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September 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 179 On the Radio
It must have been Fishing – either the song itself or maybe Gillian. The first time I heard myself on the radio. Bryan Staff our producer was also a DJ and he played it on a late night slot on commercial radio It was a strange feeling – like hearing your speaking voice back on […]Archive
August 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 176 The Record Covers
I started buying albums in the 70s and it was a great time for the cover artwork. I have to admit that was part of the attraction for me – those Hipgnosis and Roger Dean images grabbed my imagination. It was an essential aspect to enjoying an album for me. By the time the Spines […]Archive
May 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 160 The Rodent Guys
There was a big group of them and I think they all went to Onslow College together. This was 1980 and, as half of Negative Theatre, I was working at the art centre as a songwriter/performer. Jonathan Zwartz was there as well as a bass player and we became friends. He was part of the […]Archive
May 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 111 Ripper Records
Caroline, Rob and I formed the Spines in early 1981 and we started getting gigs straight away. We rehearsed a lot too and were searching out our own sound – they both played professionally in a jazz band as well at the time and we were always tight but experimental. When Bryan Staff moved to […]Archive
January 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 96 Peter Robinson
In 1980, between ending Negative Theatre and forming the Spines, I jammed with a few groups of people and one of those bands was the Tin Syndrome. It was Mark Austin with David Long and Peter Robinson was the keyboard player. Pete was a talented guy and a mass of contradictions – really shy and […]Archive
January 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 758
Spines, Punch/Your Body Stays [Single] (1983) I’m the custodian of this I guess – it’s not my record, but I’m hanging onto it, looking after it…it’s part of my collection (for now). This record was bought for Jon McLeary of the Spines and he’s keeping it at my house so he can come and listen to […]Archive
November 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 83 Punch
It’s kind of the forbidden song – about domestic violence and eating your family and it’s set in that post-apocalyptic world that Russell Hoban created in his novel Riddley Walker. That book and the strange degraded English language he used to tell its story had a deep effect on me in the early 80s. There […]Archive
May 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 58 The Solo Album
In 2002, in the aftermath of our relationship meltdown, Michelle and I had to sell our place on Wigan Street as part of the settlement. I rented a little flat overlooking the city and bought a computer and a Boss digital 8-track recording device – I had a new bunch of songs and wanted to […]Archive
May 12, 2014 by Simon Sweetman