Sandy Denny 6 January 1947 - 21 April 1978

Prince Rogers Nelson 7 June 1958 -21 April 2016.
Ten years gone.

Happy birthday Robert Smith.
Born 21 April 1959.

Happy birthday Iggy Pop!
21 April 1947

Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn AKA Everything But The Girl 1984.

A week until the new single by myself and Neil Haydock is released…

29 Aug seems like time for a re visit I reckon….

Jo & Danny are delighted to welcome you to The Wake.

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ITTLG Ch 5: 1987 my band Bluetrain release our 12”, play France, Glastonbury and support The Pastels, The Bodines and The Mighty Lemon Drops.
Also - The Weather Prophets, Love & Money, The Brilliant Corners and loads more here:
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Formed in 2018 by Owen Williams.

‘A personal, stellar second from classic indie quartet at the centre of a London collective’ Uncut ****

‘An exceptional record.’ ***** The Observer

‘It’s so very, very special.’ 8.5 / 10 Under The Radar

One of The Guardian’s best albums of 2025.

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Radhika create Scottish dream pop. Featuring Radhika Meera Dade on vocals and guitar, their single ‘Starry Eyes’ includes special guest contributions from Teenage Fanclub’s Gerard Love and Mitch Mitchell of The Pastels.

‘That’s a great record, I love it!’ – Marc Riley, BBC 6 Music
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Not me I’m afraid. I started in 1989….

Stuart Adamson (Big Country / Skids) 11 April 1958 - 16 December 2001.

👍🏻❤️🎉

ITTLG Ch 4 1986. c86 is upon us! Featuring The June Brides, The Mighty Lemon Drops, A Certain Ratio, The Housemartins, The Pale Fountains, Primal Scream and loads more!
1986 - indiethroughthelookingglass.com/1986-2/

Our new single. Can’t wait to share it with you! (Yes, that’s me in the photo.)

5 star reviews See Tickets website:
***** Brilliant Wee Festival.
***** Lovely event in the Sussex woods!
***** Lovely intimate little festival.
***** Great entertainment and lots of delicious food.
***** Very good facilities on an atmospheric site.
Let's do it again 29 Aug 2026!
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Yazoo ‘Only You’ written by Vince Clarke while he was still in Depeche Mode but recorded in 1982 after he left. It was the debut single by Yazoo and reached number 2 in the UK singles chart in May of that year.

We are super excited that Justin Robertson has been added to The Wake line up!
Justin will be playing both a live and a DJ set, he will play a ‘right old knees up’ DJ set in the evening and earlier in the day, he will be playing live with his Five Green Moons project. #thewake2026

Neil Haydock and I have a new single out in April. We’ve also got about half way recording the album. It is sounding so good. Neil has been sprinkling his gorgeous electric guitars on the songs and it is really wonderful. Can’t wait to share.

loved it there!

26th March 1983 I saw The Undertones at Guildford Civic Hall.
Here's the wonderful 'Get Over You' live from the Lyceum, London 3rd December 1978 (Broadcast later on the Old Grey Whistle Test)

RIP Terry Cox 13.3.1937 - 19.3.26
Pentangle (David Bowie, Elton John) drummer. We had the original Pentangle line up headline the Sunday night Green Man in 2008. It was so muddy the stage manager had to carry Terry to the stage. They were magnificent.
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1985 my band Go! Service release our 12” on Dreamworld Records. We play live at Dan Treacy’s club, the Room at the Top lots, inc supporting the Housemartins. The Buzz Club starts That Petrol Emotion, the Mighty Lemon Drops The June Brides. Read more 1985 -
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In 1986 The Waterboys supported Simple Minds in Milton Keynes. They invited Roddy Frame on stage for their encore - a cover of ‘Purple Rain’ - Roddy played the solo!

I got this Tascam 4 track tape recorder second hand along with a Dr Rhythm drum machine in London, many years ago. And so began my home studio recording sessions!

Tune indeed!

20 March 1993. TPE made their 2nd Buzz Club appearance. From classic indie 7” singles to Paul Oakenfold dance remixes - they had been on quite a journey in the years between!
Read more - indiethroughthelookingglass.com/2022/06/10/t...

The Belltower - Outshine The Sun YouTube video by WiggedOutWorld

'Outshine The Sun' by The Belltower was one of the first releases I worked on at as PR Ultimate Records. March 1991. Britta Phillips, is now Dean & Britta with Dean Wareham (Luna / Galaxy 500).
Jody Porter went to join Fountains of Wayne & had a hit with 'Stacy's Mom.
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Happy St Patrick’s Day from Phil Lynott! 💚