Tim Jones
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I hereby nominate Wire as by far the best UK band that could be described as punk, but really they were new wave a year or two early!
Seconded. Seeing them in Leeds at the end of the month (at an oddly small venue).
I hereby nominate Wire as by far the best UK band that could be described as punk, but really they were new wave a year or two early!
BBC nature presenter/campaigner gets an hour on BBC4 next Friday (17th) to discuss his punk roots and influences (BBC). I look forward to this as he’s always got an interesting perspective on things and his dropping Clash song titles or whatever into AutumnWatch is always amusing.
PS He is well worth following on Facebook, Twitter etc, certainly one of the good guys and he is getting a lot of vile abuse and harassment from those who enjoy violence towards animals, e.g. he had a dead fox left on his doorstep recently, has had crows hung from his fence etc. Some really vile stuff that deserves spotlighting and the wider public supporting him.
Note it's on BBC4 not Radio 4.Will listen. Good heads up thnx
Seconded. Seeing them in Leeds at the end of the month (at an oddly small venue).
Saw them after they'd released Pink Flag which Peel played a lot. I was obsessed with the track 'Manequin' as a yoof.
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Saw them after they'd released Pink Flag which Peel played a lot. I was obsessed with the track 'Manequin' as a yoof. Must dig it out.
...I see they are playing the Fleece and Firkin at end of this month - wonder if they still have 'it'
All the venues are small. This bodes well for the audience (I am able to brag to better half that I've actually played on the same stage as the one they're playing on in Leeds), but worries me a bit for the band's fortunes.
Only other times I've seen them live were at the Barbican in 2003, which was a superb spectacle, and supported by Hot Chip at Heaven in 2013, which was also superb if more sweaty.
By the way, great review of the new Wire album Mind Hive and short interview with Colin Newman in the latest Record Collector.
... weirdly heavy recording technique.