It’s more than 60 years since Liverpool’s original pop pioneer, Billy Fury, released his sinuous version of the song Wondrous Place, and its title continues to be a gift to Mersey mythologists in search of a name for their next...
Read MoreWander through the gift shops of Sheffield these days, lockdown permitting, and you could be forgiven for thinking that colossal cliffs of concrete were always among the city’s most beloved landmarks. From place mats displaying...
Read MoreOn the face of it, beer and music seem like natural bedfellows. So, why have history’s most exciting musical movements often spurned this delicious, miracle brew? Perhaps it was just too tricky to pogo with a pint or do the...
Read MoreTwenty-five years ago, Sheffield was mine. I watched its football, I drank its beer, and when I’d finished, I climbed its hills and headed for home, constantly turning to take in the view. Because in Sheffield there was always a...
Read MoreBritish culture can offer few positions more indicative of popular, mainstream acceptance than an afternoon guest slot on BBC Radio 2. Sandwiched between music from the likes of Supertramp and Glen Campbell, it’s a place for...
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