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John Robb (born in Blackpool, England) is a vocalist in the punk rock band Goldblade. Based in Manchester, he frequently appears as a journalist/commentator on documentary/light entertainment music shows. Robb was inspired by the DIY ethic of punk to form the critically acclaimed Membranes who released several albums in the 1980s. He then went on to write for the music paper Sounds and was the first person in the world to interview Nirvana as well as being the first to write about the new Madchester scene of the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays in Sounds music paper in the late eighties. He also coined the term 'Britpop' whilst writing for Sounds in 1989. He is currently working on a history of Manchester Music book and a book about the eighties underground scene as well as developing ideas for TV. He was also the spokesperson for the Tony Wilson day in Manchester- the Tony Wilson Experience. Robb launched the music site louderthanwar.com in 2010 which reguarly features Ace releases on its pages.

Every now and then we here at Ace Towers take a break from excavating discographical databases or spooling through the vast archive of multiple takes on the tapes and kick back and have a little funtime. In the golden ages of the 50s and 60s, novelty records were surprisingly successful and as the technology improved the opportunity to make funny noises with speeded-up tapes and other devices proved irresistible to many producers in search of a hit, regardless. They were mostly aimed directly at teens and the appeal was to the juvenile sense of humour or even angst. But they retain an often quaint charm, tapping into our younger selves. Wow, it went all serious and psychologicalistic there for a moment and that’s not the point, mostly its just plain stupid and none the worse for it.

main photo caption: The Bootles as featured on Beatlemaniacs

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Bernard Butler is one of Britain’s most original and influential guitarists, songwriters and producers. He formed Suede with Brett Anderson co-writing and playing guitars on every recording until 1994, including the classic ‘The Drowners’, ‘Animal Nitrate’ and ‘Stay Together’, the Mercury Prize winning debut “Suede” and “Dog Man Star”, a concept of rare ambition which resulted in Butler’s untimely exit, his contribution remaining the defining moment in the band’s history.

He collaborated with David McAlmont on the anthemic ‘Yes’, bound together as “The Sound Of… McAlmont & Butler”, then signed to Creation Records for two solo albums, the acclaimed “People Move On” and “Friends and Lovers”. A second McAlmont and Butler album, “Bring it Back”, featured ‘Falling’; and The Tears’ ‘Here Come The Tears’, included the top 10 hit ‘Refugees’. In 2005 he contributed to Duffy 8 million-selling debut Rockferry. Butler produced and co-wrote the title track. He worked extensively as a producer for The Libertines, Tricky, Black Kids, Kate Nash, Nerina Pallot, Teleman, The Cribs, James Morrison, and Paloma Faith. Butler won the Producer’s Award at the 2009 BRIT Awards. Butler has played guitar on records by Bert Jansch, Aimee Mann, Bryan Ferry, Roy Orbison, Neneh Cherry and Ben Watt . New group Trans released 2 EPs followed by Mark Eitzel’s celebrated “Hey Mr Ferryman”, and the debut from QTY. His radio show BB & The King is broadcast via Boogaloo Radio each Friday.

http://boogalooradio.com/presenters/bbandtheking
www.bernardbutler.com

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