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About Me

"...New Order have a certain hardcore of fans called The Vikings, who follow them round the world. I don't know how they knew, but they'd made it their business to find out exactly what I was doing. They were asking for me after the shows and saying 'I can't believe what you have done, it sounds fantastic!' It's great that the fans appreciate the amount of effort that has gone into it to get it right."Roger Lyons of Lionrock, interviewed by Sound on Sound, April 2004.http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr04/articles/rogerlyo ns.htm

My Interests

Music and travel.

I'd like to meet:

Andy Robinson at the sound desk.

Music:

In case it needs to be said...New Order, Joy Division, The Other Two, Electronic, Revenge, Monaco, Marion, Life, Hooky DJ sets and sometime soon.....Free Bass and Bad Lieutenant.Heartfelt appreciation also goes out to...John Peel, Ennio Morricone, ACR (when IS your Mind Made Up?), Kraftwerk, Doves, The Chemical Brothers, Thick Pidgeon, Quando Quango, Happy Mondays, Northside, Durutti Column, Ladytron, Tintin DJ sets, 808 State, Circus Girls, A Guy Called Gerald, The Charlatans, Saint Etienne, Stockholm Monsters, Crispy Ambulance, Kevin Hewick, Section 25, Client ("My mate could put you on"), LCD, Factory Records, DFA, Rough Trade, Lawrence, LTM and last but not least, Re-Order & Digital.

Movies:

24 Hour Party People; Control.

Books:

Confusion (Bernard Sumner biog) by David Nolan and e-males by Allen Jarvis.

Heroes:

Tony Wilson, Robert Leo Gretton, Andy Robinson, Rebecca Boulton, Andy Liddle, Roger Lyons, Dian Barton and Alex Staszko.

My Blog

Rambo & Leroy - New single ’Last One Standing’ out 03-March-2008!

Rambo and Leroy formed in Summer 2005. Their blend of Rock and Roll with dancelike euphoria result in a sound that is undoubtedly their own. Since '05 they have been recording, writing and performing...
Posted by The Vikings on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:29:00 PST

A Factory Night (again) at Plan K, Brussels, 15-Dec-2007 by Kevin Hewick (Long)

The internal strife that has paralised New Order's touring activities has not stopped The Vikings (FAC 383) from doing what they do best - New Order, ice cream, TV, travel, good times. ...
Posted by The Vikings on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:51:00 PST

Bad Lieutenant..Barney, Steve, Phil, Alex James, Rambo & Leroy

Straight from Rambo & Leroy: Me and Matt have also been working with some of our heroes for the last year on another project called 'Bad Lieutenant'. Band members so far are myself ( Jake Evans), ...
Posted by The Vikings on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:27:00 PST

Bernard Sumner: Confusion by David Nolan

Shortly before 'Confusion' was due to go to press, author David Nolan sent the manuscript to the book's subject, Bernard Sumner. Not that Bernard had requested it, but this was hardly junk mail. Previ...
Posted by The Vikings on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:36:00 PST

Farewell Tony

Tony Wilson has passed away tonight. Sincere condolences to his family and close friends. Phil Saxe, ex-Factory Records: "Part of me, part of Manchester, part of modern British m...
Posted by The Vikings on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:01:00 PST

Los Vikingos De Gira Part III

Well, I didn't make it to Barca this time but plenty of others did. Al Jarvis, for one, had a great time...... The third time in as many years and we're back in Barca for a Festi...
Posted by The Vikings on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:20:00 PST

The Night The Vikings Stormed The White House

Start off at The George Pub in Hammersmith ahead of the Pet Shop Boys gig at the Apollo. Been talked into going. Really no idea how. Oh that's it, got an e-mail and replied 'yes'. Don, Uncle Liam, Ni...
Posted by The Vikings on Thu, 31 May 2007 01:26:00 PST