Primal Scream.

Ciarán Bourke was a founding member of The Dubliners who suffered an aneurysm in 1974. It left him with left side paralysis & unable to perform. The band continued to share earnings and pay him as a band member until his death in 1988.

— Phonic Underground (@fi_fry) June 8, 2023

there were bands that haven't been infected by the Thatcherism doctrine

(xxp) Lemmy used to dine out on the fact that he got thrown out of Hawkwind for taking too many drugs.

(If you want to talk about real speed freaks and not pretend ones)

what about real tenement kids as well? like Jim Kerr, lol

I read somewhere that founding Roxy bassist Graham Simpson received a salary from the band for the rest of his life (a mental health crisis led to him leaving after the first LP). I think there was a profile in the Wire? Anyway it struck me as very cool if true.

He was the only bassist to be a full member of the band, and would have continued to earn royalties on that first record. Of course he and Ferry were the founding and only two members for awhile, keeping him on salary would have been a nice gesture (although I thought he was said to have disappeared for decades, which isn't conducive to picking up cheques).

re: travis...

Travis is a pseudonym. Which makes it even more interesting that she chose to mention Bobby Gillespie by name. pic.twitter.com/yX0xUHHFfL

— Frankosonic (@frankosonic) June 8, 2023

? thought it referred to the milquetoast popular band - Fran Healey, “Why Does it Always Rain on Me?” etc. Hence the “grin collectively”.

odd that Miki says she never liked clubs much as she was a bit of a raver. i guess she means the kind of clubs BG attends.

Could mean lots of things, I guess? "I went to clubs when my band was my main thing and it seemed the thing to do", "I used to get into clubs while I was recognised but in retrospect the queue jumping felt uncomfortable" etc, etc.

Louie isn't on Twitter but has been reading the messages of support & has asked me to post on his behalf. He sends a big thanks for the warm wishes and says it's been overwhelming. A difficult week for the #MartinDuffy family but ❤️ from us all pic.twitter.com/wdVY8jGaDI

— Steve Duffy (@SteveDuffy99) June 8, 2023

That's good to hear.

I confess to being slightly concerned about how all this will affect the continued presence of Boaby (as opposed to Bobby) Gillespie on ILX.

maybe he'll chime in on the "have you been cancelled" thread

Ah!

A period of sober reflection and a commitment to do better next time? Followed by a speed-fuelled arson spree in Primrose Hill for the fans.

Well I guess I just found out that I knew Martin Duffy's brother when I lived in Cardiff, I had no idea who his brother was.

oh hell yes

Mo Saleh from Gaza presents the Aida Celtic shirt to the giant of journalism @azaizamotaz9. Motaz fearlessly and relentlessly brought the war on Gaza to millions of people around the world and inspired others to do similar. pic.twitter.com/6CpyJiB9e7

— Aida Celtic (@aida_celtic) January 28, 2024