The Call of The Mothership
There’s a great scene at the start of Michael Winterbottom’s 24 Hour Party People where Tony Wilson, played effortlessly by Steve Coogan, is sat watching the Sex Pistols during their 1976 Free Trade Hall gig.
Christian Madden
Thoughts, recommendations and fading memories of a life in music. Sent to you on a Saturday morning.
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Main Stage Calamity
After a concerted effort to pull an Earlies album together in 2006 things fell a bit flat.
Old Buildings
The last ever live BBC session from Maida Vale was broadcast on Monday during a two hour special presented by Steve Lamacq.
Piracy
It always seemed to be in Germany that we were listening to this, in England there was no real need.
A Final Insult
Was it England being knocked out that upset me most watching this year’s World Cup?
Madden The Participant
I must’ve started playing keyboards when I was 10, I’m thinking that getting a keyboard for Christmas 1986 makes sense but perhaps it could’ve been 1987.
The Year Of The Rooster
Barton phoned me ten years ago with another scheme, it’d been a while since I’d heard from him but I was receptive.
The Accelerator
At the start of July 2006 the King Creosote band, with its now newly embedded member Christian Madden, headed to Sweden for the Accelerator festival.
Kibble Bankers on the Move
Barnoldswick was an amazing night, don’t feel bad about not coming though, we couldn’t fit another living thing in there.
Barlick here we come
We are less than a week away from the show that all of Barnoldswick is talking about, some people from Trawden are even coming.
This Time
Are you excited for the World Cup this week?