I guess Manchester City Council must be fans of FUC51 too, given the gusto they've gone to destroy any of this history.
(I come from Manchester- have no problem with FAC and HAC et al - more the fact is they got bulldozed).
Give it a few more years nothing will be left - Sankey's or anything...you don't need a blog or Manc bands slagging off Factory/baggy nostalgia, when MCC will happily do it for you.
'Well when I first found this blog a light went on and I thought "of course!". Isn't the pitch-black, negative humour of FUC just as accurate and relevant a reflection of the Northern English psyche as anything else?'
Yes - in fact this is what I try - and can only try - to impress on those who don't come from the north of england. Those in America who look starry eyed at Manchester, then wonder why Mark E. and the rest refer to Tony Wilson as a cunt...I understand it somewhat, it's more of a 'we'll get the first punch in' and 'don't get too big for your boots' psyche.
But if an outsider piles in on Mark E., Hooky, Tony et al then it'd be hell to play. They are our twats, after all ;-)
It's like family almost - you're allowed to rip the piss out of your own, but if anyone else tries to do it you'll tear them apart.
Glad you like it! I like Manchester a lot, but to be honest, not for the music scene. Not that it's bad, but I think Glasgow's is better :-D But the diverse social life in MCR is much better than Glasgow.
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(I come from Manchester- have no problem with FAC and HAC et al - more the fact is they got bulldozed).
Give it a few more years nothing will be left - Sankey's or anything...you don't need a blog or Manc bands slagging off Factory/baggy nostalgia, when MCC will happily do it for you.
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'Well when I first found this blog a light went on and I thought "of course!". Isn't the pitch-black, negative humour of FUC just as accurate and relevant a reflection of the Northern English psyche as anything else?'
Yes - in fact this is what I try - and can only try - to impress on those who don't come from the north of england. Those in America who look starry eyed at Manchester, then wonder why Mark E. and the rest refer to Tony Wilson as a cunt...I understand it somewhat, it's more of a 'we'll get the first punch in' and 'don't get too big for your boots' psyche.
But if an outsider piles in on Mark E., Hooky, Tony et al then it'd be hell to play. They are our twats, after all ;-)
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Glad you like it! I like Manchester a lot, but to be honest, not for the music scene. Not that it's bad, but I think Glasgow's is better :-D But the diverse social life in MCR is much better than Glasgow.
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