October – December 1986

My band Bluetrain had recorded our new e.p. for Dreamworld Records and now we waited for Dan Treacy to give us a release date. We rehearsed … More

July – September 1986

Danny bought our drummer, Kevin’s Mini 1275GT for £750. It was black had a little sun roof. He bought a … More

Along with Mark Perry’s ‘Sniffin’ Glue’, ’48 Thrills’ was one of the original punk fanzines, it was written and put … More

April 2nd – Our chance to play The Clarendon! I was very pleased with this one, although did look longingly up from … More

Woking was famous for being the home of The Jam. I had sped through the station on the way to Waterloo on many occasions … More

The last Buzz Club of a very busy year. Bleach were from Ipswich and part of the shoegazing scene. They formed in 1989 by brothers Neil … More

Inspired by the fact that Dan Treacy was in a band along with putting on gigs, I thought it would be a … More

Extract taken from 1991 October – December There were also English indie bands like 1,000 Yard Stare and this lot, who we … More

The Go! Service single, ‘It Makes Me Realise’ was now out on Dreamworld Records, and we had lined up as many gigs as we … More

It became obvious that the band wasn’t taking up much of my time and that I should get a job, … More