Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # noise heat power writing, photographs, fact and fiction by damon fairclough ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://noiseheatpower.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [home](https://noiseheatpower.com/) - An archive of writing by Damon Fairclough about all kinds of stuff, including Sheffield, Liverpool, music, art and culture, concrete, drizzle and bus stops. - [noise heat power: copyright notice](https://noiseheatpower.com/noise-heat-power-copyright-notice/) - Copyright information about the Noise Heat Power website, a collection of writing, photographs, fact and fiction by Damon Fairclough. - [those two weeks: gladstone theatre, port sunlight: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/those-two-weeks-gladstone-theatre-port-sunlight-review/) - A review of the play 'Those Two Weeks' by Ian Salmon that ran at the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, between 27 and 28 July 2018. - [sleeping beauty: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/sleeping-beauty-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the pantomime Sleeping Beauty by Sarah A Nixon and Mark Chatterton that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre from 23 November 2019 to 18 January 2020. - [the snow queen: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-snow-queen-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the pantomime 'The Snow Queen' by Sarah A Nixon and Mark Chatterton that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre between 24 November 2018 and 19 January 2019. - [to have to shoot irishmen: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/to-have-to-shoot-irishmen-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the play 'To Have to Shoot Irishmen' by Lizzie Nunnery that ran at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, between 25-27 October 2018. - [long joan silver: hope street theatre, liverpool: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/long-joan-silver-hope-street-theatre-liverpool-review/) - A review of the musical 'Long Joan Silver' by Adam Ward that ran at Hope Street Theatre, Liverpool, between 17 and 20 October 2018. - [cirque du soleil's OVO: liverpool echo arena: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/cirque-du-soleils-ovo-liverpool-echo-arena-review/) - A review of OVO, a production created and performed by the circus company Cirque du Soleil, that ran at Liverpool Echo Arena between 16 and 19 August 2018. - [baskerville: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/baskerville-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play Baskerville by Ken Ludwig that ran at Liverpool Playhouse between 9 December 2017 and 13 January 2018. - [man to man: liverpool everyman: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/man-to-man-liverpool-everyman-review/) - A review of the play Man to Man by Manfred Karge that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre between 25-28 October 2017. - [golem: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/golem-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the show Golem by Suzanne Andrade and the 1927 theatre company that ran at Liverpool Playhouse between 18-21 October 2017. - [the tin drum: everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-tin-drum-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the play The Tin Drum by Carl Grose, based on Günter Grass's novel, that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre from 28 September to 14 October 2017. - [the damned united: unity theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-damned-united-unity-theatre-review/) - A review of the play The Damned United by Anders Lustgarten, based on David Peace's novel, that appeared at Liverpool Unity Theatre on 25 July 2017. - [romeo and juliet: liverpool everyman: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/romeo-and-juliet-liverpool-everyman-review/) - A review of the play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre from 27 May to 28 June 2017. - [the sum: liverpool everyman: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-sum-liverpool-everyman-review/) - A review of the musical play The Sum by Lizzie Nunnery that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre between 6 May and 1 July 2017. - [the story giant: liverpool everyman: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-story-giant-liverpool-everyman-review/) - A review of the play The Story Giant by Lindsay Rodden, adapted from the book by Brian Patten, that ran at Liverpool Everyman from 13 April to 22 June 2017. - [the lonesome west: liverpool's royal court: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-lonesome-west-liverpools-royal-court-review/) - A review of the play The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh that ran at Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre between 21 April and 20 May 2017. - [the conquest of the south pole: liverpool everyman: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-conquest-of-the-south-pole-liverpool-everyman-review/) - A review of the play The Conquest of the South Pole by Manfred Karge, performed at Liverpool Everyman Theatre between 24 March and 26 June 2017. - [pygmalion: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/pygmalion-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, produced by Headlong theatre company, that ran at Liverpool Playhouse from 7-11 March 2017. - [the star: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-star-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the musical play The Star by Michael Wynne that ran at Liverpool Playhouse between 9 December 2016 and 14 January 2017. - [aladdin: liverpool epstein theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/aladdin-liverpool-epstein-theatre-review/) - A review of the pantomime Aladdin by Michael Chapman that ran at Liverpool Epstein Theatre from 8 December 2016 to 8 January 2017. - [little red and the big bad wolf: liverpool unity theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/little-red-and-the-big-bad-wolf-liverpool-unity-theatre-review/) - A review of the play Little Red and the Big Bad Wolf by Kevin Dyer that ran at Liverpool Unity Theatre from 2 December 2016 to 7 January 2017. - [the rivals: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-rivals-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan that ran at Liverpool Playhouse between 5-29 October 2016. - [two gentlemen of verona: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/two-gentlemen-of-verona-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the play Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre between 5-29 October 2016. - [tony's last tape: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/tonys-last-tape-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the play Tony's Last Tape by Andy Barrett that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre between 22-24 September 2016. - [the possible impossible house: liverpool unity theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-possible-impossible-house-liverpool-unity-theatre-review/) - A review of the play The Possible Impossible House created by Forced Entertainment theatre company that ran at Liverpool Unity Theatre between 8-9 April 2016. - [liverpool lambs: liverpool unity theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/liverpool-lambs-liverpool-unity-theatre-review-2/) - A review of the play Liverpool Lambs by Peter King and Steve Nolan that was performed at Liverpool Unity Theatre on 31 March 2016. - [kite: liverpool unity theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/kite-liverpool-unity-theatre-review/) - A review of the play Kite created by The Wrong Crowd theatre company that ran at Liverpool Unity Theatre between 15-16 March 2016. - [land of our fathers: liverpool playhouse studio: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/land-of-our-fathers-liverpool-playhouse-studio-review/) - A review of the play Land of Our Fathers by Chris Urch that ran at Liverpool Playhouse Studio between 1-5 March 2016. - [i am thomas: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/i-am-thomas-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play I Am Thomas by the Told By An Idiot theatre company that ran at Liverpool Playhouse between 19-27 February 2016. - [the massive tragedy of madame bovary: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-massive-tragedy-of-madame-bovary-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the play The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary by John Nicholson and Javier Marzan that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre between 5-27 February 2016. - [little red riding hood: liverpool everyman: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/little-red-riding-hood-liverpool-everyman-review/) - A review of the pantomime Little Red Riding Hood by Sarah A. Nixon and Mark Chatterton that ran at Liverpool Everyman from 29 November 2014 to 17 January 2015. - [the kite runner: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-kite-runner-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play The Kite Runner (by Matthew Spangler adapted from the novel by Khaled Hosseini) that ran at Liverpool Playhouse from 8-13 September 2014. - [betty blue eyes: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/betty-blue-eyes-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the musical Betty Blue Eyes (based on the film A Private Function by Alan Bennett that ran at Liverpool Playhouse from 9 July until 2 August 2014. - [the haunting of hill house: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-haunting-of-hill-house-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play The Haunting of Hill House (based on Shirley Jackson's novel) that ran at Liverpool Playhouse from 7 December 2015 until 16 January 2016. - [the princess and the pea: liverpool unity theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-princess-and-the-pea-liverpool-unity-theatre-review/) - A review of the play The Princess and the Pea that ran at Liverpool Unity Theatre from 4 December 2015 until 9 January 2016. - [the odyssey, missing presumed dead: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-odyssey-missing-presumed-dead-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the play The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead by Simon Armitage that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre from 25 September to 13 October 2015. - [the hook: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-hook-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the play The Hook by Ron Hutchinson (based on the unfilmed screenplay by Arthur Miller) that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre from 1-25 July 2015. - [the hudsucker proxy: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-hudsucker-proxy-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play The Hudsucker Proxy (based on the Coen Brothers' film of the same name) that ran at Liverpool Playhouse from 3-13 June 2015. - [constellations: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/constellations-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play Constellations by Nick Payne, starring Joe Armstrong and Louise Brealey, that ran at Liverpool Playhouse from 19-23 May 2015. - [until they kick us out: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/until-they-kick-us-out-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of the play Until They Kick Us Out (devised and performed by Young Everyman Playhouse) that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre from 28-30 April 2015. - [blood wedding: liverpool everyman theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/blood-wedding-liverpool-everyman-theatre-review/) - A review of Graeae Theatre Company's production of Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca that ran at Liverpool Everyman Theatre from 21-25 April 2015. - [the boy in the striped pyjamas: liverpool playhouse: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas-liverpool-playhouse-review/) - A review of the play The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (based on the novel by John Boyne) that ran at Liverpool Playhouse from 30 March until 4 April 2015. - [twopence to cross the mersey: liverpool epstein theatre: review](https://noiseheatpower.com/twopence-to-cross-the-mersey-liverpool-epstein-theatre-review/) - A review of the play Twopence to Cross the Mersey (based on the memoir by Helen Forrester) that ran at Liverpool Epstein Theatre from 10-28 March 2015. - [brain aided dancing: words and music for the Designers Republic](https://noiseheatpower.com/brain-aided-dancing-words-and-music-for-the-designers-republic/) - A mix of music featuring artwork designed by Sheffield's Designers Republic, along with a track-by-track commentary discussing their enduring influence. - [a very yorkshire disaffection: brutal yorkshire](https://noiseheatpower.com/a-very-yorkshire-disaffection-brutal-yorkshire/) - This foreword to the book 'Brutal Yorkshire' by Martin Dust locks onto one night in 1986 when two Sheffield bands came face to face in Doncaster Rotters. - [unearthing the unfinished city: brutal sheffield](https://noiseheatpower.com/unearthing-the-unfinished-city-brutal-sheffield/) - My foreword to Martin Dust's book, Brutal Sheffield, explores the changing face of Sheffield and my own experience of discovering the city in the 1970s and 80s. - [the time that land forgot: little sheffield](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-time-that-land-forgot-little-sheffield/) - My foreword for the book 'Little Sheffield' by Martin Dust, a photographic portrait of the area round Sheffield's redeveloping ex-industrial West Bar district. - [seeing red: signals from the socialist republic of south yorkshire, 1979-86](https://noiseheatpower.com/seeing-red-signals-from-the-socialist-republic-of-south-yorkshire-1979-86/) - An article about 'Back in the S.R.S.Y.', a Twitter account featuring daily teen diary tweets from the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire, 1979-1986. - [contact damon fairclough at noise heat power](https://noiseheatpower.com/contact-damon-fairclough-at-noise-heat-power/) - Contact details for Damon Fairclough, the writer behind the Noise Heat Power website and also a freelance copywriter available for hire. - [the house of king boy d: bill drummond's curfew tower, cushendall, county antrim](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-house-of-king-boy-d-bill-drummonds-curfew-tower-cushendall-county-antrim/) - In June 2012, I spent a week as artist-in-residence at Bill Drummond's Curfew Tower, Cushendall, County Antrim. This is a deep dive into that experience. - [no idlers, no rioters: words and sounds created at bill drummond's curfew tower, cushendall, county antrim](https://noiseheatpower.com/no-idlers-no-rioters-words-and-sounds-created-at-bill-drummonds-curfew-tower-cushendall-county-antrim/) - In June 2012, Static Gallery in Liverpool invited me to spend a week as artist-in-residence at Bill Drummond's Curfew Tower in Cushendall, County Antrim. - [a curfew tower journal: five days as cushendall's artist-in-residence](https://noiseheatpower.com/a-curfew-tower-journal-five-days-as-cushendalls-artist-in-residence/) - In June 2012, I spent a week as artist-in-residence at Bill Drummond's Curfew Tower in Cushendall, County Antrim. This journal tells the full story, day by day. - [withnail and me: reaching 40 with the film withnail and I](https://noiseheatpower.com/withnail-and-me-reaching-40-with-the-film-withnail-and-i/) - A personal essay about a significant birthday and 'Withnail And I' - a beloved cult movie and an endlessly quotable depiction of the end of the 1960s. - [where there was discord: some words for western works, sheffield](https://noiseheatpower.com/where-there-was-discord-some-words-for-western-works-sheffield/) - Written to be read aloud at 'No Lectures from Western Works' in Sheffield, 16 May 2014 - an event that paid tribute to Cabaret Voltaire's legendary studio. - [vision on: the futures and pasts of nam june paik](https://noiseheatpower.com/vision-on-the-futures-and-pasts-of-nam-june-paik/) - A review of the exhibition by Korean artist Nam June Paik that ran at Tate Liverpool between 17th December 2010 and 13th March 2011. - [three sheffield favourites: featuring cabaret voltaire, forgemasters and chakk](https://noiseheatpower.com/three-sheffield-favourites-featuring-cabaret-voltaire-forgemasters-and-chakk/) - On 25 September 2011, I appeared on Radio Merseyside's 'BBC Introducing' show to talk about three Sheffield tracks: Cabaret Voltaire, Chakk, and Forgemasters. - [they drove an ice-cream van: drummond and cauty back in liverpool](https://noiseheatpower.com/they-drove-an-ice-cream-van-drummond-and-cauty-back-in-liverpool/) - Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty (aka The KLF) returned to Liverpool in August 2017 with Welcome to the Dark Ages. This essay looks back at what went on. - [the radiophonic workshop: an interview with paddy kingsland](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-radiophonic-workshop-an-interview-with-paddy-kingsland/) - Interview with Paddy Kingsland of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop ahead of a performance at the 2017 Bluedot Festival. First published in the festival programme. - [the paste land: Sheffield's flyposter frontline](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-paste-land-sheffields-flyposter-frontline/) - Pasting flyposters was a Sheffield growth industry during the Thatcher years. A look at my brief career as a political bill sticker in Sheffield, 1985. - [the future is now: creating a world for wipeout on playstation](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-future-is-now-creating-a-world-for-wipeout-on-playstation/) - Wipeout was one of the first Sony PlayStation games in 1995. This essay describes my experience as copywriter at Psygnosis, developing the Wipeout backstory. - [the ectoplasmic audio guide: a mixtape tour of liverpool](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-ectoplasmic-audio-guide-a-mixtape-tour-of-liverpool/) - An annotated mixtape tour of a personal Liverpool, originally published by Bido Lito. Includes tracks by Green Velvet, Misty in Roots and The Liverpool Scene. - [the crucible method: 40 years of sheffield's crucible theatre](https://noiseheatpower.com/the-crucible-method-40-years-of-sheffields-crucible-theatre/) - The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield opened in 1971 and reached its 40th birthday in November 2011. This article pays tribute to the theatre on its anniversary. - [that bed: a review of Tracey Emin and William Blake at Tate Liverpool](https://noiseheatpower.com/that-bed-a-review-of-tracey-emin-and-william-blake-at-tate-liverpool/) - A review of Tracey Emin and William Blake in Focus, an exhibition - featuring Emin's My Bed - at Tate Liverpool from 16 September 2016 until 3 September 2017. - [sweating together: fiction and photos from Wembley, April 1993](https://noiseheatpower.com/sweating-together-fiction-and-photos-from-wembley-april-1993/) - A collection of photographs taken in and around Wembley on April 3rd 1993 as Sheffield United took on Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup semi-final. - [skelmersdale and the magic of roundabouts: the magnetic north](https://noiseheatpower.com/skelmersdale-and-the-magic-of-roundabouts-the-magnetic-north/) - An interview with Hannah Peel of The Magnetic North about the album 'Prospect of Skelmersdale', written by Damon Fairclough for Bido Lito magazine. - [sheffield to tokyo with love: writing for human studio](https://noiseheatpower.com/sheffield-to-tokyo-with-love-writing-for-human-studio/) - The catalogue introduction to Human Studio's 2015 exhibition, 'SHEFFIELD>>>TOKYO+, written by Damon Fairclough and commissioned by Nick Bax. - [sheffield sunday: photos from the leadmill, 1986](https://noiseheatpower.com/sheffield-sunday-photos-from-the-leadmill-1986/) - A collection of black and white photographs taken in and around the Leadmill, Sheffield, in January 1986, during a Sunday lunchtime 'Jazz For Lunch' session. - [sales talk: a ten-second artwork for electronic billboard by damon fairclough](https://noiseheatpower.com/sales-talk-a-ten-second-artwork-for-electronic-billboard-by-damon-fairclough/) - Sales Talk was a ten-second animated artwork for electronic billboard by Damon Fairclough - part of Four Words, a project by Metal Liverpool and Alan Dunn. - [roy lichtenstein at tate liverpool: a review](https://noiseheatpower.com/roy-lichtenstein-at-tate-liverpool-a-review/) - A review of the exhibition 'ARTIST ROOMS: Roy Lichtenstein in Focus', which appeared at Tate Liverpool from 22 September 2017 until 17 June 2018. - [record and play by damon fairclough: a book about music, memory and mixtapes](https://noiseheatpower.com/record-and-play-by-damon-fairclough-a-book-about-music-memory-and-mixtapes/) - 'Record and Play' is a book by Damon Fairclough featuring six track-by-track essays about music, memory and imaginary mixtapes. - [pinning down the past: a voyage around my badge collection](https://noiseheatpower.com/pinning-down-the-past-a-voyage-around-my-badge-collection/) - A journey through my badge collection, including photographs and short articles explaining their significance. - [picturing sheffield: a review of an exhibition at the millennium gallery](https://noiseheatpower.com/picturing-sheffield-a-review-of-an-exhibition-at-the-millennium-gallery/) - This is a review of Picturing Sheffield, an exhibition of paintings at Sheffield's Millennium Gallery that ran from 29 November 2014 until 12 April 2015. - [mapping the liverpool underground: Adrian Henri and Liverpool's art scene](https://noiseheatpower.com/mapping-the-liverpool-underground-adrian-henri-and-liverpools-art-scene/) - A review of the 2007 exhibition 'Centre of the Creative Universe: Liverpool and the Avant-garde' at Tate Liverpool, plus a tribute to the late Adrian Henri. - [in praise of seventeen: how a 1984 haircut changed my life](https://noiseheatpower.com/in-praise-of-seventeen-how-a-1984-haircut-changed-my-life/) - Discover what it felt like to be 17 in Sheffield in 1984 - the year of the Miners' Strike, the Brighton Bomb, some sixth form poetry and a momentous haircut. - [in every neighbourhood, revolution!: liverpool small cinema](https://noiseheatpower.com/in-every-neighbourhood-revolution-liverpool-small-cinema/) - An article about the Liverpool Small Cinema, a volunteer-run venue in Liverpool city centre led by the artist and film-maker Sam Meech. - [i shout for the fall: pictures of words by mark e. smith, bury art museum](https://noiseheatpower.com/i-shout-for-the-fall-pictures-of-words-by-mark-e-smith-bury-art-museum/) - I Shout For The Fall: Pictures of Words by Mark E. Smith was an exhibition at Bury Art Museum in 2018. This piece discusses my own contribution to the show. - [from the ether, from the static: spoken words and found sounds by damon fairclough](https://noiseheatpower.com/from-the-ether-from-the-static-spoken-words-and-found-sounds-by-damon-fairclough/) - Ten audio pieces made from spoken words and found sounds by me, Damon Fairclough, a writer based in Liverpool via a long-lost Sheffield of the soul. - [for the lyceum with love: a history of sheffield lyceum theatre](https://noiseheatpower.com/for-the-lyceum-with-love-a-history-of-sheffield-lyceum-theatre/) - In 1990, as the Sheffield Lyceum Theatre was renovated and refurbished, I wrote a book about the theatre's history. This essay contains the book's full text. - [different trains: steve reich arrives at edge hill station, liverpool](https://noiseheatpower.com/different-trains-steve-reich-arrives-at-edge-hill-station-liverpool/) - An interview with Robert Ames of the London Contemporary Orchestra about playing Steve Reich's 'Different Trains' at Edge Hill station, Liverpool. - [destroyed by gods: a sheffield music mix](https://noiseheatpower.com/destroyed-by-gods-a-sheffield-music-mix/) - Hear the Sheffield sound in this city music mix, and read an essay about why it sounds like nowhere else. Includes Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and Pulp. - [dedicated to discomfort: a personal history of the everyman theatre, liverpool](https://noiseheatpower.com/dedicated-to-discomfort-a-personal-history-of-the-everyman-theatre-liverpool/) - The Liverpool Everyman Theatre was founded on Hope Street in 1964. This personal history looks at the experience of discovering and loving the venue. - [clutching at moments: thoughts on Of Time and the City](https://noiseheatpower.com/clutching-at-moments-thoughts-on-of-time-and-the-city/) - When the film Of Time and the City by Terence Davies premiered at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in October 2008, I was there to witness its wonders for myself. - [Catherine Cookson and a pig's head: photos of Sheffield markets](https://noiseheatpower.com/catherine-cookson-and-a-pigs-head-photos-of-sheffield-markets/) - A collection of black and white photographs taken in Sheaf Market and Castle Market, Sheffield, in 1986, accompanied by a piece of short fiction. - [brutalism, bus fares and the box: photographs and music from 1980s sheffield](https://noiseheatpower.com/brutalism-bus-fares-and-the-box-photographs-and-music-from-1980s-sheffield/) - How a 1980s photo of Sheffield's Hyde Park Flats became the cover of a 2014 CD compilation by Sheffield band, The Box, featuring ex-members of Clock DVA. - [bring out the jams: bill drummond and jimmy cauty return to liverpool](https://noiseheatpower.com/bring-out-the-jams-bill-drummond-and-jimmy-cauty-return-to-liverpool/) - Welcome to the Dark Ages marked the return of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty (The KLF) to Liverpool in August 2017. This essay previews the mysterious event. - [bad wool rising: interview with artist mark leckey](https://noiseheatpower.com/bad-wool-rising-interview-with-artist-mark-leckey/) - An interview with the Turner Prize-winning artist, Mark Leckey, ahead of his inclusion in the 2016 Liverpool Biennial. First published in Bido Lito magazine. - [an argument in concrete: a history of Sheffield's Crucible Theatre](https://noiseheatpower.com/an-argument-in-concrete-a-history-of-sheffields-crucible-theatre/) - A personal history of the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, including its genesis under the direction of Colin George and the influence of Sir Tyrone Guthrie. - [alan garner and deep time: interview with erica wagner](https://noiseheatpower.com/alan-garner-and-deep-time-interview-with-erica-wagner/) - An interview with Erica Wagner about Alderley Edge and the work of the author Alan Garner. First published in the programme for the 2016 Bluedot Festival. - [above and below: photographs of Sheffield](https://noiseheatpower.com/above-and-below-photographs-of-sheffield/) - Photographs of Sheffield taken in 1986 and 1987 - including Park Hill and Hyde Park flats - along with prose about high rise lives and subway moods. - [about noise heat power: writing by damon fairclough](https://noiseheatpower.com/about-noise-heat-power-writing-by-damon-fairclough/) - Information about the Noise Heat Power website, an archive of writing and photographs by Damon Fairclough. Themes include concrete, drizzle and bus stops. - [a conversation with lonelady: talking to julie campbell](https://noiseheatpower.com/a-conversation-with-lonelady-talking-to-julie-campbell/) - An interview with the songwriter and musician, Julie Campbell, aka LoneLady. First published in the programme for the 2016 Bluedot Festival.