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Fergal Kinney

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Jah Wobble on covering the Beatles, London buses and why punk went wrong: ‘Being kind is seen as square’

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By Fergal Kinney
| AOL UK Verified
Sometimes, on the top deck of a London bus, pension-age punks will politely disturb the concentration of a man on his iPad. “They’ll say: ‘Are you Jah Wobble?’” recounts the musician born John Wardle, his upbeat cockney accent ringing with delight. They will ask if he’s working on anything. “And I like to say: ‘Yes, I’m recording an album.
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‘He understands soft power’: why Andy Burnham put music at the heart of his political identity

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By Fergal Kinney
| Yahoo News UK Verified
First came Andy Burnham's Makerfield byelection campaign launch video, with the Greater Manchester mayor stomping down red-brick streets soundtracked by homegrown stars Oasis, Elbow and James. Then came the eye-catching, northern soul-influenced campaign logo: Change Labour, Keep the Faith. And this week, it is not just pubs and clubs but music venues that would be part of Burnham's proposed business rates cut.
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Pope-ally wired! Why Mark E Smith’s maligned Catholic play is getting a reboot

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By Fergal Kinney
| Inkl
‘A real oddity’ … Leigh Bowery, right, in the original 1986 production at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London Photograph: (no credit) When Steve Hanley joined Manchester post-punk group the Fall, he expected to be playing bass guitar, not the pope on the London stage. “I was the new pope,” remembers the musician.
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