01 January, 2023
Paul Hanley is the author of Leave The Capital: A History of Manchester Music in 13 Recordings, Have A Bleedin Guess: The Story of Hex Enduction Hour, Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley & Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (and me) and Das Gruppe on the Wall. One half of the famed Hanley Brothers rhythm section, he was the drummer in The Fall from 1980-85. More recently he played with HOUSE Of ALL Alongside his brother Steve, he hosts the popular podcast series about The Fall, Oh! Brother.
Paul Hanley's history of Manchester music in 13 recordings, and how two recording studios facilitated a musical revolution that would be defined by its rejection of the capital.
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Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley & Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (and me): a love letter from Paul Hanley to his favourite band and his favourite city.
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A pocket book that tells the story of The Fall at Band on the Wall, an historic venue in Manchester. Briefly, this was a marriage made in heaven.
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