Attitudes to modernist architecture have changed - it’s a good thingI was appalled by the entitlement and sheer arrogance of it. Konzertkritik Johnny Marr sorgt im Festsaal Kreuzberg für Euphorie. One thing about the council estates was that families were connected by walkways that on the early estates they were known as ‘ginnels’.

The ex-Smiths legend talks politics, Brutalism and why he wrote a song about a building My family were moved out to the suburbs of Wythenshawe in south Manchester from Ardwick Green in 1972, as part of the urban regeneration that demolished the small streets around the city centre and replaced them with commercial properties.

Entdecken Sie Veröffentlichungen von Johnny Marr auf Discogs. Johnny’s mum would hoist him up on a chair in front of this radio as he stood, for hours at a time, transfixed by the guitar parts. The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy was in a high school band that practiced across the street from Marr's new house, and Marr would hang out listening to them rehearsing. It was great for a kid, playing in partly built, empty houses. They had an indoor toilet though – a fancy step up from where I’d come from. I’ve been to a lot of cities in the UK and most of the new houses I’ve seen look shit. The English guitarist, keyboardist, harmonica player and singer, lives here. Property expert Kunle Barker reflects on the enduring charms of Ernő Goldfinger's west London…Yẹmí Aládérun appreciates the watery magic of VeniceEwa Effiom on the information overload of one of architectural publishing's modern…HOK principal Femi Oresanya on how his local library played a role in…We use cookies to personalize and improve your experience on our site. The ex-Smiths legend talks politics, Brutalism and why he wrote a song about a building My family were moved out to the suburbs of Wythenshawe in south Manchester from Ardwick Green in 1972, as part of the urban regeneration that demolished the small streets around the city centre and replaced them with commercial properties.

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Johnny Marr: ‘Most of the new houses I’ve seen look shit’ ... 1933] in Morecambe and the Arcadia Works [now Greater London House, by ME Collins, OH Collins and AG Porri] in London. They had an indoor toilet though – a fancy step up from where I’d come from. Home – Kultur – Johnny Marr sorgt im Festsaal Kreuzberg für Euphorie. Please remember that the submission of any material is governed by our Johnny Marr: ‘Most of the new houses I’ve seen look shit’

I don’t believe all of the land should be for sale. He rose to fame in the 1980's as the guitarist in "The Smiths", where he formed a prolific songwriting partnership with "Morrissey". Single Life Limited Edition 7” Box Set. View Cart Checkout; Home; Live Recordings; Home page. Leben Der ebenfalls aus Manchester stammende Billy Duffy, später bei The Cult, brachte Johnny Maher das Gitarrespielen bei. They were a good idea but could be a bit dangerous in the wrong areas.In discussing the fate of the council estates you have to take into account the rise of the class A drug culture in the UK. Wythenshawe was known as the biggest council housing area in Europe and my family were one of the first to move into an estate of 200 houses.Only a few houses had been completed when I moved there, so I lived on a giant building site for a long time.