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Needle Scratch Static
http://www.needlescratchstatic.blogspot.com
Needle Scratch Static is the personal blog of manchester-based writer Gordon Harries.
Recent Posts
Review: Bad Penny Blues.
(It’s no secret that Ray Banks –fine purveyor of British Noir—is a friend of mine, so when he offered to review Cathi Unsworth’s just published Bad Penny Blues for me, I jumped at the chance. Well, you would, wouldn’t you?)Bad Penny BluesCa...
Down In The Factory, Over on The Rap Sheet..
Okay, long radio silence here (which will be altering in the New Year) so I thought I’d give you all a heads up on where I’ve been.Firstly, I’m curating a Derek “the father of brit-noir” Raymond season over at The Rap Sheet, which was annou...
Under The Influence: Dot Allison and Afterglow.
If you came of age during ‘Britpop’ and you incline towards the indie end of the market, the chances are that Dot Allison acts as a thread running between some of the more disparate elements of your CD Collection. After all, that’s her siren’...
Those Changes.
Alright, I guess the second hiatus of the year is officially underway.Over the last few weeks I’ve been house hunting and my laptop has imploded. It should be okay, once it receives the TLC of a professional in these matters.The enforced downtime h...
Needlescratchstatic.com?
Things are changing…....
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Off-line for a few days as I move house and stuff, will be checking email intermittentldy.See you on the other side....

