By unpopular demand, I have chucked another five of my slightly embarrassing pop interviews up on Medium. Actually, by this stage (Jan-Feb 1995) they’re slightly less cringe. Scotland’s M8 magazine was about to go full rave so there’s final two pieces for them: Michelle Gayle (compliments me on my soft hands), and Jamiroquai (gives as good as he gets, it’s fair to say). Then I started knocking stuff out for a studenty Glasgow mag called Bigwig. Even less money in it (ie none), but a chance to have a chinwag with My Life Story, the Boo Radleys and Salad. I still have a few more of these to ‘drop’ in the coming months until it sort of sputters out in autumn 1996 after a disastrous encounter with Suede. As I have told even my best pals, the only way you get to hear the full horror of that Suede interview, which I’ve never shared with anyone, is to read on to the end of the series.
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Freddy Steady says
Thanks Martin! Really enjoy these.
fentonsteve says
Seconded
Martin Horsfield says
Aw, thanks both of you. It’s an egotistical thing to do but it’s not for much longer and I have to get this stuff out there to prove to my kids it ever happened. The writing’s a lot better by this stage (the terse 400-word new band feature was my favourite), but from the footnotes you’ll gradually detect some jadedness and a complete inability to penetrate the non-Glasgow music press.
exilepj says
cheers Martin, couple of my fave bands there My Life Story and Salad
Martin Horsfield says
I’d kind of forgotten Salad but their stuff really stands up. My favourite Britpop now is all the wonky stuff:,Stereolab’s singles from that era, Pulp and Salad.
fentonsteve says
I saw Salad supporting Gallon Drunk. That was an, erm, interesting contrast for an evening.
exilepj says
i saw Salad many times, including on the same bill as My Life Story at the 100 Club 30 years ago. Marijne is quite a unique frontwoman