Festival Curator John Simm: Roles of a Lifetime, Shakespeare & Shakin’ Stevens
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Festival Curator John Simm: Roles of a Lifetime, Shakespeare & Shakin’ Stevens

The Line-Up with Shaun Keaveny11 May 2022 You may know him best as an actor, but John Simm is also a fine musician, just ask Echo & The Bunnymen or New Order. John shares his early guitar-playing ambitions from gigging with his dad, to switching gears to acting in The Lakes, Doctor Who, Grace and … Continue reading

Short Film Joey: Starring John Simm & Andrea Lowe
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Short Film Joey: Starring John Simm & Andrea Lowe

Joey James Swift – Director of Photography 3 Nov 2020 Joey Short films & Music videos Short film starring John Simm as ‘Joey’. Written & Directed by Will Ash & Andy Knott. Currently on festival circuit. Full film available on request. JOEY is a dark love story set in a forgotten seaside town. It follows … Continue reading

Interview: John Simm Once Contemplated Faking a Heart Attack and Tells About his Latest ‘Repellent’ Character in Cold Courage
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Interview: John Simm Once Contemplated Faking a Heart Attack and Tells About his Latest ‘Repellent’ Character in Cold Courage

The Daily TelegraphHelen Brown3 Sep 2020 John Simm as Arthur Fried in Britbox’s Cold Courage | Photo: Bernard Walsh As a teenager growing up in the small Lancashire town of Nelson, John Simm witnessed racist thuggery on a terrifying scale. “The level of fear and ignorance directed towards the local immigrants was just terrible. To … Continue reading

Radio Interview: John Simm joins Miranda Sawyer to discuss the use of music in his work
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Radio Interview: John Simm joins Miranda Sawyer to discuss the use of music in his work

BBC Radio 6 Music Sound and Vision Miranda Sawyer 29 April 2018 John Simm joins Miranda Sawyer to discuss the use of music in his work. From Human Traffic to Life On Mars to Doctor Who, John Simm is one of the UK’s finest actors.     Play radio interview (00:55:55): Music Played The Stone … Continue reading

John Simm and Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch each tell HIS STORY
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John Simm and Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch each tell HIS STORY

The Guardian Katie Forster 31 May 2015 Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch and actor John Simm were each other’s heroes before they met. Now they enjoy a creative – and boozy – friendship HIS STORY Ian McCulloch, 56, musician I first met John after a Bunnymen gig in Kilburn in 1997. I’d seen him … Continue reading

Magic Alex Celebrate Band’s 20th Anniversary with Headline Gig at Barfly
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Magic Alex Celebrate Band’s 20th Anniversary with Headline Gig at Barfly

Barfly Magic Alex 25 Jun 2015, 7:00 pm BUY TICKETS “There’s only three bands that have ever mattered. Echo & The Bunnymen, The Velvet Underground and Magic Alex” ~ Ian McCulloch, Echo & The Bunnymen Formed in 1995 by childhood friends, vocalist Dean Taylor and guitarist John Simm over the course of the next 12 months … Continue reading

Radio Interview: John Simm joins Shaun Keaveny
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Radio Interview: John Simm joins Shaun Keaveny

BBC Radio 6 Music Shaun Keaveny 8 April 2015 John Simm chats with Shaun Keaveny about his new ITV drama ‘Code of a Killer’, plus his upcoming Glastonbury gig with his band Magic Alex and what he’s working on next in 2015… (spoiler hint: Three Days in the Country | National Theatre) Play Radio Interview (00:11:44): … Continue reading

John Simm Tweets: ‘Dated & Sexist’ by Magic Alex is Available on iTunes and Spotify
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John Simm Tweets: ‘Dated & Sexist’ by Magic Alex is Available on iTunes and Spotify

Good morning pop pickers. Dated&Sexist by Magic Alex is LIVE again on iTunes, spotify, etc! https://t.co/RJGwK4ZQ8G http://t.co/VqYKq4qgm9” — John Simm (@john_simm) 3. Juli 2014 About Magic Alex Formed in 1995 by vocalist Dean Taylor (ex lead singer with the brilliantly baggy Cherrydales) and bass player Simon Borkin (from music press darlings Sign Language), over the … Continue reading