Friday, November 28, 2008

Culture Year's Unsung Hero

One of the things that caught my eye before everything came to an abrupt, juddering stop last week was this nice & well-merited profile of Phil Hayes in Liverpool Confidential:
http://www.liverpoolconfidential.com/index.asp?Sessionx=IpqiNwEiNwxoIpqiNwF6IHqi&realname=Still_Lives_Phil_Hayes .
As Elvis Costello remarked in an interview with Word magazine earlier this year, Phil kept alive the flame of live music & the local music scene at a time when Thatcher was in her ruinous pomp & Liverpool was seen as Europe's biggest basket case. Despite the city council forcing the Picket's move from Hardman Street (to build luxury apartments, great timing, lads!), Phil's work continues apace; he is a genuine cultural ambassador for the city.

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