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Helen O'Hara on BBC Radio Scotland

Helen O'Hara on BBC Radio Scotland

Helen O’Hara talks to Nicola Meighan on BBC Radio Scotland’s Afternoon Show about her life, work and...

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Steve Pringle on Oh Brother Podcast

Steve Pringle on Oh Brother Podcast

Steve Pringle guests on the Oh! Brother podcast with hosts Steve and Paul Hanley. (1:00:05)...

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Paul Hanley on Late Night Book Club

Paul Hanley on Late Night Book Club

Paul Hanley on Gideon Coe’s Late Night Book Club on BBC Radio 6 Music talking Hex Enduction Hour and...

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Selected reviews

International Times

Captures 1980s Manchester’s underbelly, or perhaps heart would be a better term, in all its decadent, grimy glory...

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Jumbo Records

*** Book of the Year*** Shines a light on how Buzzcocks kickstarted Manchester’s punk scene and brought the thrilling DIY aesthetic that inspired hundreds of bands that followed. An essential read...

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Record Collector

What’s She Like is kind, generous, and honest, told by a reliable narrator. Having no myths to preserve, Helen O’Hara has written the book that Dexys aficionados will savour, a warm memoir that cuts through politics and actions, written with a knowle..

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Louder Than War, Book of the Year

You Must Get Them All is the yardstick by which all future books on the band will be judged and the bible for those worshipping at the Church of The Fall, past, present and future. This book will be one that I go back to time and time again...

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Selected titles

Books
Swerve

Swerve

Mark Hoyle

Dub Sex & Other Stories. Mark Hoyle's memoir is a portrait of the artist as a young man, Manchester style, where music isn’t just a soundtrack but a lifeline.

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Sixteen Again

Sixteen Again

Paul Hanley

Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley & Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (and me): a love letter from Paul Hanley to his favourite band and his favourite city.

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The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall

The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall

Steve Hanley, Olivia Piekarski

Steve Hanley's memoir give unprecedented insight into the intense, highly-charged creative atmosphere within The Fall and their relentless work ethic.

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Thro My Eyes: A Memoir

Thro My Eyes: A Memoir

Iain Matthews, Ian Clayton

A memoir by Iain Matthews, one of the music industry’s great survivors. He has been making pitch-perfect records for over fifty years.

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Bringing It All Back Home

Bringing It All Back Home

Ian Clayton

Shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley Prize When you hear a certain song, where does it take you? What is the secret that connects music to our lives? Heart warming, moving and laugh out loud funny, Bringing It All Back Home is the truest book you will ever read about music and the things that really matter. Author Ian Clayton listens to music as a kid to e..

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Outtakes On Bob Dylan

Outtakes On Bob Dylan

Michael Gray

Outtakes On Bob Dylan: Selected Writings 1967-2021 brings together five decades of contemporary writing on Bob Dylan by the pioneer of Dylan Studies, Michael Gray

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Selected features

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A Route To The Fall

A Route To The Fall

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Podcasts Featuring Route Authors

Podcasts Featuring Route Authors

A selection of podcasts featuring Route authors you might enjoy...

Michael Gray | Outtakes On Bob Dylan Paperback Edition

Michael Gray | Outtakes On Bob Dylan Paperback Edition

Michael Gray's book Outtakes On Bob Dylan has been released as a paperback edition...