Northern Soul Blasts from the Furnace Archives

Blasts from the Furnace

Reviews, features and hot air by Damon Fairclough, a writer based in Liverpool via a long lost Sheffield of the soul.

The game was startling in its simplicity but my 12-year-old son stared at the screen as if bringing an Airbus in to land.

The last few weeks have been hectic for Liverpool’s veterinary community – or the ones qualified to look after puppet animals at any rate.

It’s a comment that was once so common, but is now never heard.

“I’ve made you a tape,” we would say, “a few tracks you might like.”