Fair enough dood.

Gan on Bristol dem! See also: Mark Stewart, Roni Size, Portishead (who are technically from Portishead, but let's ignore that), Flying Saucer Attack (I think), Chikinki, Ross Conway (yes!), Adge Cutler (fuck yeah!), Fuck Buttons, Nik motherfucking Kershaw, Strangelove...

Fucking hell. That's a bit of a shit list, innit?

manchester, never liked it all that much but its alright i suppose and not to be confused with salford. lets see its been a while since i was up that way but i recall there was some squat or house or other in levenshulme that had bands on fairly regular and also a pub called the star and garter that was alright.

leeds is way better, move there.

Leeds is awesome. Salford is also legions less shite than Manc. There's a pub in Bristol called the Star and Garter which, all joking aside, is the sort of place that I wish I could take everyone ever. I once saw a bouncer walk up to a bloke in there and say 'sorry mate, we're going to have to ask you to leave'. He said 'Why me? Those people over there are clearly dealing' to which the bouncer said 'yeah, but in fairness mate, you're a bit of a posh cunt, and I don't really like your shirt'.

I may write a book made up exclusively of great Garter anecdotes one of these days.

I really wish that was true, but it sounds a bit Withnail to me.

In all honesty. Really and very seriously. I swear that actually happened.

Ive just realised, thats how Topshop got started.
To think, you were at the epicentre of that great movement for democratic change through cheaply produced tshirts with overconfident saying printed on them

I can hardly think of a song by The Smiths that isn't at least a good one. Not the same with The Beatles. Quality control peoplez!