Tag Archives: Mick Farren

PINK FAIRIES – Naked Radio

March 6, 2017

Gonzo 2016 Worth the wait: proto-punks make a long-overdue studio comeback after a 30-year recording limbo. “Silence is the quality of this apartment”: what could be Mick Farren’s last words, which open the title track of the Ladbroke Grove lads’ … Continue reading

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MICK FARREN and ANDY COLQUHOUN – The Woman In The Black Vinyl Dress

September 21, 2014

Gonzo 2013 Fire and brimstone: last pamphlets from the old Deviant pitches in the heart of a rustling darkness. Mick Farren’s passing in July 2013 robbed rock ‘n’ roll of one if its most inflammatory movers. Never so much of … Continue reading

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Twink and Tim Blake remember Mick Farren

July 28, 2013

As reported , Mick Farren, a counterculture mover, auteur and musician passed away yesterday. DME didn’t get to interview the great man, so it seemed logical to ask people who knew him, fellow members of London’s Ladbroke Grove community, to share some memories. … Continue reading

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JJ Cale and Mick Farren: the music’s over

July 28, 2013

Looks like death is on the loose, and in the last two days the music world has lost not one but two prime movers. One of these was JJ Cale, a hugely talented songwriter and guitarist whose economic style inspired the … Continue reading

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