This was such a fab, fun night, talking the magic of early New Order gigs as captured in Dec Hickey's beautiful book From Heaven To Heaven. Thanks to everyone who came down.

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Incredible near three hours with Macca, 82, who does it all again this evening. theguardian.com/music/2024/dec…

Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain. Fascinating edition of Guardian Long Read. theguardian.com/news/2024/dec/…

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Excellent interview by ⁦dave simpson⁩ Clive describes himself ‘pinned to the wall … it was that powerful’ in Dexys rehearsal room. The image of Clive ‘pinned to the wall’ is still strong in my mind! Wishing Clive well with The Clang Group theguardian.com/music/2025/jan…

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I promised I wouldn't plug my #lufc book until we were #champions again :-) amazon.co.uk/Last-Champions…

‘Nobody makes a record like that for the money’: how Gang of Four made Entertainment! theguardian.com/culture/2025/j…

Van Dyke Parks said some lovely things to me about Brian Wilson. theguardian.com/music/2025/jun…

"Our keyboard player Jim Prime came up with this brilliant cascading melody that alludes to Nick Lowe’s I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass, which brought the song to life. That demo got us our record deal." RIP Jim and thoughts with Deacon Blue theguardian.com/culture/2025/m…

Wunderhorse sound great on #glastontelly

60 years after his first UK hit, I reviewed Stevie Wonder's joyful gig in Mcr. theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | THE LAST CHAMPIONS by dave simpson The triumph and tragedy of the Leeds team that won the First Division championship in 1992 -- and what happened next. 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/the-l…

Anyone going to Deer Shed Festival at the weekend? I'll be in conversation with the great dave simpson on Sunday at 1.10pm in the Buckendz stage, talking about my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, music, neurodivergence & more

If anyone's going to Deer Shed Festival today do drop in to Buckendz at 1.40 to hear My Family & Other Rock Stars author Dr Tiffany Murray talk about her childhood among animals, tractors, David Bowie and Freddie Mercury.

Deer Shed - early literary & spoken word 2025 I’m on at 11:30am today if anyone here is at Deer Shed, in Yorkshire, looking forward to it! deershedfestival.com/lineup2025/lit…

In the Buckendz tent at Deer Shed Festival again today with stuart murdoch aka Stuart Murdoch at 11.30am [talk/readings from Nobody's Empire/songs!] and John Harris 1.10pm on his fab book Maybe I'm Amazed.

I interviewed Woody Guthrie's daughter, Nora, and granddaughter, Anna about the great man with the guitar reading "this machine kills fascists" theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…

Remembering Mani. RIP. theguardian.com/music/2025/nov…