Bob Dylan | Oh Sister. First released on his album Desire, 50 years ago today. Performed here with Scarlet Rivera on violin and Rob Stoner on bass.

Bob Dylan's Desire album turns 50 today, released on this day in 1976.

1 Dexys 1985 memorabilia ⬇️ free with a signed copy of my memoir £15 this Sunday 11th at the Merch Market, London. First come first served! I’ll be with @routebooks.bsky.social and an interview @ 15.45 with @davehaslam.bsky.social both @ the Clement Attlee. FREE entry. Fantastic events in all venues

Good people of London, this time next week, our book stall will be set up at the Merch Market, which takes place in a cluster of venues in E1 (Stepney) The Troxy, The Clement Atlee, The Old Ship and The George Tavern. The great Helen O'Hara will be with us.

💥 Early call Birmingham! 💥 I’ll be in conversation with @petepaphides.bsky.social Sunday 19th April 1pm @hareandhounds.bsky.social at the Heath Bookshop Literature and Music Festival. Info on poster. 📷 @natachahorn.bsky.social

In 2026 we will celebrate 50 years of The Fall with a special weekend at Band on the Wall, Manchester, 5th-7th June. It'll be a golden #fallfriday followed by a #fallsaturday and #fallsunday Don't miss out. More here: linktr.ee/fallfuturepast

This is hilarious #fallfriday

Favorite music book I read in 2025!

a rip roaring two and a half minutes

That unbeatable combination of brilliant book and superb narration 🙏

Delighted to be interviewed by @davehaslam.bsky.social at the Merch Market Sunday 11th January. I’ll also be at @routebooks.bsky.social stall. Signed copies of my memoir ‘What’s She Like’ available. Hope to see you there! 🧡🎶📚 Illustrations by @bentheillustrator.bsky.social

Steve Hanley is drinking with Mark E Smith in a Detroit Hotel Bar. Mark has some news for Steve. The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall audio book, narrated by Stewart Lee, is available on Audible, Amazon and Apple Books.

Goodness. A New Year gift from HOUSE Of ALL. Another teaser from their bonus covers EP, this one a majestic take on Cindy Lee's 'Dracula' houseofall.bandcamp.com/album/inklings

Our cultural highlight of the year was watching Helen O'Hara perform with Tim Burgess and the RNCM orchestra. It was almost like a perfect moment for Helen, pop songs performed in a classical setting with an orchestra stuffed with young talent. And blimey, what talent. Transcendent performance.

Our song of the year is 'Too Much Juggling' by Dub Princess. It was a perfect song for the moment, and a perfect song for the times. The 'my friend Syd' in the second verse is the much-loved Syd Far-i (aka Stefan Hoyle) who was so cruelly taken from us earlier this year.

Dub Sex filmed live in concert at Manchester Polytechnic, 1988.

A great book about a great band read by a great comedian. And you can listen as part of your Audible subscription. Which you can get on a free 30 day trial. Just follow this link: www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FXBJJD4...

Happy birthday to Steve McKevitt. He's not 60 yet, but he's getting there 😉

NEW VIDEO: A Walk With David Waddington. Route editor Ian Daley takes a stroll with David Waddington around his birth village of Fryston, where sites from his youth prompt personal stories and recollections. They both ponder the nature of regeneration. A glorious day out. youtu.be/YyvmZ_TAnaA

The Oh! Brother Christmas Quiz is an intergenerational Hanley brother affair this year, as Steve and Paul take on Adam and Nathan from Oh! Brother sister podcast Red Army Reaction, in which the younger Hanleys discuss all things Manchester United. Qs on football and music. Terry Christian is host.

The Big Midweek | Stewart Lee Session

HOUSE Of ALL | Each Ending Has a Beginning

Dub Sex | Push!

Pit-folk and Peers: The Remarkable History of the People of Fryston

If it helps, you can gift an audio book 😉 www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Big-M...

So as a treat -can I highly recommend the Oh Brother Podcast where the force of nature that is PETE WYLIE blasted and bombasted his way through this interview and then give the Brix one and the Matt Osman one a listen too- #fallfriday but in truth they’re all good . open.spotify.com/episode/7x7z...

Celebrating 50 years of The Fall at Band on the Wall, Manchester, June 2026. Early bird tickets are now available.

💥 Looking forward to this! I’ll be joining @routebooks.bsky.social at their stall - times to follow. Hope to see you there! 🧡

NEW VIDEO: The launch for Paul Coventry's book Our Last Stand. Compere is Ian Clayton. Guests include players from the 1973 Featherstone Rovers Challenge Cup winning team, David Hobbs from the 1983 cup winning team, and members of the Stand Gang who contributed stories to the book.

Bless ye late shoppers. Fear not, salvation is at hand. Here is all you need. Delivery dates included. www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/...

What with that Xmas thing looming large how about this for a Fall loving friend. Narrated by Stewart Lee…. 11.5 hours of life inside one of the most bewildering bands to ever have existed. And you don’t even have to turn a page. THE FALL! @stephenhanley6.bsky.social 👇🏼 #thefall

As it’s Keith Richards birthday I’m reminded of this. Happy birthday Keith ❤️ I’m still smiling 😊 From my memoir‘What’s She Like’ @routebooks.bsky.social

Stall set for the book launch. Can't wait for people to start reading.

Music books make great gifts, and these are great music books. Enter GIFT25 as coupon code at the checkout on our website for 25% off. www.route-online.com/all-books/ca...

Book launch tonight. It's going to be special. It's been a tough week for the Featherstone Rovers family. This book is a great reminder of what the club stands for.

The Fall Cover 'Jingle Bell Rock' An extract from The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall audio book, narrated by Stewart Lee. Available on Audible, Amazon and Apple Books.

Stewart Lee interviews Steve Hanley about The Big Midweek. (Stewart narrated the audio book. Available now on Audible. Amazon and Apple Books.)

The Big Midweek audio book has made the transition from the punk chart to the hallowed celebrity chart this week. Any Strictly or I'm a Celeb booking agents currently pursuing Steve for 2026, please be in touch here first 😉

‘Seldom has music been so well-written about.’ Dublin Review of Books The inside story of Hex Enduction Hour, arguably the Fall's finest album. Enter GIFT25 as coupon code at the checkout on our website for 25% off.

Emmerdale star Dominic Brunt is the guest on the latest Oh! Brother podcast. A lifelong fan of The Fall and horror film aficionado, Dominic attended many Fall gigs but the two he almost did and then didn't were the most dramatic in the group's history, both resulting in endings. Spooky.

Heads up: early bird tickets are coming soon. Don't miss out. Find out more: www.route-online.com/blog/post/bl...

It looks like Featherstone Rovers - an historic members club, run and owned by its members - is for sale. Any wealthy people out there who can help us sort this out, please be in touch!

Paul Coventry's Our Last Stand book on display. Available for the first time at the launch event, a week today at Featherstone Library Theatre.

NEW PODCAST: From The CAT Club, Paul Hanley in conversation with Tom Boyle about his book on Ringo Starr. If you didn't already realise how special a drummer Ringo was, these two drummers will put you straight.

Gift suggestion: Mark Hoyle's memoir is perfect for anyone with any interest in the Manchester music scene and a taste for the underground. Mark's book lives and breathes the development of the city's musical tastes from punk to Madchester like no other book before it.

Gift suggestion: If they love music and rock n roll. Take them by surprise with this perennial favourite. A reconstructed train is carrying one hundred musicians, acrobats and artists on a daring adventure through the heart of a country soaked in violence. www.route-online.com/all-books/th...

Gift suggestion: Simon Wolstencroft's memoir is perfect for anyone with any interest in the Manchester music scene. Si is across it all. Use voucher code GIFT25 at checkout to get 25% off the existing discount on our website. Bargain. www.route-online.com/all-books/yo...

Enter GIFT25 as coupon code at the checkout on our website for 25% off the existing discount

Gift suggestion: Helen O’Hara’s memoir is for anyone with music running through them. If they’ve ever picked up a violin, this story shows what can happen if you stick with it. Use voucher code GIFT25 at checkout to get 25% off the existing discount. Bargain ➡️ www.route-online.com/all-books/wh...

Gift the joy of Buzzcocks this Christmas An UNCUT Book of The Year JUMBO Records Book of The Year A Monorail Music Book of The Year A Louder Than War Book of The Year Use voucher code GIFT25 at checkout to get 25% off the existing discount on our website: www.route-online.com/all-books/si...