NEW TITLE: Das Gruppe on the Wall
Paul Hanley's monograph shows how The Fall and Band on the Wall – both iconic, uncompromising and with histories far richer and more interesting than nearly all of their peers – were briefly at least, a marriage made in heaven. More here.
VIDEO: Book launch of Das Gruppe on the Wall
Paul Hanley in conversation with Daryl Easlea at Futures and Pasts Festival, Band on the Wall, Manchester.
NEW TITLE: Friday Night Fever
Author Steve Hill goes inside the cult of Half Man Half Biscuit. It's a labour of love. He’s very skilfully managed to capture the quirky, idiosyncratic outlook of the band and their followers as we follow him travelling around the country, partly as observer, partly as a member of the cult himself. Out in Summer 2026. Advance copies are available for pre-order now. Secure yours here. Steve will appearing at Louder Than Words Festival on Friday 13th November. More details here.
NEW TITLE: Like the Night (Rebound) by CP Lee
We are proud to be reissuing CP Lee's highly-acclaimed account of Bob Dylan's pivotal 1966 concert at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall, the one where someone cried 'Judas' at Dylan for turning his back on folk music in favour of rock 'n' roll. It’s possibly the most famous concert of all time. Published on 17th May 2026, 60 years to the day since the concert.
PODCAST: Ian Clayton and Ian Daley celebrate CP Lee
Ian Clayton with Ian Daley on CP Lee, Bob Dylan at the Free Trade Hall and the album Bringing It All Back Home | Listen here.
Recent Features
Inside the totally wired festival on the Fall
Guardian review of The Fall Futures and Pasts Festival
Fans And Former Members Celebrate 50 Years Of The Fall
Mojo review of The Fall Futures and Pasts Festival
Pope-ally wired! Why Mark E Smith’s maligned Catholic play is getting a reboot
Guardian feature with Steve Hanley and Graham Duff on the restaging of Hey! Luciani at Futures and Pasts Festival.
Paul Hanley Interview on Silent Radio
Paul Hanley talks with Paula Farr about a plethora of new Fall-related releases.
Simon Wolstencroft Interview on The Punk Site
Funky Si talks about his career with Samantha Jane at The Alchemist bar in Media City.
Live review #13: Like the Night (Rebound)
Simon Warner reviews the Like The Night book launch for Rock and the Beat Generation.
Festival celebrates The Fall's legacy, 50 years on
Duncan Seaman feature in Yorkshire Post on the Futures and Pasts Festival.
Futures and Pasts 1976-2026
Route, in conjunction with Louder Than Words Festival, are pleased to announce Futures and Pasts: A Festival Celebrating 50 Years of The Fall. This festival will take place over the weekend 5th-7th June 2026. Click here for more details and ticket information.
NEW TITLE: Our Last Stand
Paul Coventry's book Our Last Stand is now available to order direct from our website. It tells the incredible story of how a gang of retired volunteers dismantled a pair of stands at a derelict football stadium and transported them 70 miles, one bolt and beam at time, then reerected them at the home of their beloved rugby league clu. Featherstone Rovers. Click here for more details.
What We Did Instead of Holidays
Clinton Heylin's masterful biog of Fairport Convention and its extended family has been released in a new paperback edition. Conscious that shipping and customs costs are a barrier to many, we have issued the paperback in a way to avoid such problems and thus make it much more accesible to international readers. It is now possible to order the book without any such additional costs. Click here for more.
NEW:The Big Midweek Audio Book
Our bestselling title becomes an audio book. Stewart Lee narrates The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall, unabridged. Published 26th November 2025. Available now for pre-order on Audible, Amazon and Apple Books. Click here to watch an interview with Stewart and Steve.
Plainsong Play Fariña
New Video: Iain Matthews and Andy Roberts perform as Plainsong. This set of Richard Fariña songs comprised almost half of the setlist on their UK tour in Autumn 2025. Recorded at The CAT Club, Robin Hood, Pontefract, 19th October 2025 (evening gig). Watch here.
Pit-folk and Peers Book Launch Video
The book launch for Pit-folk and Peers: The Remarkable History of the People of Fryston took place on Saturday 11th October at Holy Cross Church, Fryston Road, Airedale. We have published a video of David Waddington's presentation at the launch. Click here to watch.
Recent Podcasts
Ian Clayton with Ian Daley on CP Lee, Bob Dylan at the Free Trade Hall and the album Bringing It All Back Home | Listen here.
Paul Hanley is the special guest on the We Are The Fall 100th episode. I Listen here.
Ian Clayton makes a mix tape for Steve Pringle on Steve's Mix Tapes. | Listen here.
Ian Daley impromptu guest appearance on Off The Cuff podcast, talking with author Yunis Alam and Urfan. | Listen here.
Ian Daley makes a Route-book themed mix tape for Steve Pringle on Steve's Mix Tapes. | Listen here.
Helen O'Hara discusses Dexys' album Don't Stand Me Down on Giddy Carousel of Pop | Listen here.
Click here for an archive of Route authors guesting on podcasts.
Dub Sex Live In Concert
Dub Sex filmed live in concert at Manchester Polytechnic, 1988.This was one of a series of Dub Sex concerts filmed by Malcolm Whitehead and his team at Factory/IKON. The footage was unused at the time and then subsequently sat in a vault for a over a quarter of a century. We presented here for the first time in full. The concert captures an energised performance from Dub Sex at a pivotal moment in their development.
Outtakes On Bob Dylan Paperback Edition
Michael Gray's book Outtakes On Bob Dylan has been released as a paperback edition. Concious that shipping and customs costs were a barrier to many with the hardback edition, we have issued the paperback in a way to avoid such problems and thus make it much more accesible to international readers. It is now possible to order the book without any such additional costs. Click here for more details.
Features
The Big Midweek Audio Book
Feature in The Quietus about Steve Hanley's interview by Stewart Lee about The Big Midweek audio book.
David Waddington - Pit-folks and peers Interview
Dave Waddington interviewed by Yorkshire Post. Reproduced here in a mining magazine.
Mark Hoyle in Conversation With Tony Walsh - What Happened?
Review in RGM magazine of a Swerve event at The Met, Bury.
'If you can avoid bitterness, it’s better for you in the long run'
Mark Hoyle interview by Duncan Seaman for Yorkshire Post.
From Hulme to The Haçienda with Mark Hoyle
Mark Hoyle talks to Jason Barnard of The Strange Brew about overcoming a tough childhood, how punk rock became his escape, and the role John Peel and Tony Wilson played in shaping his career.
The long-anticipated memoir from perennial face on the Manchester scene, Mark Hoyle, is finally here…
Iain Key writes the first review of Swerve for Louder Than War.
Pete Shelley put himself into that teenage mindset
Paul Hanley speaks with Duncan Seaman for the Yorkshire Post.
Ever Fallen in love? Mancunian-Irish drummer had... with Buzzcocks
Paul Hanley speaks with David Coughlan fof The Irish Daily Mirror.
“We’re Taking Control” – Former The Fall Members On New Release ‘Slates (Live)’
Steve and Pual Hanley, along with Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon talk about the release of the new live Fall album, Slates Live.
Kallax On Fire
Paul Hanley Q&A on Groovy Times. What records does he run back into the burning building to save?
‘He was just walking through Manchester, risking getting his head kicked in.’
Paul Hanley interviewed by Andy Murray for Northern Soul.
The Fall's Paul Hanley On Buzzcocks Book
Paul Hanley Q&A in The Quietus.
Podcasts | Regular Shows from Our Friends You Might Enjoy
Our friends at The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays) run a monthly album club in Pontefract, with very special guests invited to talk about the selected albums. The events are now recorded and feature on their podcast. The podcast can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Here's a link to the Spotify page, and the Apple Podcasts page. Have a browse, there'll unbdoubtedly be an album special to you. Learn more about The CAT Club here.
Hosted by Jason Barnard, The Strange Brew is a mixture of interview and music. There's a long list of distiguished guests in the archive, including some of our authors. You can listen to Helen O'Hara's show here, Iain Matthews & Ian Clayton talking about Iain's career, Michael Gray talking Bob Dylan and Tom Clayton talking about the time when quiet was the new loud.
Oh! Brother
Paul and Steve Hanley host this podcast about The Fall. Available on the usual platforms. Find all episodes here.
Funky Si's A-Z of Manchester
Funky Simon Wolstencroft and Jackie O'Malley podcast series about Manchester. Original 26 episodes take it one letter at a time, plus some specials. Available on the usual platforms. Find all episodes here.