'An infrequent conversation between fans of music, some of it long-lost’
Colm was on RTÉ Radio One's 'Arena' last night speaking about Paddy McAloon in the week that Paddy turned 65. The audio can be listened to here Below is the transcript of his piece. And so Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout reaches the grand old age of 65. The man we might call ‘the songwriter’s... Continue Reading →
From the gawkily posed photographs that have survived the decades, its clear they stood steadfastly out of step with their peers and, you’d think, knew that much best themselves. But although Prefab Sprout’s shape and style has evolved out of all recognition in the years since 1977, it’s that same sense of mis-match - the uneasy... Continue Reading →
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