Paul Hanley in conversation with John Robb at Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester, 11th November 2023. Paul is discussing his book Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley & Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (and me).
Paul Hanley in conversation with John Robb at Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester, 11th November 2023. Paul is discussing his book Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley & Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (and me).
Helen O’Hara in conversation with Chris Madden about Dexys Midnight Runners’ masterpiece album Don’t Stand Me Down at The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays).
Read all about it in Helen’s memoir What’s She Like. Click here for details.
When Tom Hingley published his memoir Carpet Burns: Life With Inspiral Carpets in 2012, he toured the book with a series of live concerts and Q&A’s to literature festivals and special events. This is a feature length document these events with a mixture of words and music.
In this film
Platform 3, Dewsbury Train Station
‘Stand By Me’
Book Launch, Martin Harris Centre, Manchester University
Q&A With Mike Joyce
‘Sackville’
Q&A (cont)
Chester Literature Festival, Laugh Inn, Chester
‘I Don’t Want To Be A Fighter Anymore’
Deer Shed Festival, Baldersby Park, Topcliffe
Q&A With Dave Simpson
‘Leaving It All Behind’
Morley Literature Festival, St Peter’s Church, Morley
Intro Jenny Harris
‘Good’
Q&A With Chris Bond
Cadence Cafe, Tyldesley
‘Soul High’
Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival, Flying Horse, Rochdale
Q&A With Steve Cooke
‘Prodigal Son’
Tom Hingley & The Lovers, The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Reading from Julius Caesar: Act 3 Scene 2
‘Niagara’
‘This Is How It Feels’
For more clips related to Carpet Burns, including further clips from tour – the full launch video plus more songs Chester Literature Festival and The Lovers gig at The Ruby Lounge – see this YouTube playlist
For more content on Carpet Burns, visit: carpetburns.wordpress.com
Tom Hingley website: www.tomhingley.co.uk
Click here for order details of Carpet Burns, including signed copies.
Paul Hanley in conversation with Daryl Easlea at Louder Than Words Festival 2019. They discuss Paul’s book Have A Bleedin Guess: The Story of Hex Enduction Hour. Running time 1:02:37
Funky Si Wolstencroft has been filming a series of vignettes at the sites featured in his memoir You Can Drum But You Can’t Hide. Taking in locations in London, New York, Leeds, Coventry, Wales, and of course Greater Manchester. Click play above to watch them in one continuous stream.
Click here for more on the book
Click here for the You Can Drum But Can’t Hide website
Clinton Heylin introduces Fairport Convention’s What We Did On Our Holidays at a 50th anniversary celebration of the album hosted by The CAT Club, Pontefract. Clinton reads a relevant passage from his book What We Did Instead of Holidays followed by a Q&A, with questions from Ian Clayton, Richard Lewis and Rev Reynolds.
Click here or more on Clinton’s book What We Did Instead of Holidays