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20/07/2024

Slaughter & The Dogs attracted the Wythenshawe massive down to the Lesser Free Trade Hall OTD in 1976, including Steve Hanley and Marc Riley. Read all about it

20/07/2024

OTD in 1976 Buzzcocks made their proper debut at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester. You may have heard of this gig. Read all about it from a Buzzcocks perspective in ➡️ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

17/07/2024

Coming very soon

16/07/2024

What's She Like: A Memoir by Helen O'Hara. Violinist with Dexys Midnight Runners, Tanita Tikaram and more. £5 off signed copies Get yours here ➡️

Memoir by violinist Helen O'Hara.

15/07/2024

'Tom Hingley is back with a grand statement, introducing his opus The Grand Mal, a twisting turning piece of art from the man with that voice.' - Album of the Week

Louder Than War review Tom Hingley's new album.

Inspiral Carpets legend Tom Hingley is back with a grand statement, introducing his opus The Grand Mal, a twisting turning piece of art...

15/07/2024

Bob Dylan will be touring Europe from 4th October - 14th November 2024. In the UK he plays Bournemouth Windsor Hall, Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, Edinburgh Usher Hall, Nottingham Arena, Wolverhampton Civic Hall(!!!) and Royal Albert Hall, London. https://www.bobdylan.com/on-tour/

13/07/2024

A video of the launch night gig for The Big Midweek, ten years ago this week. One constant band, changing singers.

Gig recorded at the book launch for The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall by Steve Hanley and Olivia Piekarski.1. All The Young Dudes (0:00)2. Mr Pharmacist ...

13/07/2024

We launched this book 10 years ago this week. It's the best of the best. If you haven't read it, sort that out this summer. It's a treat Get yours here ➡️ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/the-big-midweek-life-inside-the-fall

13/07/2024

11/07/2024

Happy birthday to Suzanne Vega, born as Suzanne Peck in Santa Monica, California on this day in 1959. She tries not to act too proud.

10/07/2024

A very happy birthday to Marc Riley, born in Manchester on this day in 1961. Chambermaids smile in unison.

09/07/2024

A 27 disc box-set of Bob Dylan's 1974 'comeback' tour with The Band anyone? (Currently priced at £91.85 on Amazon) https://bobdylanstore.com/products/the-1974-live-recordings-cd-box-set

09/07/2024

A very happy birthday to Tom Hingley, born in Abingdon, Berkshire on this day in 1965. Good, good, good, good.

08/07/2024

What's She Like: A Memoir by Helen O'Hara. The violinists tale Get yours here➡️ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/whats-she-like

08/07/2024

After a few years out of print, our I, Daniel Blake book is once again available in physical form. You can now get it in paperback and hardback editions, as well as Kindle ➡️ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/i-daniel-blake

07/07/2024

When quiet WAS the new loud, and acoustic sounds ruled the airwaves (1998-2003). Get yours here ➡️ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/when-quiet-was-the-new-loud

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Anne & Betty: United By The Struggle

'Anne & Betty: United By The Struggle', the memoir of Anne Scargill and Betty Cook, two of the leading lights of the Women Against Pit Closures movement. Now available in paperback: https://www.route-online.com/all-books/anne-betty-united-by-the-struggle

Anne & Betty: United By The Struggle

Iain Matthews | Silver Raven

A very happy birthday to Iain Matthews, born in Barton-upon-Humber on this day in 1946. Have you seen the silver raven?

HOUSE Of ALL | Ayenbite

A very happy birthday to Steve Hanley, born in Dublin on this day in 1959. The greatest style transcends the man

Thro My Eyes: A Memoir

‘Highly recommended both for its historical value and as a quick-paced, absorbing reading experience.’ – Richie Unterberger’s Top Twenty Rock Books Iain Matthews's memoir Thro' My Eyes. Read all about it: https://www.route-online.com/all-books/thro-my-eyes-a-memoir

Sixteen Again | Paul Hanley

'Hugely readable and bitingly humorous tome' - Record Collector 'Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley & Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (and me)' by Paul Hanley now on general release.

HOUSE Of ALL | Leadmill 2024

Sensational opening gig of the spring tour by HOUSE Of ALL at the Leadmill in Sheffield last night. Here's a little glimpse of them in action. Catch them if you can https://linktr.ee/thefallcontinuum

The Fall | Leave The Capital

The Fall, Sheffield, 1981. Find our books about The Fall here: https://www.route-online.com/blog/post/blog?epost_id=2

The Killing Moon | Tom Hingley & The Big Midweek Allstars

Echo & the Bunnymen released The Killing Moon OTD 40 years ago. Here's a version performed at the book launch for #TheBigMidweek, Tom Hingley singing with an all-star band. Steve Hanley is clearly loving it, it's not often you see the great man sing along when playing bass!

You Can Drum But You Can't Hide Relaunch Party

Short film recorded at the launch of the Route edition of Simon Wolstencroft's memoir 'You Can Drum But You Can't Hide'. Includes a Q&A and two songs from The G-O-D, the band Si was drumming with at the time. Read more about his memoir here: https://www.route-online.com/all-books/you-can-drum-but-you-cant-hide

Sixteen Again

Buzzcocks' song 'Sixteen Again' could easily be Pete Shelley's personal anthem. It's all in there. Read all about it in Paul Hanley's book ➡️ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

Garth Davies Buzzcocks | Leeds Poly Audience Banter 1978

Happy birthday to short-lived Buzzcocks bassist Garth Smith, born as Garth Davies in Tyldesley, Lancashire on this day in 1955. No song today, just Garth's hilarious interaction with the audience at a 1978 Leeds Poly gig that Paul Hanley enjoys so much in his Buzzcocks book 'Sixteen Again'. Read all about it: https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

Pete Shelley Shaman

The great Pete Shelley sharing his philosophy with Tony Wilson in Woolworths cafe in 1978. Treat yourself or someone you love to a Pete Shelley Christmas. You wont regret it. If you want some more practical advice, don't think twice. Order now ➡️ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

Buzzcocks | I Don't Mind

If you don't mind, Buzzcocks don't mind. Read all about 'em in #SixteenAgain ➡️ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

Buzzcocks | Love You More

'This one's called Love You More, it's a sing-along little number' Pete Shelley, Buzzcocks. Read all about it in #SixteenAgain by Paul Hanley https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

Sixteen Again | What Do You Get

Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley & Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (and me) by Paul Hanley, signed and numbered special edition shipping in time for Christmas. Pre-order yours before 11th December ➡ https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

Paul Hanley asks Pete Shelley a question during a Q&A at Gorilla in Manchester in 2018. Paul expands on this theme a tad in his book on Pete and Buzzcocks #SixteenAgain pre-order a special edition here: https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

Paul Hanley Pete Shelley Q&A

Sixteen Again | Love You More

Sixteen Again: How Pete Shelley & Buzzcocks Changed Manchester Music (and me) by Paul Hanley. There's a time limited opportunity to secure a collectors' signed and numbered first edition hardback. Pre-order yours here: https://www.route-online.com/all-books/sixteen-again

Leave The Capital | Paul Hanley

'All told, it might just be the definitive book on the subject.' Northern Soul Think you know Manchester music? Thing again. Leave The Capital by Paul Hanley. Signed copies in stock https://www.route-online.com/all-books/leave-the-capital