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“He just looked like he’d never seen anything like it before. I think it was a culture shock for him to see such brainless violence”: Punch-ups, mums and self-made hype – inside the early days of the Arctic Monkeys

New book about Sheffield’s indie scene is out next week

MusicRadar

‘We were stubborn teenagers. We didn’t want to be famous’: the inside story of Arctic Monkeys’ frenzied early years

In this extract from a new book on Sheffield’s musical history, Monkeys drummer Matt Helders plus the cream of the city’s indie scene look back on the febrile mid-00s – from brilliant tunes to ‘brainless violence’

The Guardian - UK

‘We invented the global game’: Reverend and the Makers frontman finds right note at Sheffield FC

Becoming heavyweight champions of the world may be beyond the ninth tier club but new chair Jon McClure hopes to bring team back to the city

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Why over 300,000 people watched a fictional football match held at Sheffield FC on Easter Sunday

The teams in question were fake, so why did 300,000 people watch it?

FourFourTwo

Star-studded Manchester tribute confirmed for Stone Rose legend Mani

Rock icons including Cast, Peter Hook and The Kowloons, Dave McCabe, Baz Fratelli, Zak Starkey, Steve White and Jon McClure will unite for Manichester, a one‑night tribute at Diecast on May 30 honouring Stone Roses and Primal Scream legend Gary “Mani” Mounfield.

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Reverend and the Makers frontman on becoming chairman of Sheffield FC: ‘It won’t work like Wrexham’

Jon McClure is spearheading a consortium that has secured a "significant minority" stake in the ninth-tier club, established in 1857

The Independent UK

Reverend and the Makers frontman rules out Wrexham model for Sheffield FC

Jon McClure’s next musical adventure is a collaboration with Robbie Williams and he said the former Take That star is certain to visit Sheffield.

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Reverend and the Makers set to help lonely fans through Christmas with private Zoom gigs

As well as releasing a single to raise funds for the Samaritans, Reverend and the Makers are set to help lonely fans get through Christmas by giving private Zoom shows on 25 December.

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“Chad Kroeger called me in the middle of the night and was cursing me because he couldn't get the song out of his head. I was like, ‘now you know everyone else felt with How You Remind Me!": We speak to the Lottery Winners

The Leigh four-piece's frontman tells us about how being diagnosed with ADHD led to the creation of the band's new single

MusicRadar

Reverend and the Makers singer Jon McClure had bizarre dinner dates with former Sheffield Wednesday coaches Carlos Carvalhal and Bruno Lage

When the Portuguese boss managed Wednesday between 2015 and 2017, the pair struck up an unlikely friendship

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Reverend and the Makers bring a 'Heatwave In The Cold North' at Manchester Academy

One young fan got the experience of a lifetime, with shout outs to Manchester's Lottery Winners and a plea to play AO Arena from the Sheffield indie music veterans

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