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Franco commented on the post, Cock Sparrer – time for a reappraisal? 2 days, 16 hours ago
I’ve got a lot of the Sparrer’s stuff. Brilliant band.
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Franco commented on the post, Chumbawamba care a lot 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Back in the mid eighties I sat next to Alice Nutter on a National Express coach bound from Leeds to Liverpool. She was lovely.
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Franco commented on the post, Steve Wright, 69 2 months ago
You didn’t work at the Farmstores at Lofthouse Gate did you?Your recollection echoes my own 80s experience. Gary Davies was on before Steve Wright. I remember a lad in the warehouse who would regularly throw pots […]
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Franco commented on the post, Tommy Emmanuel/Molly Tuttle 3 months ago
Tommy Emmanuel and Molly Tuttle. Names more suited for couple of turns from a 1970s working mens club.
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Franco commented on the post, Dreadful Band Names 6 months ago
There used to be a punk band called The Velvet Underpants. Actually that’s quite a good name.
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Franco commented on the post, Dreadful Band Names 6 months, 1 week ago
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs. I mean, Mike Campbell. Ridiculous.
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Franco commented on the post, ATM – the hand luggage challenge for weekend CD shopping in New York. 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Are there many independent record shops left in New York/ Manhatten?
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Franco commented on the post, Brushes with celebrity 7 months, 1 week ago
A few years ago while wandering around M&S in Leeds I became aware of being watched in that creepy, tingling on the back of the neck kind of way. Turning around my uneasy gaze fell upon an elegant immaculately […]
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Franco commented on the post, Baritone boom or falsetto trill? 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for posting this. Fantastic.
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Franco commented on the post, Baritone boom or falsetto trill? 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Klaus Nomi. The ultimate falsetto. Magnificent.
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Franco commented on the post, The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time, According To Kid Dynamite, nos. 75-51 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Great choice. Love Front 242.
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Franco commented on the post, Is the Nostalgia Circuit as good as it used to be? 8 months, 3 weeks ago
I cannot see it happening, but I would love to see a one off gig by the original Human League line up playing songs from the first two albums.
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Franco commented on the post, Your worst Sitar Mangling please 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Astro Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 by the 101 Strings Orchestra. A load of middle aged blokes embracing the wild psychedelic sound of exotic India. It’s a superb album. One track is titled Karma Sitar. […]
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Franco commented on the post, ATM : What to do in Leeds for a day ? 9 months, 3 weeks ago
If you are on Facebook you might be aware of the Long Lost Pubs of Leeds site. Lots of stories about the Market “madhouse” Tavern,Nags Head,Big Lill’s and other similar infamous establishments. Occasionally l […]
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Franco commented on the post, The Afterword: What's Your Role? 10 months ago
Hey Captain! I will be eternally grateful for your Wumpscut recommendation. Awesome.
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Franco commented on the post, Don”t Bore us…Get to the Chorus! 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Posthumous GG Allin compilation. Rest in Piss.
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Franco commented on the post, Wot a larf! 12 months ago
I’ve like Modern Talking. I think its that long lost 1980s “eurobeat” rhythm that drags me in.
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Franco commented on the post, Memento Mori – a new Depeche Mode record 1 year ago
Thanks Captain. Just discovered FLA and I agree with everything you say. Powerful stuff. Front 242 for me are summed up by the Tyranny For You album. Music for a Dalek disco. I wonder how many of these bands […]
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Franco commented on the post, Memento Mori – a new Depeche Mode record 1 year ago
Really enjoyed your review. Just out of interest whats your opinion on the likes of Front 242, KMFDM, Nitzer Ebb and Frontline Assembly?
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Franco commented on the post, What's your type? 1 year, 3 months ago
As a regular contributor to the Afterword could I ask…. What is a woman?
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