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.
Derby Hall, Bury
Mark Hoyle returned to Derby Hall, Bury, 45 years + 1 day after he was there for a Joy Division gig that turned into a riot. He was interviewed on the night by poet Tony Walsh. You can read a review of the night in RGM here. There's a video of Mark reading the extract from Swerve that describes events unfolding at that Joy Divsion gig. Click here to watch that.
Anne Scargill
Sad news. Anne Scargill passed away peacefully on 10th April 2025 at the age of 83, following a long illness with Alzheimer’s disease. Bless Anne and all who loved her.
Amadou Bagayoko
Sad news. Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam died after a short illness on 4th April 2025. Guardian obituary here.
VIDEO: Mark Hoyle & Paul Hanley at The CAT Club
Mark and Paul discuss The Fall's debut album and the world that it was born into and much more at Classic Album Thursdays. Watch here. Also available as a podcast, Listen here.
Helen O'Hara and Tim Burgess at RNCM
Helen O'Hara and Tim Burgess with the Royal Northern College of Music orchestra on 1st March 2025. An astonishing, life-affirming gig that we were honoured to witness. We were awed by Helen's talent. Here's a couple of reviews to give you a flavour: I Love Manchester & Reyt Good Magazine.
VIDEO: Helen O'Hara selects her significant live music gigs
Helen recalls significant live gigs on the Over Our Garden Wall podcast | Listen here | Watch here
Happy Birthday To Us
Route is 25 years old this year, we formed on 1st January 2000. Not a bad effort for a publishing outpost such as ours. This may be a year for some reflection and maybe something new. Watch this space.
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Latest Title: Swerve: Dub Sex & Other Stories by Mark Hoyle
Mark Hoyle's memoir is now on general release. Click here for details.
ROUTE TV
Mark Hoyle in conversation with Paul Hanley at Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester, November 2024. Watch here.
EVENTS
Saturday 17th May, Horse + Bamboo, Waterfoot, Rossendale, 7PM
Mark will be in conversation with Stella Grundy and there's a DJ set from Martin Coogan. Details here.
Recent Features
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.
Recent Podcasts
Paul Hanley on the F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. talking about 10 Fall drum tracks | Listen here.
Simon Wolstencroft on the Music Maps podcast. In two parts. 2nd part about The Fall. 1st part about everything else | 1st episode here | 2nd episode here
Steve Pringle's latest podcast venture is Steve's Mix Tapes | Details here.
Mark Hoyle with Stella Grundy on Iain Key's Indie Brunch on Louder Than War Radio | Listen here.
Records
HOUSE Of ALL's third album in two years. HOUSE Of ALL SOULS sees Karl Burns' return to making music again. Those close to the record consider it their best work to date. Released 14th February 2025. Click here for more details.
Podcasts | Recent Shows with Authors on as Guests
Mark Hoyle talks to David Eastaugh of The C86 Show | Listen here
Simon Wolstencroft on the Music Maps podcast. In two parts. 2nd part about The Fall. 1st part about everything else | 1st episode here |
Mark Hoyle on Iain Key's Indie Brunch on Louder Than War Radio | Listen here.
Helen O'Hara talks Too-Rye-Aye on the Music Maps podcast | Listen here.
Paul Hanley talks The Fall on the Music Maps podcast | Listen here.
Steve Pringle is a guest on the Vinyl Maelstrom talking all about The Fall. It's in two parts. | Part 1 here | Part 2 here.
Paul Hanley on James McMahon MusicPodcast to talk about the brilliance of Buzzcocks | Listen here.
Paul Hanley on Birthday Cake For Breakfast, talking Buzzcocks with Andy Hughes | Listen here.
Paul Hanley on Revolutions Per Movie talking about the classic film Rude Boy. | Listen here.
Paul Hanley on Iain Key’s Indie Brunch show on Louder Than War Radio talking Buzzcocks | Listen here. (Starts at 25:50)
Paul Hanley at The CAT Club, talking Buzzcocks and the album A Different Kind of Tension | Listen here.
Paul Hanley on Music Maps talking about his time in The Fall | Listen Here.
Clinton Heylin on The CAT Club podcast at the launch of The Double Life of Bob Dylan Volume 2: Far Away From Myself | Listen here.
Helen O'Hara on Postcard From The Past, talking postcards (and much more) with Tom Jackson | Listen here.
Helen O’Hara talks with Sandy Kaye on A Breathe of Fresh Air. | Listen here.
Click here for an archive of Route authors guesting on podcasts.
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.