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2 years

Thrilled that Birmingham Museums @BM_AG have asked me to share a selection of my photos and the story behind them here

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1 year

RIP Wilko. Not only a truly inspired and incredibly influential guitarist, but also one of music's great characters. Such sad news

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Remembering Joe Strummer on his birthday. Here’s his fantastic tape collection photographed at the Strummer Calling exhibition in 2018

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Very sad to hear of the death of Brian Griffin, the photographer behind iconic sleeves for Echo and the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, Teardrop Explodes, Joe Jackson, Siouxsie and many more #RIP

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This happened 46 years ago today

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On this day in 1976…

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Remembering Joe Strummer on his birthday. Here’s his fantastic tape collection photographed at the Strummer Calling exhibition in 2018 (THREAD)

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4 years

RIP Florian Schneider

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RIP Annie Nightingale. Such sad news. A pioneer on both radio and TV, a hugely important champion of great music, and a genuinely lovely person, as today's beautiful tributes prove

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RIP Mike Nesmith

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RIP Alan Rankine. He gave us such great music with The Associates, solo and producing the likes of Cocteau Twins, Paul Haig, Pale Fountains, Anna Domino and Belle & Sebastian. Beautiful photo of Billy and Alan taken by Anton Corbijn for the NME

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1 year

The cassette version of Low Life by New Order is a thing of beauty

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10 months

RIP Jamie Reid - thanks for making punk look so good

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Remembering Lee Brilleaux on his birthday. Here are Dr Feelgood terrorising the French town of Pithiviers in 1976. The full video is at

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6 months

New Order's Power Corruption & Lies is the subject of a new Record On documentary being shown on Sky Arts tonight (Saturday) at 9:00PM

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Remembering Joe Strummer on what would have been his 70th birthday. Here’s his wonderful tape collection photographed at the Strummer Calling exhibition in 2018

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2 years

This happened 45 years ago today

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10 months

RIP Sinéad O'Connor - devastating news. Nothing compares

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5 years

Devastating to hear of the death of Ranking Roger. He was always such a joyous bundle of energy on stage, from back in 1981 (when I took these pics & The Beat were the best live act around), right up to the few times I was lucky enough to see him in recent years

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On this day in 1979, me and a schoolmate were showing Ian Curtis and Bernard Sumner around Oxford to help them get a guitar strap fixed ahead of Joy Division's gig supporting Buzzcocks at the New Theatre. The shoe repair place in the Co-op on Cornmarket sorted it for free!

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2 years

Here’s a playlist of the 50 best singles of 1980 according to the writers at the NME

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John Peel celebrated his 40th birthday in August 1979 by filling his radio show with his 40 favourite records. I’ve put them in this playlist

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6 years

Honoured to have a selection of my photos showcased by @aflashbak including shots of Altered Images, Orange Juice, Psychedelic Furs, Bauhaus, Aztec Camera, The Beat, New Order, The Jam, Depeche Mode, Haircut 100, Duran Duran etc. They’re all here

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Ghost Town by The Specials, brilliantly illustrated by Ralph Steadman for the Christmas 1981 edition of the NME

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3 years

Remembering Joe Strummer on his birthday. Here’s his fantastic tape collection photographed at the Strummer Calling exhibition back in 2018

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4 years

Funniest and most touching thing on Twitter today - Stuart from Mogwai quoting his favourite Public Enemy lyric and giving his poor mum a fright

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3 years

Happy birthday to Siouxsie Sioux. Here she is with The Banshees performing Hong Kong Garden in front of Birmingham punks on Revolver in July 1978

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10 months

Absolutely this. From today’s Guardian feature on treasured things that have been discontinued. Surely there has to be a market for a digital-only Time Out with proper listings, circulated on Readly, Issuu etc

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Remembering John Peel on his birthday. He celebrated his 40th in August 1979 by playing his 40 favourite records on his radio show. They're in this playlist

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4 years

Here are all of Bob Mortimer's Train Guy tweets in one convenient Moment, including today's fab instalment⚡️

Bob Mortimer is Train Guy

Because we need cheering up right now, here are all the brilliant Train Guy messages compiled in one convenient "moment"

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4 years

Wow - @ChrissieHynde surprising pretty much everyone when she got up on stage to sing this at the launch for the new book from @petepaphides at @thesociallondon tonight #BrokenGreek

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1 year

Here are the best albums and singles of 1980, according to the writers at the NME. The 45s are in this playlist

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6 months

Had the pleasure of meeting the legendary Citroën collector of Roupell Street yesterday as he was loading up his DS Safari

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2 years

Here’s another gem to celebrate David Byrne’s 70th birthday - Talking Heads with a stunning performance of I Zimbra live on Letterman in 1983

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1 year

And here are the 50 best albums of 1991, according to the writers at the NME

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And here are the NME writers' fave albums of 1993

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3 years

It all kicked off on this day in 1976

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4 years

RIP Johnny Nash. Here’s a fantastic photo of him and Bob Marley playing at a school in Peckham in 1972. It was taken by Keith Baugh, the art teacher who invited them there. He tells the story on this lovely clip from The One Show

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On this day in 1981, I was taking photos of the wonderful Altered Images at Aston University (THREAD)

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6 years

Joe Strummer's fantastic tape collection on show at the 'Strummer Calling' exhibition in the basement of the @fredperry shop in Covent Garden until Sunday (14 Oct) @JoeStrummer #JoeStrummer001 @TheClash

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3 years

How many are Cocteau Twins songs and how many are Farrow & Ball paint colours? Mizzle Elephant's Breath Cico Buff Dimpse Setting Plaster Vardo Fluffy Tufts Calamine Cicely Hazel Orange Appled Tallow Lazy Calm Melonella Rococo Charlotte's Locks Incarnadine Pink Orange Red Calluna

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3 years

Remembering Desmond Dekker - born on this day 80 years ago. Here’s a wonderful recording of Israelites with members of The Real Thing on backing vocals

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2 years

Remembering Martin Hannett, 31 May 1948 – 18 April 1991. Here’s a playlist of some of his finest work

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1 year

Woken up thinking about how many of my all-time favourite groups are heavily influenced by Tom Verlaine and Television - Subway Sect, Echo and the Bunnymen, Aztec Camera, Felt, REM, The Loft, The Clientele… We all live beneath the Marquee Moon. Thank you Tom. 📷 by @avant_GODLIS

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Remembering John Martyn on his birthday. Here’s One World filmed at Reading University in 1978

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1 year

Happy 40th birthday to this beauty

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Remembering Bill Withers on his birthday. This performance of Harlem is perfect in every way

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4 years

I've witnessed lots of amazing things at @thesociallondon over the decades, but nothing can top watching @Mike_Batt singing "Remember You're A Womble" at the incredible book launch for #BrokenGreek by @petepaphides . And yes, that's @oharaviolin from Dexys on violin

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4 years

#RIPDeniseJohnson Some headlines are describing Denise Johnson as "Singer with Primal Scream". She was so much more than that and wouldn't like that description. Here's a playlist of just some of the fab tunes where she sang lead and backing vocals

Denise Johnson

Denise Johnson · Playlist · 20 songs · 541 likes

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3 years

Ian Curtis's autograph from 30 October 1979. Me and a schoolmate showed him & Barney around Oxford to help them get a guitar strap fixed ahead of their gig supporting Buzzcocks that night #TimsTwitterListeningParty #JoyDivision #Still @Tim_Burgess @peterhook

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1 year

Remembering Martin Hannett on his birthday. Today's listening is this playlist of his productions for the likes of Buzzcocks, Joy Division, ACR, Magazine, ESG, New Order, Durutti Column, OMD, Only Ones, U2, Pauline Murray and many more

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2 years

Wonderful footage of The Teardrop Explodes performing Treason in Nottingham in 1981

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This is something special - Dexys Midnight Runners performing "There, There, My Dear" on Swedish TV in Oct 1980. Watch the whole recording including "Geno" & "I Couldn't Help If I Tried" via the fab ScottishTeeVee archive here

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And here are the top albums of 1992 according to the NME’s writers

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Remembering Sandy Denny, born on this day in 1947. This recording of White Dress from 1975 is the only known studio footage of her with Fairport Convention. It lasts for just one beautiful minute

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RIP Tom Verlaine. A true pioneer. Here he is inventing punk with Richard Hell and Billy Ficca in The Neon Boys way back in 1972 (before Richard Lloyd joined and they became Television)

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1 year

Here are the best albums and singles of 1981, according to the writers at the NME. Arguably the best year ever for singles, which I've put in this playlist

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6 years

Delighted to discover Sunderland's sound mirror hidden behind the VW garage in Fulwell. It was built around 1917 to detect Zeppelins after deadly airship attacks on the city in 1916. More info at

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3 years

It's one year since @plasmatron from Mogwai gave his poor mum a fright by quoting his favourite Public Enemy lyric. This exchange is so sweet

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Happy birthday to Shane MacGowan

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Happy birthday to Sandie Shaw. Here she is with The Smiths doing Hand In Glove on #TOTP in April 1984

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2 years

Here's an updated playlist of the best singles of 1978 according to the writers at Sounds. What a year!

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Happy birthday to David Byrne. Here are Talking Heads performing Once in a Lifetime live in Montreux in 1982. Watch the full concert at

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And here are the best 50 albums of 1990, according to the NME

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Today’s top charity shop find. 50p!

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2 years

40 years ago today, I was watching Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Odeon, Birmingham

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1 year

RIP Astrud Gilberto. Here's a playlist of 20 gems featuring her exceptional voice 💔 🇧🇷

Remembering Astrud Gilberto

Remembering Astrud Gilberto · Playlist · 20 songs · 237 likes

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2 years

Tonight at 10:45 on BBC2 - 2-Tone: The Sound of Coventry. Set your VCRs 📼

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RIP Robbie Robertson. Such a sad day for music

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Happy birthday to Roddy Frame. My photos taken when Aztec Camera played Birmingham University in 1982. Tickets £1

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The cover of Blur’s Leisure is based on this wonderful photo by Charles Hewit for a 1954 Picture Post article called Glamour in the Swim #timstwitterlisteningparty @LlSTENlNG_PARTY @Tim_Burgess

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Oil City Confidential, Julien Temple's essential film about Dr Feelgood, is on Sky Arts (Freeview 11) this Wednesday (18 May) at 9:00PM. Set your VCRs 📼

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1 year

Christmas has come early! Collin Tully's wonderful soundtrack for Gregory's Girl has finally been made available - it's free to stream and download here

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6 years

Sorting though my old cassettes and found this absolute beauty #Kraftwerk #Autobahn

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2 years

Rare photo of Joy Division’s last ever concert, taken by Mick Emerson at Birmingham University’s High Hall on 2 May 1980. It’s on show for the first time at the Ceremony: Pop Comes To Campus exhibition at the University’s Bramall Music Building #b2022festival

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Happy birthday to Charlie Burchill. Here are Simple Minds with Love Song on Australia's Countdown show in 1981. It's in full at

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David Bowie's jacket is back on display at Bromley Central Library. He first wore it when performing with The Konrads in 1963/4, and he added the ink stripes when he joined The Riot Squad in 1967

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1 year

To celebrate Jeff Lynne's 75th birthday, here's my brother's dog Toby doing his impression of the Brummie legend

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2 years

Birthday spin for the magnificent Marquee Moon, released on this day in 1977. You’ve all heard this

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2 years

BBC designer would rather be creating post-punk album sleeves

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1 year

Massive Attack released Blue Lines on this day in 1991. Here's a playlist featuring the brilliant LP along with the tracks that were sampled and covered in its making

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To celebrate Jeff Lynne's birthday, here's my brother's dog doing his best impression of the ELO frontman

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3 years

Here's a playlist of the best singles of 1978 according to the writers at Sounds. What a great year!

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2 years

Nadine Dorries prefers Paul Young's version of Love Will Tear Us Apart

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On this day in 1981, I was taking photos of the Psychedelic Furs at Birmingham’s Imperial Cinema

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1 year

RIP Vivienne Westwood - pioneer, provocateur, agitator, campaigner, revolutionary and irreplaceable

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Paul Weller and Stephen Morris joining Michael Rother, Hans Lampe and Franz Bargmann to perform E-Musik at last night's celebration of 50 years of Neu! How much talent can you cram on one stage? @_MichaelRother_ @stephenpdmorris @byhut