LIVE: (DR) JOHN COOPER CLARKE – 10/06/2016

– ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – That’s Dr John Cooper Clarke, to you, son.  The bard of Salford sewers, now elevated to the rarified realms of the academy; his romancing of the gutter now held in the same esteem as, who knows… Keats ? But that’s for later.  Because before the long-haired dark lord of the […]
Skinny Dog Records have announced the release of ‘St Anthony: An Ode To Anthony H Wilson’, a tribute to Factory Records legend Tony Wilson. The single is released on the 14th of August 2015 and features artwork by the great Peter Saville and a remix by Andrew Weatherall.  The poem was written by Mancunian poet […]

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LIVE REVIEW: FESTIVAL NO. 6 – 14/09/2013

– SATURDAY – I’m sure just like ourselves everyone here has checked the weather for the weekend and noted that today is going to be the best of the three days in Portmeirion, so we decide this is the day to make the most of the village and its surroundings. First port of call is […]
The extraordinary poet John Cooper Clarke will tread the boards at London’s Palladium for his biggest show to date in the capital this June. ‘Sunday Night Live with John Cooper Clarke’ will see the figurehead of ‘punk poetry’ bring his insatiable wit to London’s legendary theatre, with guest performers joining him for this very special […]

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LIVE: JOHN COOPER CLARKE – 13/02/2009

– THE DANCEHOUSE THEATRE, MANCHESTER – It’s gone 10pm when our very own Broughton Bard strides gingerly on stage at Manchester’s Dancehouse Theatre. Clutching a bottle of water in one hand and tatty carrier bag in the other, there is no mistaking this instantly recognisable skinny figure. As the years have passed since his support […]