Mark J Wray

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2nd Sep 2026 markjwray

Musical Diary – August 2026

20th Aug 2026 markjwray

Playlist – Nina Simone

A black and white tuxedo cat on a table, next to a sewing book, with a hi fi on one side and a sewing machine on the other
9th Aug 2026 markjwray

Musical Diary – July 2026

21st Jul 202621st Jul 2026 markjwray

My life in World Cups

A photo of Tib Street in Manchester, with the street sign on a pink wall, a boarded up window with budleas growing out of it, and another window with the letters BNG graffitied
14th Jul 2026 markjwray

New Dawn Fades – on Joy Division and a changing Manchester

A painting by the artist Dan Brodie, of a man on a horse, with the horse uncontained by the frame of the painting. Both man and horse are smoking pipes
3rd Jul 2026 markjwray

Musical Diary – June 2026

The cover of the Belle and Sebastian album 'If You're F|eeling Sinister'
29th Jun 2026 markjwray

Every Album I Love : 11. Belle and Sebastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister

A row of vinyl record spines, some tattier than others.
22nd Jun 2026 markjwray

The Death of the Album?

The album cover for 'Kenickie at the Club, featuring the band sitting/crouching on a multicoloured floor whilst looking at camera
18th Jun 202618th Jun 2026 markjwray

Every Song I Love : 32. Kenickie – Punka

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