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Contraflow @contraflow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

☝️ Random Access Memory 27 🎧: www.mixcloud.com/Contraflow/r... #oldies #classics #mixcloud #playlist 🎧🙏😎👍☮️

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Gill Hepworth @thebest80s90smusic.bsky.social · 12h

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is a brilliant guest on this weeks episode - funny and irreverent with lots of great Fall stories - plus he gets paid in Port so the drinks are on him . #fallfriday Cheers @stephenhanley6.bsky.social and @hanleypa.bsky.social . open.spotify.com/episode/0grT...

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SIMON ARMITAGE - Reddish Light Arches

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Mickeyundertone @mickeyundertone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And very good it is too!

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"Gibbo" @daddygibbo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

@hanleypa.bsky.social @ohbrothershow.bsky.social @stephenhanley6.bsky.social #fallfriday (Saturday). One of the best episodes, and what a poem. Take a bow: Simon Armitage🙏🩵✊

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There's talk of poetry, songwriting and life as Poet Laureate, a few brief encounters with Mark, and a moving poem written after his death. Thanks again to Simon and everyone involved with Futures and Pasts, hope you enjoy! @routebooks.bsky.social @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Recorded live at Futures and Pasts, this special episode sees Paul and Steve joined by the Poet Laureate himself, Simon Armitage, who looks back on discovering The Fall as a teenager, his early gigs, and what it is about Mark E. Smith's lyrics that captivates so many writers. (+)

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Darren157 @darren157.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Here's Ep 133 Of The 157 Show! As usual there are new releases, a review of the gigs that I've recently been to and of course, The Hanley Hoedown as well😎 Enjoy responsibly!! www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

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Route @routebooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dave Nolan embedded himself in the first of Funky Si's walking tours for Cult Manchester. What really went on there, we only have this ... etc

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‘I can’t think of anyone better to show me around Manchester than Funky Si…’

Funky Si shows us the way with his walking tours of Manchester... but mind the cobbles.

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

He also covers the drum stands he may or may not have set up, his expulsion from school and his family's habit of setting off fire alarms, as well as Beatnik Hurricane's film Sketches of Skem. Hope you enjoy! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This week Paul and Steve welcome Liverpool musician Barry Sutton, former Fall roadie and founder of Beatnik Hurricane. Barry recalls hearing Slates at 15, abandoning prog on the spot and beginning his long association with The Fall.

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Route @routebooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Issues #1 and #2 of The Fall fanzine Load o Bloody Nowt are now available to order on our website.

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Load O Bloody Nowt | Fall Fanzine

Information on our Fall fanzine, Load O Bloody Nowt. Now available to order online.

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8bitnorthxstitch @8bitnorthxstitch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You can buy issues 1 & 2 of Fall fanzine Load o Bloody Nowt www.route-online.com/blog/post/bl... Packed with exclusive interviews (Maxine Peake, Una Baines, John Cooper Clarke, Miki Berenyi, & Julia Adamson), they’re well worth a fiver if I do say so myself.

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The Jase @thejase.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Great screening of mine and @marcrileydj.bsky.social's new film Dummy Run tonight. And had Bluey up on the screen as a real life dog playing pool in a pub.

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The Jase @thejase.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Off to Manchester for the premiere of my new film. www.imdb.com/title/tt4373...

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Darren157 @darren157.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hello and welcome to another edition of The 157 Show. Within it you will find the regular mix of brand new releases fused together with a review of the gigs that I’ve seen since the last show plus of course, The Hanley Hoedown too. Enjoy responsibly!! www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

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Route @routebooks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Badly Drawn Boy is the guest on the latest Oh! Brother podcast. There's much talk of his YTS work at Square One Studios in Bury, and a full account of the lead up to him recording 'Calendar' with The Fall, starting when Mark E Smith mistook his car for a taxi.

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Paul Hanley @hanleypa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Plus, Damon reflects on life after quitting the booze, his friendship with Mark over the years, and the John Spencer Blues Explosion gig that changed everything. Hope you enjoy! @badly_drawn_boy linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

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Mickeyundertone @mickeyundertone.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

So....farewell to House Of All. They didn't hang about - four LPs in four years. And some brilliant songs. Well, what do you expect? They were in The Fall! Aim Higher now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/3dHuMkI

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Paul McDermott @learnandsing.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I spoke to Paul Hanley @hanleypa.bsky.social on the legacy of The Fall, the Futures and Pasts festival, Popstock Records, House of All, the Oh! Brother podcast and his latest book, Das Gruppe on the Wall out now on @routebooks.bsky.social www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/das-gru...

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Das Gruppe on the Wall by Paul Hanley

Paul Hanley on the legacy of The Fall, the Futures and Pasts festival, Popstock Records, House of All, the Oh! Brother podcast and his latest book, Das Gruppe on the Wall.

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This week on Oh! Brother, we welcome BC Camplight, aka Brian Christinzio. Brian discusses discovering the piano as a child, beginning his career in Philadelphia and finding a new home in Manchester. (1/2)

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

He also recalls his unusual introduction to The Fall, reflects on his approach to recording and production, and prepares to reinterpret songs covered by the band for Futures and Pasts. Hope you enjoy! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

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Route @routebooks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Paul Hanley interviewed by Paul McDermott about Das Gruppe on the Wall. Conversation spills out to the Futures and Pasts festival, Popstock Records, HOUSE Of ALL and the Oh! Brother podcast.

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Das Gruppe on the Wall by Paul Hanley

Paul Hanley on the legacy of The Fall, the Futures and Pasts festival, Popstock Records, House of All, the Oh! Brother podcast and his latest book, Das Gruppe on the Wall.

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Why Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This year's Edinburgh Festival show went under the title Forth Fiesta and was given to Muriel Gray, who today in 1988 gets taught to dance by Michael Clark and then stays out of it when his collaborators Leigh Bowery and Mark E Smith show up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iph1...

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Forth Fiesta (BBC Two 16/08/88)

Start of first episode of Muriel Gray's 'Forth Fiesta' with a feature on 'I Am Curious, Orange' with Michael Clark, Leigh Bowery and Mark E. Smith.

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Route @routebooks.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

BC Camplight is the guest on the latest Oh! Brother podcast. He talks of how music took him from New Jersey to Philadelphia, then on to Manchester where he's settled. Plus, working with the brothers on a Fall covers set for Futures & Pasts Festival.

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Paul Hanley @hanleypa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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Paul Hanley @hanleypa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This week on Oh! Brother, we welcome BC Camplight, aka Brian Christinzio. Brian discusses discovering the piano as a child, beginning his career in Philadelphia and finding a new home in Manchester.

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Route @routebooks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Paul Hanley's lists his Top Ten Manchester Venues for the freshly launched Cult Manchester. Questions about the omission of Free Trade Hall need to form an orderly queue behind Dave Nolan (and CP Lee). The anecdote about Nico is worth your click alone.

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He's seen the light... Paul Hanley's Top Ten Manchester music venues.

Lost in music (venues). Author, drum botherer and ex-Fall guy Paul Hanley on his favourite Manchester gig venues.

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Cult Manchester @cultmanchester.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Cult Manchester is live… Sex Pistols at Piccadilly Radio Hannah Platt Cult Classic comedy Paul Hanley’s Top 10 Mcr venues And more… www.cultmanchester.co.uk

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The Jase @thejase.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

IMDB page for Dummy Run www.imdb.com/title/tt4373...

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Tiny Global Productions @tinyglobalmusic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

You've likely heard the news that HOUSE Of ALL has split up, but there's one last release! houseofall.bandcamp.com/album/the-be...

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The Best Of The Jest: BBC Sessions And More, by HOUSE Of ALL

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This week, we’re delighted to welcome drummer and academic Kate Themen to the show. Kate talks us through being recruited by Julia Nagle to join The Fall in 1998, rehearsing the material at short notice, and joining Mark E. Smith and Julia on stage at Dingwalls and Reading. (+)

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Plus, Kate discusses her academic work on women’s football, the continuing struggle for equality within the game, football clubs’ responsibilities to their communities, and her hopes of returning to drumming after recovering from injury. Enjoy! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

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Contraflow @contraflow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🟪 Random Access Memory 22 🎧: www.mixcloud.com/Contraflow/r... #playlist #mixcloud #oldies #classics #otherstuffuliketolistentoifuonlyhadtimeinurbusyschedule 🎧🙏😎👍☮️

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Louder Than Words Festival @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Another Louder treat in store for sure! Join us for Film Night: The Dave Bush Tapes - a film of The Fall on tour in the US 1993/94 Saturday 14th November, 8pm at The Innside, Manchester. All tickets and info: tinyurl.com/mht6bw52

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Stuart Wright @stuartwright.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

What 3 movies changed your life? Paul Hanley, the co-host of @ohbrothershow.bsky.social shares 3 of his cinematic delights Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/7CDv... YT youtu.be/DkDLcVPeATw?... @nolanwriter.bsky.social

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Gill Hepworth @thebest80s90smusic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This is a bit special ! Steve Diggle talks all things Buzzcocks from the serendipity of the band getting together to Steve’s philosophies on life and how a Mars bar can make all the difference- no really ! #fallfriday @stephenhanley6.bsky.social @hanleypa.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/69qm...

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STEVE DIGGLE - Alive Tonight

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

And his enthusiasm for AI as a new do-it-yourself tool. Plus, there’s talk of Pip Blom, the realities of life in today’s music industry, and why making music still means making friends for life. Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

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Oh! Brother @ohbrothershow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Erwin Blom (@erwblo.bsky.social) to the show. Erwin takes us back to the late-70s Dutch punk scene and the formation of Eton Crop, and talks about touring Holland and England, recording five Peel Sessions, and supporting The Fall. (+)

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Marc Riley. @marcrileydj.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This! 👇🏼 www.patreon.com/c/ParallelUn... 🎸💥🥰🩵😘 @robhughes260.bsky.social @thejase.bsky.social @howsaudio.bsky.social

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8bitnorthxstitch @8bitnorthxstitch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

New cards for sale on my website www.8bitnorthxstitch.com Smiths’ Queen is Dead, Piccadilly Records, and many Fall cards (as well as lots of Manchester music ones).

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Route @routebooks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

NEW ON ROUTE TV: Paul Hanley in conversation with Daryl Easlea at the launch of his book Das Gruppe on the Wall at The Fall Futures and Pasts Festival #fallfriday

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The Fall Futures and Pasts Festival | Das Gruppe on the Wall Book Launch

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Gill Hepworth @thebest80s90smusic.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Highly recommend this episode- fascinating serendipity and genuine laugh out loud moments! #fallfriday @stephenhanley6.bsky.social @hanleypa.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/63Vi...

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TOMMY CROOKS - When You're Out Of Rocks, Give Them Real Soap

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Paul Hanley @hanleypa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Toppermost of the poppermost! @thenewworldmag.bsky.social

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Stuff By Mark @stuffbymark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Just realised I forgot to post this on here. A new entry to the 'Kitchen Sink Songs' series, designed for the recent Fall Futures and Pasts festival in Manchester.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

On a recent Adam Buxton podcast, he recommended a book called The Big Midweek, written by Steve Hanley - detailing his time as a member of The Fall. I'm about 2 hours from the end of the audiobook (read by Stewart Lee) and, honestly, I just don't want it to end.

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8bitnorthxstitch @8bitnorthxstitch.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Fall Victoria & Cruiser’s Creek video cards are limited edition. Grab them while you can. Either www.etsy.com/shop/8bitnorthxstitch or www.8bitnorthxstitch.com

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