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19 Mar 2024

Artefact of the day

Original Artwork
1998
Added 7th March 2024
by doodlebug nuggets
Badly Drawn Boy ‘Hour of the Bewilderbeast’ Album cover sculpture by Andy Votel

This week's video

Interview with Greg Wilson, March 2004

Broadcaster and DJ Elliott Eastwick interviews DJ Greg Wilson.

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Latest Artefacts

Latest Discussion

“RIP Stan the Man”
18 Mar
“Some fantastic accounts posted here! Yes, Shannons. I bought a NAD turntable from them in 1983.”
17 Mar
“Mike, I did this pretty awful single sleeve too 😄 https://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/artefact/3368/Fuze-Relentless-Records-Record--CD--Tape-1982”
15 Mar
“It was Alan Wise who introduced John Cooper Clarke to Phil Jones - and they both still appreciate it ...”
13 Mar
“Nigel Bagley is another of the friends of Alan Wise who could make films on their own.”
13 Mar
“From here, see Nigel Bagley on the end at The Russell ...”
13 Mar
“Hi Drew, I am a final year University student in Cardiff but I have lived in Manchester all my life beforehand. After coming across your research on The Mancunian Gay, I have decided to centre my final project on a hypothetical revival issue of the magazine celebrating gay and queer culture in the present day. I have already investigated the physical copy in Manchester Central Library. Given your past research, I was wondering if you would be open for a chat about the magazine or just some pointers in the right direction?”
13 Mar
“Included in this clip is some film from The Tosh Tapes - a rough-quality but fascinating record of an evening in a Sheffield "Green Room" in 1984, featuring Alan Wise, John Cooper Clarke, Tosh Ryan and Tosh's camera, being wielded by not-sure-who. Permission to use granted by Tosh, via Lindsay Reade ...”
13 Mar
“Alan got into the music business when it still ran on F-folding money and it was all a lot harder when accountants and computers came in.”
13 Mar
“Still missing a picture of Lionel Wise and Edith ...”
13 Mar

Latest People & Places

Ian Starr - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 13 Mar
Danny Betesh - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 13 Mar
Harvey Lisberg - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 13 Mar
Don Arden - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 13 Mar
EBQs - Band / Artist Kensington 11 Mar
Lionel Wise - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 09 Mar
Chris Hewitt - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 07 Mar
Dr Hoppo - Band / Artist The Editor, Alan Wise Project 06 Mar
Steve Hopkins - Band / Artist The Editor, Alan Wise Project 06 Mar
Colin Blades - Person Bladesy1 27 Feb
Tony Davidson - Person Kensington 23 Feb
Doreen Edwards - Band / Artist The Editor, Alan Wise Project 18 Feb
Simon Taylor - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 17 Feb
Mike Gartland - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 17 Feb
Charlie Ritchie - Person The Editor, Alan Wise Project 17 Feb

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