No-one has the right to end the Earth’s creation. It’s wrong for us to have something to fear. At the end of all time, Will the fight still go Hell’s Damnation. Is the message understood, Is the message clear? Come on. Mick Roberts and the Bridewell Taxis from 1990. Originally released as a 12-inch double A-side single, featuring Whole Damn Nation coupled with Give In. Even all these years later, Mick’s lyrics remain incredibly poignant and insightful. It is with great sadness that we are writing about Mick’s passing; he died in his sleep on March 25th. Over the years, we have featured him and his work many times. While we initially considered republishing previous articles, seeing the outpouring of emotion on social media—and some truly heartfelt writing—we felt it was more fitting to work alongside his family and friends to create a proper tribute. Due to print deadlines, time was limited, and we apologise if we missed anyone or anything. This was unintentional and certainly not meant as any disrespect. Our condolences to anyone not mentioned who was part of Mick’s life…Carl, Tracy, Cheryl, Paula, Sam, Kristian, Jo, there’s probably a whole lot more. Our sincere thanks go to Lee Middleton (Mick’s sister), Terry Handley (close friend), and Glenn Scullion and Chris Walton from the Bridewell Taxis for sharing their memories.

Sunshine came softly through my a-window today. Could’ve tripped out easy a-but I’ve a-changed my ways. It’ll take time, I know it but in a while. You’re gonna be mine, I know it, we’ll do it in style. 1960’s icon Donovan welcomes the sun with his trippy “Sunshine Superman” which was also the title track of his third studio album, in 1966, which marked a notable shift toward psychedelic folk-rock. Remarkably Happy Mondays Shaun Ryder married his daughter Oriele as well as copying his lyrical style. Anyway, The good news is, if you want to see Shaun Ryder and Happy Mondays then you don’t need to marry him, just enter the competition on page 30. If you prefer your music a little more sedate then there’s also a competition to see Wet Wet Wet and also actor turned singer Kiefer Sutherland. If football is more your thing, then some Leeds United legends are on at the Grand Theatre (page 12) this is your chance to hear firsthand accounts of what it meant to wear the white shirt—from dressing room banter to battles on the pitch.

Welcome to Issue 150 of ELM. TOTALLY Independent & Rooted in East Leeds. “My mum’s an anarchist and she don’t know it, She hates politicians says their hypocrites, Their values are skewed and their narcissistic, They make mistakes and they never admit it.” Nervous Twitch with ‘My Mums an Anarchist’ from their album released late last year called ‘The Day Job Gets in the Way.’ We’ve an article on Nervous Twitch and a chance for you to win some goodies from their merchandise. If you’re prepared to travel a bit, the excellent Brit Fest has a fantastic line up this year and we will be featuring a different day each issue for the next few months. The Classical day is first and there’s a chance to win a couple of tickets. If that’s a bit far there’s a competition for the Gary Davies Grown Up Disco in Leeds. Lee Murtagh’s first boxing show of the year is on 28th February and if your child would like to learn how to play a musical instrument or perform onstage then maybe ‘Music Learning for Kids’ or ‘Showgroup LS14’ might be for you. Maybe Warren should have stayed at home at Christmas, he went all the way to Thailand and got himself bitten by an Asian Water Monitor. And finally, can we help Neil? An appeal to help community stalwart Neil Adair on page 26. Please help if you can. Peace & Love. All at East Leeds Magazine