The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 208 Pete Shelley

Late 2009. The Spines at that time were Les Knight on bass, Riki Gooch on drums and me. We had just recorded the Bloodmonster album and I was about 50 and drinking a lot at Bodega – a period of renaissance for the band.

I’d always been a fan of the Buzzcocks in the early 80s – great songs and attitude; they brought a sense of humour to what could have be…