By all accounts he's an old right-wing shitbag but you have to love him for his description of Mumford & Sons, if nothing else. http://www.nme.com/news/the-fall--2/70608
He's not right wing "some mongoloid Irish folk band" is funny though i agree
What about newcastle? Dire Straits, Cheryl Cole, Dubstar, Jimmy Nail, Prefab Sprout, Sting, Ant & Dec, THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY.
Sheffield had ABC, Human League, Heaven 17, Cabaret Voltaire, Warp. I like all that more than anything from Manchester. I love Juice Box but that doesn't seem like 'Manchester' music to me, more like a London outpost, a bit like DJ SS in Leicester and Roni Size in Bristol. They were making music that was being played in raves all around the country, but it was essentially a London style.
Keep up Tea!
Grumpy northern rock singers are always good for abusive quotes.
Are there any northerners on Dissensus?
Just realized 10 cc aren't here, and they need to be.