David Nolan

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90% of podcasts never make it to four episodes so its no mean feat to reach 100 episodes. Hats off to the indefatigable Simon @musicmaps.bsky.social for this achievement. If you have enjoyed Music Maps maybe contribute to a massive cake for him by way of thanks.

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I’m ready for the 50th anniversary of one of the key moments in #punk this summer… #manchester #sexpistols #buzzcocks

There ain’t no #albumcover like a K-Tel album cover…

Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74 Middlesbrough-born musician had hits with Driving Home for Christmas, On the Beach and The Road to Hell Chris Rea, the British singer-songwriter whose hits included Driving Home For Christmas, has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family said. The statement said that he died “peacefully in hospital … following a short illness”. Continue reading...

Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74

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Contractually obliged ‘plug your own books as Xmas presents post…’
Bit of punk, quite a bit of Manchester and some crime fiction.
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The press pack outside the #BBC placed under the George Orwell statue. With quote for extra irony.

Fahrenheit Pocket Noir Fahrenheit gets even more addictive with Fahrenheit Pocket Noir. Perfectly sized at 4"x6" - these books fit in your back pocket, your bag, your coat, or your hand—ready for a hit of noir whenever and ...

Hey, buy any three Pocket Noir books from @fahrenheitpress.bsky.social and get 20% off! (Discount taken at checkout).
Just so happens I wrote three of them, but there are plenty of really cool books I didn't write to get as well.
Go ahead and get them all.

Waiting there for me #acefrehley

Only one thing more satisfying than cutting up a #Costco birthday cake for the freezer - doing it in the knowledge it wasn’t even anyone’s birthday but you bought it anyway…

The new Dennis the Menace-esque release from @warringtonruncorn.com is here…

YouTube video by Birmingham 81 Edwyn Collins performing his Orange Juice classic Blue Boy at London's Royal Festival Hall, 4 Oct 25

Edwyn Collins performing Blue Boy at the Royal Festival Hall last night. Stars original Orange Juice members James Kirk on guitar and Steven Daly on drums, plus Edwyn is joined by Dennis Bovell, Vic Godard and Paul Cook at the end. So much love in the room
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34 years ago I wrote my first book. At the very last minute the whole thing fell through. I was devastated and I gave up the whole idea of writing for a decade. I’ve had fifteen books published now. So, keep at it. Anyway, found the artwork for Book One. Bit mouldy but still pretty cool #books

Still in print after 24 years! ‘One of the greatest rock stories ever told.’ GQ Magazine #punk #sexpistols #buzzcocks #manchester
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Wasn’t the very last bit a wide shot showing the crew and that - just in case you hadn’t realised - it was just a tv show?

St George’s cross appears on Westbury white horse monument Wiltshire landmark assessed for damage after red fabric pinned across it to form England flag A 53-metre white horse cut into a Wiltshire hillside about 350 years ago is to be assessed for damage by heritage experts after red fabric was pinned across it to form a St George’s cross. English Heritage said the fabric has been removed from the Westbury white horse, which according to local records was originally cut in the late 1600s, possibly to commemorate the attle of Ethandun, thought to have taken place nearby in AD878. Continue reading...

St George’s cross appears on Westbury white horse monument

Indeed. That’s how I know how many books were nicked.

Jackie and The Dolls

I’ve spent nearly 50 years trying to convince people that Doll by Doll were one of the greatest bands of all time and that Jackie Leven was a stunning singer/lyricist/guitarist. I might as well continue: open.spotify.com/playlist/4Gy...

Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.

In simple terms, nerds nicked our books to take bread from our mouths (ten books in my case). So, a start I suppose.
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45 years ago I went to the #ReadingFestival by accident. I thought it would be all punky. It wasn’t.

4th August, 1976 an article on Tony Wilson's TV program 'So It Goes'. "...let them have Old Grey Whistle Test and to hell with it,". This TV program is discussed in detail and it's influence on the emergence of Punk in David Nolan's book 'I swear I was there'
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Final Boss

20 years ago I packed in working for Granada TV and starting working for myself as a writer/director/lecturer/gob on legs. I’ve always had a website. Now I’m trying this Wix site malarkey…
mediaexpertise.wixsite.com/mysite

Cos I was too angry about it! I’ll message you.

This will bring out the folks of a certain age. It did me. Sigh…

Got a book talk in #stockport a week today. It sold out (it’s actually free) but the library has found five extra chairs… #mancnoir
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The tickets left…
#stockport #library
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Here’s said obit.

And my Kevin Eldon’s Amish Sex Pistols card is on sale at www.etsy.com/shop/8bitnorthxstitch You’re not going to find those in Clinton’s (that might be a good thing).

A lot of #LiveAid talk today. Hardly any mention of the fact I popped a can of Hofmeister in my garden when the Quo came on and carried on popping until all 24 cans were gone. An achievement that goes overlooked.