Having lived in Manchester for nearly three years, there are certain things that are inevitable, one of which is being called up to play bass in The Fall; Like a rock ‘n roll postcode lottery. Fearing that soon my time would…
Rating: The ever-irascible Mark E. Smith has, amongst other names, been called a tyrant, dictator, despot; a one-man operation/wrecking ball autodidact, with his propensity for hiring and firing garnering almost as much copy as the music itself. He’s post-punk’s Captain…
In an alternate universe it’s Simon Wolstencroft rather than Mike Joyce pounding the tom toms at the beginning of The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’. In some other reality, it’s not Reni banging the drums for the Stone Roses: Funky…
Simon Wolstencroft, aka Funky Si, was the drummer in The Fall for 11 years and part of what many fans consider the band’s definitive line-up. Before that, he was in an early version of the Smiths, but turned down the drum…
Mark E. Smith is The Fall. Mark E. Smith formed the band in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976. Mark E. Smith has always been The Fall. Mark E. Smith will always be The Fall. Mark E. Smith has released 30…