/in/set-72157621...
1995-03-03 Herb
1995-03-03 Kiwi Feedback
1995-03-03 Orange Deluxe
1995-03-03 Ugli Fruit
1995-05-05 The Cathouse
1995-05-05 Sussed
1995-05-05 GMX Stuns
1995-05-19 Knucklehead
1995-05-19 Sacred Cow
1995-06-16 Angels With Dirty Faces
1995-06-16 Herb
1995-06-16 Kiwi Feedback
1995-07-07 The Smashers
1995-07-07 Toilet
1995-07-07 Zoomtang
1995-07-07 The Smashers
1995-08-18 Peepshow (Northwich Victoria Park)
1995-08-18 The BMX Bandits
1995-08-18 Gabrielles Wish
1995-08-18 KnuckleHead
1995-08-18 State Of Kate
1995-09-15 Gabrielles Wish
1995-09-15 Secret Cow
1995-09-15 Dumb
1995-10-06 The Space Hoppers
1995-10-06 Kill Laura
1995-10-06 Sidi Bou Said (Winnington)
1995-10-12 Sidi Bou Said (Crewe Limelight Club)
1995-10-12 Ian Atherton (Maddening Crowd)
1995-11-03 Alone
1995-11-03 Opaque Slogan
1995-11-03 Fireproof
1995-12-09 Sussed
1995-12-17 The Cathouse
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1996-01-14 Sussed
1996-01-19 Fish King Lizard
1996-01-19 Baby Suicide
1996-01-19 Frizbee
1996-01-28 Mike Heath &
Everything Down
1996-02-09 Uglifruit
1996-02-09 The spacehoppers
1996-02-09 Dogrease
1996-02-11 Mark Kirkham &
Imagineers
1996-03-02 Sussed (Manchester Roadhouse)
1996-03-02 Alone
1996-03-03 Baby Suicide
1996-03-12 Jane Weaver &
Kill Laura (Manchester FAC51 Hacienda)
1996-03-15 The unknown
1996-03-15 Alone
1996-03-17 Alone
1996-03-31 Jane Weaver &
Kill Laura
1996-04-02 Earthwood
1996-05-03 The Smashers
1996-05-03 Challis
1996-05-03 Solo70
1996-05-24 If were ocean
1996-05-24 Riptide / Perry / Challis / Barcode
1996-05-24 Cocky / Asbestos / Popcorn
1996-05-24 Wasnt Me / The Jones / Wasted / Oblivion - New Bands
1996-05-30 Flux (Crewe Limelight Club)
1996-05-30 The Hot Bananas
1996-07-09 Alone (Manchester Maine Road)
1996-07-19 Ripcord
1996-07-19 Hopper
1996-07-19 Violet
1996-07-29 The Smashers (Manchester Roadhouse)
1996-07 Earthwood (Altrincham)
1996-08-02 Earthwood
1996-08-04 Dumb / Solar Race (Werneth Park Oldham)
1996-08-04 Dodgy
1996-08-04 Audioweb
1996-08-16 Starseed
1996-08-16 Dizzy Dizzy
1996-08-16 Electric Lounge
1996-09-96 Earthwood (Hanley)
1996-11-22 Siverscreen
1996-11-22 Shockwork
1996-11-22 Jason Smith &
Play Like God
1996-12-01 Rockbitch
1996-12-01 Earthwood
1996-12-05 Slyvian Richardson
1996-12-13 Challis
1996-12-13 SpaceHoppers
1996-12-13 Out Of Order
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1997-01 Space Hoppers (Crewe Limelight Club)
1997-01-24 Collectors
1997-01-24 Peapode
1997-01-24 Daytona
1997-02-21 Strange
1997-02 Earthwood
1997-03-05 Goon (Manchester Night &
Day)
1997-04-21 Envy
1997-04-21 Collectors
1997-04-21 Worms
1997-04-25 Challis
1997-04-25 Ugli Fruit
1997-05-23 Lazy
1997-05-23 Dog Toffee
1997-05-23 The Jumping Landmines (from Wigan)
1997-05-30 Peabode
1997-05-30 Out of Order
1997-06-20 Cruel
1997-06-20 Sunflower
1997-06-20 Gingerella
1997-06-27 Narcosis
1997-06-27 Mirage
1997-06-27 Lazy
1997-06-27 Stateside
1997-07 Angelica (Manchester Night &
Day)
1997-07 Jones
1997-08 Earthwood (Stocks)
1997-08-01 Envy
1997-08-01 Mirage
1997-08-01 Sunflower
1997-08-15 Raggety Anne
1997-08-15 Brilliantine
1997-08-15 Vert69
1997-08-22 Amazonia
1997-08-25 The Adams Family
1997-08-25 Stateside
1997-08-25 Sussed
1997-08-25 Zen Baseball Bat
1997-08-28 Summer Rock
1997-09-07 The Golden Eagles
1997-09-12 Shep
1997-09-12 Supermania
1997-09-12 Genie
1997-09-26 Gabriels Wish
1997-11-07 Envy
1997-11-07 The Space Monkeys
1997-11-21 Gabriels Wish
1997-11-21 The space Hoppers
1997-12-20 The Touch
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2002-08-07 Blurred Vision
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2003-02-20 Jevara
2003-02-20 Liquid Sky
2003-02-20 Lukash
2003-03-26 NR
2003-03-26 ProductionG
2003-03-26 The Drive
2003-03-26 Think fast Charlie
2003-03-28 Concrete Penguin
2003-04-25 Bad Hair day Banned!
2003-04-25 Like I Care Banned!
2003-04-25 No right Turn Banned!
2003-05-09 banned For the money
2003-05-09 Concussion
2003-05-09 Concussion Banned!
2003-05-09 For the money and bungle Banned!
2003-05-09 The Edge Banned!
2003-05-16 Hilda Strange Vics
2003-05-17 like i care vics banned
2003-05-17 Monkey Harris Poynton
2003-05-19 Still life night
2003-05-02 05 Purgatory State The Palace Levenshulme
2003-05-23 Delaney The Palace Levenshulme
2003-05-23 Distophia
2003-05-23 Gecko The Palace Levenshulme
2003-05-23 PTA The Palace Levenshulme
2003-05-23 Silverscreen Levenshulme Palace
2003-05-23 The Palace 02 The Fix
2003-05-26 01 Headwire - Vics
2003-05-26 Annali Haywood
2003-05-26 Dark Star
2003-05-26 Fall Out
2003-05-26 Guilty Party
2003-05-26 Luke Humphrys
2003-05-26 Parkses band
2003-05-26 Plants mainly
2003-05-26 Scott Thompson
2003-06-07 Looking For Treasure MID
2003-06-27 Bad Hair day
2003-06-27 Saving Grace
2003-06-27 Twisted Bishop
2003-07-04 TwelvePlus One
2003-07-04 Sectioned
2003-07-04 Think Fast Charlie
2003-07-05 BANNED! at Northwich carnival
2003-07-06 powys castle
2003-07-10 Concrete Penguin Middleton Civic Centre Manchester
2003-07-10 Flamingo50
2003-07-10 gecko Middleton Civic
2003-07-10 Neva Say Neva
2003-07-10 The Bluetones Middleton
2003-07-10 The Short Cuts
2003-07-25 Nation of Alcoholics
2003-07-25 Nutonic
2003-07-25 Seratonin
2003-07-26 Munky Fest Zen Baseball bat
2003-07-26 MunkyFest
2003-08-01 Neva Say Neva
2003-08-01 Winnington Grown at Home
2003-08-01 Winnington Rendezvous
2003-08-08 No Right Turn
2003-08-08 The Kirkz
2003-08-18 Bad Hair Day
2003-08-18 Lounge Kings
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2003-10-24 Headwire
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2003-11-22 For the money and bungle
2003-11-22 Sixways Sunday
2003-11-22 Twisted Bishop
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2004-01-30 Grown at home
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2004-01-30 Dead or american
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2004-04-16 Business Owls
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2004-04-16 The Wayriders
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2004-04-23 Stretton Church Night
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5023205533 - 'Spanish Sahara - 'Foals' - Play this track ob=av2e\' rel=\'nofollow\'>here.
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This is a track from 'Total Life Forever', the second studio album, released May 2010 by British band 'Foals'. They are a 5-piece band from Oxford, England. They are currently signed to Transgressive Records in the UK (and Sub Pop in the USA). Its been featured in the UK TV series Skins.
Wanting to push the envelope, On March 6 2010, the 'Total Life Forever' site was officially launched. Puzzles revealed images, lyrics and sound clips of songs from the album. The last clip appeared on Friday, March 12, and resulted with a password entry for the Foals' new website. The site presented the whole new art concept and media including samples of songs, photos and videos. The album was nominated for the 2010 Mercury Music Prize.
Foals are Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Edwin Congreave and Walter Gervers. There is a debut album too, 'Antidotes'. From that album the track 'Cassius' has probably been the bands greatest single chart success and is one of those 'roadie and sound-guy favourites'.
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Remarkable for their ability to survive the desert extremes they can live for 40 - 55 years. Fossil evidence indicates that the ancestors of modern camels evolved in North America during the Palaeogene period (see also Camelops), and later spread to most parts of Asia. Humans first domesticated camels well before 2000 BC.
Camels do not store water in their humps as is commonly believed. The humps are actually a reservoir of fatty tissue. Concentrating body fat in their humps minimizes heat-trapping insulation throughout the rest of their body, which may be an adaptation to living in hot climates. When this tissue is metabolized, it acts as a source of energy, and yields more than 1 g of water for each 1 g of fat converted through reaction with oxygen from air. This process of fat metabolization generates a net loss of water through respiration for the oxygen required to convert the fat.
Their ability to withstand long periods without water is due to a series of physiological adaptations. Their red blood cells have an oval shape, unlike those of other mammals, which are circular. This facilitates their flow in a dehydrated state.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFP0G3 - Fontaines D.C. are a post-punk rock band from Dublin, Ireland. The band released their debut studio album, Dogrel, on April 12, 2019. Winners of Album of the Year 2019 from both Rough Trade and BBC 6Music.
Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan, Grian Chatten, and Tom Coll met in Dublin while attending music college at British and Irish Modern Music Institute in Liberties, Dublin. They bonded over a common love of poetry and collectively released two collections of poetry, one called Vroom, inspired by the Beat poets (Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg) and another called Winding, inspired by Irish poets (Patrick Kavanagh, James Joyce, W. B. Yeats). None of the published poems were translated into songs, but the track Television Screens off their debut Dogrel started out as a poem and was turned into a song.
Lead singer Grian Chatten is half-British (his mother is English and his father is Irish) and was born in Barrow-in-Furness, England but grew up in the County Dublin town of Skerries, Dublin.[10] Coll, Curley, and Deegan are from Ireland Mayo, County Mayo, Emyvale in County Monaghan, and Mayo, County Mayo, respectively, and O'Connell grew up in Madrid, Spain.
The band got their name from a character in the movie The Godfather called Johnny Fontane, a singer and movie star portrayed by Al Martino. Fontane was godson of Vito Corleone. They added the initials D.C. when a band in Los Angeles had the same name. The initials D.C. stand for Dublin City.
Fontaines started out self-releasing singles. In May 2017, Fontaines released the single Liberty Belle followed by the split Hurricane Laughter / Winter In the Sun. Liberty Belle is in homage to the Liberties, a neighborhood in Dublin where many band members lived.
78 Digbeth, Birmingham, England, UK, B5 6DY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RFER1P - Vintage dance and concert poster from Abergavenny Town Hall Ballroom in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, advertising a run of events in May and June 1963. The brightly coloured printed bill uses bold red lettering on a yellow ground with green decorative border detail and promotes the venue as The Ballroom of the Stars . Presented by Eddie Tattersall, the poster lists several dates and performers, including the 8th May A Girl of the Month Dance featuring Vince White and the Hunters from Newport, the 15th June Music for Dancing and Romancing with The Hurricanes from Newport, the 22nd June appearance by The Beatles with The Fabulous Fortunes, and the 29th June event Keep Alive with Rock, Twist and Jive featuring Ricky Ford and the Crossfires.
The design is a strong example of early 1960s provincial music promotion, when town halls and ballrooms across Britain and Wales played an important role in live entertainment, youth culture and social dancing. Its mixture of large headline typography, admission details, late transport information and multiple artist bills reflects the practical style of the period, when posters had to grab attention quickly from passing audiences. The central Beatles billing is especially notable, placing the poster within the rapid rise of the group during 1963, while still showing them in the context of a mixed live dance programme rather than a later arena-scale event.
The image has clear value for editorial and historical use covering British pop history, Welsh cultural heritage, live music venues, dance-hall culture, concert memorabilia and printed ephemera. It documents not only an appearance by The Beatles in Abergavenny but also the wider entertainment scene of the time, when local promoters, support acts and regional audiences were central to the spread of beat music and popular dance culture in the UK. The poster survives as an evocative paper artefact of a specific place, date and social atmosphere.
Town Hall, Cross Street, Abergavenny, South Wales, Wales, UK, NP7 5HD
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St George's Place, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP0K4N - Large monochrome mural of Ian Curtis, singer and lyricist of the influential post-punk band Joy Division, dominates the gable wall above a convenience store at 86 Mill Street in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Manchester-based street artist Akse P19 created the portrait from a 1979 photograph by music photographer Kevin Cummins. The completed artwork was formally unveiled on 26 March 2022, with Joy Division co-founder and bass player Peter Hook attending alongside local representatives. Funded by Cheshire East Council, the mural gives one of Macclesfield's best-known musicians a prominent public memorial in his home town and stands opposite the bus station, visible to residents, visitors and music tourists.
This elevated view looks downhill along the busy town-centre street, placing the vast black-and-white portrait within an everyday urban setting of independent shops, signs, vehicles and pedestrians. A barber's pole and letting boards project from the right-hand buildings, while green Cheshire hills rise beyond the rooftops in bright summer sunshine. The contemplative image of Curtis above the colourful commercial street makes the building a striking cultural landmark on local Joy Division heritage trails.
Curtis was born in Stretford in 1956 but grew up and lived in Macclesfield, where he developed strong personal associations and was later buried. Joy Division emerged from the Greater Manchester music scene in the late 1970s, releasing the landmark albums Unknown Pleasures and Closer through Factory Records. Songs including Love Will Tear Us Apart, Atmosphere and Transmission established the group's enduring international reputation. Following Curtis's death in May 1980, the remaining members formed New Order. The mural links Macclesfield's traditional identity as a Cheshire market and former silk town with its internationally recognised place in British post-punk history, attracting fans who visit locations connected with Curtis and the band.
Mill Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK,SK11 6NN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PKA5M9 - The Liverpool Passion Plays tell the story of the Passion of Christ, including Jesus' arrest, trial and crucifixion.
Using the Cathedral's architecture and artwork as a backdrop, the audience watch the story of Jesus unfold, starting as a young boy, and witnessing his entry into Jerusalem, his betrayal by Judas, and his trial and crucifixion.
The performance will use the vast central space of Liverpool Cathedral as a backdrop with the crucifixion scene taking place on our very own Calvary, high above the audience, on the Dulverton Bridge.
The performance combines music, script and liturgy to demonstrate what Christ's suffering and resurrection means for us today. The performance has been put together by cast, crew and musicians who are volunteers from the cathedral's congregations, choirs and young peoples' groups, and the public.'
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, St James Mt, Church of England Cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG9840 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers. Fender produces acoustic guitars, electric basses, bass amplifiers and public address equipment, but is best known for its solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, particularly the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass, and the Jazz Bass. The company was founded in Fullerton, California, by Clarence Leonidas Leo Fender in 1946. Its headquarters are in Scottsdale, Arizona.
FMIC is a privately held corporation, with Andy Mooney serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company filed for an initial public offering in March 2012,[4] but this was withdrawn five months later. In addition to its Scottsdale headquarters, Fender has manufacturing facilities in Corona, California (US) and Ensenada, Baja California (Mexico).
As of July 10, 2012, the majority shareholders of Fender were the private equity firm of Weston Presidio (43%), Japanese music distributors Yamano Music (14%) and Kanda Shokai (13%) and Servco Pacific (5%). In December 2012, TPG Growth (the middle market and growth equity investment platform of TPG Capital) and Servco Pacific took control of the company after acquiring the shares held by Weston Presidio.
In 1950, Fender introduced the first mass-produced solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar, the Telecaster (originally named the Broadcaster for two-pickup models and Esquire for single-pickup). Following its success, Fender created the first mass-produced electric bass, the Precision Bass (P-Bass). In 1954, Fender unveiled the Stratocaster (Strat) guitar. With the Telecaster and Precision Bass having been on the market for some time, Leo Fender was able to incorporate input from working musicians into the Stratocaster's design.
Manchester, England, UK
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Mathew Street, Liverpool, England, UK, L2 6RE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J880EP - Ian Curtis mural unveiled in the Northern Quarter ahead of mental health music festival.
A mural paying tribute to the late Ian Curtis has been unveiled in the Northern Quarter just in time for World Mental Health Day (today, Saturday 10 October)
The legendary musician, who was the lead singer and lyricist of post-punk band Joy Division, took his own life aged just 23 during a long struggle with depression.
The artwork was heartfully revealed by the late singer's former Joy Division bandmate Peter Hook (also The Light). The artist, Manchester-based Akse P19, says Ian Curtis was the perfect subject to try to create a conversation around mental health:
It was a pleasure meeting Peter Hook this week at the mural of Ian Curtis, says Akse. It's based on a photo by [photographer] Philip Pecarly.
It's hoped this striking homage to a Manchester music legend will encourage people to continue to speak out and seek help if they need it.
The brief was commissioned to launch Headstock Weekender festival a music and wellbeing festival taking place online this weekend which was originally scheduled for May.
Throughout today (Saturday) and Sunday, a programme of live performances, DJ sets, talks and wellbeing workshops are being streamed for free on the United We Stream platform.
The festival founder, Atheer Al-Salim, hopes it will help bring people together during a worrying and stressful time for those both in and out of the music industry.
More at https://ilovemanchester.com/ian-curtis-mural-manchester-mental-health
75 Port St, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2EG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C9E2TE - The Parr Hall is the only surviving professional concert hall venue in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building
The Parr Hall and Pyramid Arts Centre are located in the Cultural quarter of Warrington town centre, in Palmyra Square.
Parr Hall was designed by the local architect William Owen in 1895.
Originally it was built for the people of Warrington by Joseph Parr. Warrington Musical Society gave the first concert.
The hall has hosted concerts and organ recitals from leading orchestras and cathedral organists over the years.
The Rolling Stones performed at the venue on 25 November 1963, The Moody Blues on 1 March 1965 and The Who on 22 March and 11 October 1965 and on 14 June 1965 The Yardbirds. The band James - having sold out concerts at much larger venues - played the Parr Hall on 20 December 1991 to record a promotional video. Other notable artist such as Feeder, The Courteeners, Beady Eye, Arctic Monkeys, and Shane Filan of Westlife have played at the venue, and Jools Holland is a regular performer.
Parr Hall Palmyra Square South Warrington,Cheshire,England, WA1 1BL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MM99XJ - Bulls Head pub at night, 19 St Mary's Row, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8HW, UK works as a grounded stock photograph because the subject is specific, legible and connected to wider social, economic or cultural themes. The scene records a specific piece of everyday place-based detail, the sort of subject that often says more about local identity, work, leisure, transport or consumption than a polished landmark view would. Its value is in the recognisable setting, readable clues and documentary directness, making it useful for editorial coverage of changing streets, public services, heritage, retail habits and ordinary life in Britain and beyond. Low light, dusk or night conditions add atmosphere and make the subject useful for evening economy, safety and seasonal weather contexts. The location detail, Birmingham, Moseley, B13 8HW, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include traditional pub, public house, beer culture and real ale, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. The scene has practical value for features needing authentic British or international street-level evidence, especially where policy, culture, business, tourism or social change is easier to explain through one clear example.
19 St Mary's Row, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8HW, UK
