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Husband of Julie, Dad of 3 fantastic human beings. Writer: Leave the Capital’,’HAVE A BLEEDIN GUESS' & ‘Sixteen Again’ published by Route. Podcaster: ‘Oh! Brother’ available everywhere. Drummer: HOUSE Of ALL(Tiny Global). POPSTOCK Records.
@hanleypa.bsky.socialFrom his arrival at Record Collector to his enduring love of The Fall, Daryl reflects on being a musical generalist, finding the melody in Status Quo and searching patiently for the appeal of death metal. Listen now! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow
@hanleypa.bsky.socialThis week on Oh! Brother, Music writer, consultant and friend of the show Daryl Easlea (@lordwakering) sits down with me and Steve to explain how a request for 500 words on a budget CD launched his sleevenotes career (+)
@hanleypa.bsky.socialThanks!!
@odubhda.bsky.socialReposted by @hanleypa.bsky.socialBook #17 of 2026. Unputdownable stuff from @hanleypa.bsky.social.
@hanleypa.bsky.socialThat’s great.
@tommyreckless.bsky.socialReposted by @hanleypa.bsky.socialGood to hear the Simon Armitage O Brother episode again @hanleypa.bsky.social @stephenhanley6.bsky.social I set the poem to 'Bill Is Dead'
@thebest80s90smusic.bsky.socialReposted by @hanleypa.bsky.socialPoet Laureate Simon Armitage is a brilliant guest on this weeks episode - funny and irreverent with lots of great Fall stories - plus he gets paid in Port so the drinks are on him . #fallfriday
Cheers @stephenhanley6.bsky.social and @hanleypa.bsky.social .
@daddygibbo.bsky.socialReposted by @hanleypa.bsky.social@hanleypa.bsky.social @ohbrothershow.bsky.social @stephenhanley6.bsky.social #fallfriday (Saturday). One of the best episodes, and what a poem. Take a bow: Simon Armitage🙏🩵✊
@pmpb166.bsky.socialReposted by @hanleypa.bsky.socialQuestion for Fall fans please. Does a full soundboard recording of this show exist? My first Fall show I think it’s also one of @hanleypa.bsky.social favourite Fall gigs
Hammersmith Palais 25 March 1982
@hanleypa.bsky.socialHe also covers the drum stands he may or may not have set up, his expulsion from school and his family's habit of setting off fire alarms, as well as Beatnik Hurricane's film Sketches of Skem. Hope you enjoy! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow
@hanleypa.bsky.socialThis week on Oh! Brother we welcome Liverpool musician Barry Sutton, former Fall roadie and founder of Beatnik Hurricane. Barry recalls hearing Slates at 15, abandoning prog on the spot and beginning his long association with The Fall. (+)
@8bitnorthxstitch.bsky.socialReposted by @hanleypa.bsky.socialDo you want to see how @funkysi.bsky.social tackled Smash Hits biscuit tin Qs? Or how well @stephenhanley6.bsky.social @hanleypa.bsky.social know each other in a Mr & Mrs-style quiz? All this & more in issues 1 & 2 of Load o Bloody Nowt @routebooks.bsky.social www.route-online.com/blog/post/bl...
@cultmanchester.bsky.socialReposted by @hanleypa.bsky.socialNymphs, shepherds and the Dalai Lama’s rider… @hanleypa.bsky.social
on the Free Trade Hall.
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@hanleypa.bsky.socialPlus, Damon reflects on life after quitting the booze, his friendship with Mark over the years, and the John Spencer Blues Explosion gig that changed everything. Hope you enjoy! @badly_drawn_boy linktr.ee/ohbrothershow
@hanleypa.bsky.socialWe also hear the full story of how Mark E. Smith mistook him for a taxi driver outside Night and Day — complete with false teeth and a Pet Sounds cassette — leading to their collaboration on "Calendar" (+)
@hanleypa.bsky.socialThis week on Oh! Brother we’re thrilled to welcome Manchester legend and Mercury Prize-winner Badly Drawn Boy to the show. Damon talks us through his days as a tape-op at Square One Studios, his years at music college, and how Springsteen and The Stranglers began his obsession with sound.
@hanleypa.bsky.socialThis week on Oh! Brother, we welcome BC Camplight, aka Brian Christinzio. Brian discusses discovering the piano as a child, beginning his career in Philadelphia and finding a new home in Manchester.
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@hanleypa.bsky.socialBrilliant to speak to Kate! Footy and The Fall! What more could you ask for? open.spotify.com/episode/5tl3...
