DbR speaks to Mr Andy Abbott about life, art and the DIY music scene – If you like your rock geezers with their fingers in many pies – tuck in!

1: Hey Andy, introduce yourself… a little history maybe ?

Hi Rob, I’m Andy, I’m a 28 year-old man; I like to eat hot meals in the evening but can handle something straight out of the fridge or at room temperature for lunch. I play guitar in the rock duo That Fucking Tank, am a member of the art collective Black Dogs, study a PhD in socially engaged art practice at the University of Leeds, do a bit of teaching at Leeds College of Art, and live in Saltaire, West Yorkshire with my girlfriend Yvonne. That’s my life.

I was born in the Highlands of Scotland to a young mother and older dad where some of our meals during Winter months were poached off of the local moors. As a youngster I was particularly interested in field sports; air rifle target-shooting, archery, training kestrels and other birds of prey, ferreting and baseball. Around 8-10 years old I got addicted to ZX spectrum and NES games. Upon starting secondary school in Matlock, Derbyshire I got into alternative rock music, learning how to . . . Read More

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After five bands, two DJs, 50 free CDs, 250 stickers and countless horrific scenes later the Destroy before Reading Hallowe’en extravaganza came to a close… Firstly, thanks! It was very busy, people were awesome to each other…

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