He wrote this about Cyril Knowles' brother, Peter Knowles. He played for Wolves before answering the door one day and becoming a Jehovah's 'Bloody' Witness.
These guys are made up of members of various US punk bands - none of whom I like much, but they do some interesting punk covers of unlikely songs, from very unlikely artists
Seen The Pogues. It was mad. Alex Higgins was there. A lot of their early stuff was great. Another band championed by Peel.
Ahh, the late 80s. Fun fact: the long-haired vocalist is acclaimed film composer Clint Mansell, and you'll have probably heard his themes for Requiem for a Dream... ...and Moon... ...given how often those pieces are used in documentaries, film trailers and the like.
I knew Shane MacGowan from back in the day when he was fronting The Nipple Erectors. I named my 2nd daughter after their hit 'Gabrielle'. My cousin grew up down the road from Kirsty macColl in Coulsdon. As a true Londoner, I am made up of bits of all sorts of nationalities but both my grandfathers were Irish and lived in County Kilburn. Jack, was a mad keen gambler and regularly took us to the dogs at The White City [and made us promise not to tell our dad.] This is for him....
