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This looks rad. More stuff at Steve Gullick hq.

Steve Gullick Exhibition

Going from Fuerteventura 25º to Manchester snow ain’t fun fun fun. So this week has been a struggle. In these moments it’s good to get some Jim Phillips art in your world. One of the worst things ever is artists who paint surf waves wrong. Yeah St Ives gallery right back at you. Alas no problem for Mr Phillips.

Rest in peace Doug Fieger. The song keeps on…

Here in Manchester this week there’s a turf war going on. Police Sgts are being paid off, there’s money to be made, all hells broke loose cause the first ones free offer is null and void. Loser. The big squabble is between Manchester Now and Manchester Then. Why now? 2 reasons – 2010 newie band list included like 6 out of 10 Manchester musicians who duly got compared to (yawn) Manchester bands off the past. And reason 2 the launch of Peter Hook’s new club Fac 251 with all the rehab rehash of those Factory Record day. Go check Fuc51 and Guardian for some bedtime reading.

It is at these moments that I think where do I stand? Well I stand in Manchester not Marple firstly (meow). But if you’re not going to get compared you need to be better. Is NYC stalling in 1988? No cause the new bands are better or at least shoulder to shoulder with the CBGB forefathers (yes I hope the new Strokes album is great). I stand by the best two Manchester gigs I’ve seen was the Ting Tings at Sankeys and Nine Black Alps at Korumba pre- busy with bullsh$t buzz. And if you really want to get on one about cool then cool is Mark Gonzales. Case closed.

And now for some Mark Gonzales…

Not really. But this time next week I’ll be here. Wowza.

Today is the last day of tracking newie “Rip Off”. Last Take! I’m loving it but we need some quality time apart, it’s not you it’s me. “Rip Off” orbits the beautiful world off Run This Town, In Bloom & My Lovely Man.

See what I did there! just dropped 3 mammoth songs with no hold back. I like that. When bands say “We’re like the Rolling Stones”, Are You? Really, When you write songs they’re better than this, well done you, order the champagne.

Anyhows I’ll upload it soon once it‘s passed the Mancunian Way drive by mix test.