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"If you break the song down, it's really not that original. But I thank God every day that I wrote it": How one radio play turned the Undertones' intended final release into a brand new beginning

A story of punk rock, John Peel and some misspelt graffiti

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"I always think this is the closest anyone has ever come to making the perfect record": The story of The Undertones' punk classic Teenage Kicks

Guitarist and songwriter John O’Neill on how a young band from Derry created a classic: "I can’t believe someone didn’t come up with it before me"

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"I went to Rough Trade: they told me it was the worst record they ever heard in their life. Everybody else that I could get a meeting with told me the same thing": The Undertones' Teenage Kicks wasn't always considered a punk rock masterpiece

Good Vibrations founder/Northern Irish punk legend Terri Hooley recalls how The Undertones were rejected by every British record label

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‘I regret punching Lennon’: Terri Hooley on his wild life in the Belfast punk scene

He belted a Beatle, launched the Undertones and foiled armed kidnappers. Terri Hooley explains how he kept Northern Irish teens kicking as the Troubles escalated

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The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 10 – Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

This unforgettable history of the Troubles is the documentary series of the year. The astonishing, soul-baring interviews are both a warning call, and a beacon of hope

The Guardian - UK

"Belfast in 1980 was intense. The army were throwing you up against the wall and beating you with batons": The Cult's Ian Astbury on what he learned as a teenage punk squatting in N. Ireland

The Cult's Ian Astbury prides himself on being a global citizen, but squatting in Belfast in 1980 proved to be a formative experience

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Secret Invasion recap episode one – it’s true, the world has been invaded by reptilians disguised as humans!

Bombs, aliens and Samuel L Jackson: the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s return to the small screen was an intriguing, darker affair – featuring a brilliant performance from Olivia Colman

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Good Vibrations review: Belfast's punk spirit shines bright as Hooley story revived

The Lyric production was a huge hit in 2018 and now it's back for a two week run at the Grand Opera House before heading to New York

Belfast Live

This is England … and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: where to find the UK’s greatest film scenes

From aliens cruising Glasgow to punks rocking Belfast, most regions of the UK have had their big-screen moment. Our critics take us on a tour of some of their favourite locations

The Guardian - UK

Good Vibrations: Stage musical of Belfast's 'greatest punk story' is coming to the Grand Opera House

"The story of Terri Hooley and the punk bands he came in contact with is one of the great ballads of Belfast"

Belfast Live

The Outcasts join punk rockers UK Subs for intimate Belfast gig

Formed back in 1977, the band were a part of Belfast's famous punk scene

Belfast Live

Terri Hooley's new love is a one-eyed dog no one wanted

'Some people might look at Amber and see a dog with a missing eye. I just see a dog with a happy face, a full and kind heart, a dog who has found a way to trust again.'

Belfast Live

Seven feel-good films from Northern Ireland to watch if you liked 'Belfast'

Good Vibrations Documenting the raucous life of record shop owner Terri Hooley, played by Lisburn man Richard Dormer, Good Vibrations took us on a rollercoaster ride through a very different side of Northern Ireland in the late 70s. The film -

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