The X Generation

Season One of The X Generation brings you key moments in Simon Wolstencroft’s musical career that have influenced some of the greatest Manchester bands of all time.

Credits: Digital Blanket | Video Chain

Producers: James Delargy | John Steven Locke | Simon Wolstencroft

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S01 E19: Playing Wembley Stadium

A chance sighting of classmate Ian Brown's car on the M40 motorway leads to Si fulfilling one of his boyhood ...

S01 E18: Catching up with Mark Again

15 years after quitting The Fall, Si met Mark E Smith, at Gulliver's on Oldham Street in Manchester. Si had ...

S01 E17: Performing on Top of The Pops

Just north of London, in Borehamwood, is Elstree Studios where the BBC filmed TOTP, Grange Hill and other shows. Top ...

S01 E16: Recording Golden Gaze

SARM Studios is a recording studio located on Basing Street in Notting Hill, London. The studios were established by Chris ...

S01 E15: Divide and Ruling in Wales

SARM Studios is a recording studio located on Basing Street in Notting Hill, London. The studios were established by Chris ...

S01 E14: Attending Barry White’s 50th in New York

New York, USA. Join Si in Union Square in front of the world famous George Washington statue as he waxes ...

S01 E13: Running The Fall’s Office

In the late 80's to 90's, The fall ran a record label called Cog Sinister Records. It was a stone's ...

S01 E12: Living in India House

Today, we join Simon outside India House on Whitworth Street in Manchester. This beautiful Edwardian Baroque building, designed by Harry ...

S01 E11: Ballet at Sadler’s Wells

Simon Wolstencroft | The X Generation | S01 E11: Ballet at Sadler's Wells The Sadler's Wells Theatre in London is ...

S01 E10: The Woodthorpe Pub

Simon talks about The Woodthorpe Pub in Prestwich. This was one of Mark E Smith's most favoured watering holes! Memories ...

S01 E09: Abbey Road Studios

After Simon had done a few gigs with The Weeds, he ended up getting spotted by Mark E Smith from ...

S01 E08: The Weeds Play Corbières

We join Si at Corbières Wine Bar on Manchester Day! The boys used to visit the bar daily thanks to ...

S01 E07: Terry Hall’s The Colourfield

After turning down The Smiths, Si went to a few auditions: ABC, Prefab Sprout, then a band called The Colourfield ...

S01 E06: Turning Down The Smiths

Beehive Mill, a Grade II listed former cotton mill, is located on Jersey Street in Ancoats, Manchester. It was the ...

S01 E05: Meeting Johnny Marr

As teenagers, Simon Wolstencroft, John Squire and Ian Brown used to come to The Vine Pub in Sale, planning world ...

S01 E04: The Clash Recording Bankrobber

In late 70's, The Clash were playing at the Manchester Apollo. They had a spare night off before being booked ...

S01 E03: The Mighty Manchester Apollo

Manchester Apollo brings back memories. Aged 16, Simon and John Squire used to come to the backstage area to help ...

S01 E02: Dunham Massey Village Hall

The Patrol was an early incarnation of the Stone Roses. Back in the summer of 1980, the band performed several ...

S01 E01: Altrincham Grammar

Simon's drumming career begins at Altrincham Grammar. Meet Simon Wolstencroft. Over the next 19 episodes, you will see how his ...

Season One of The X Generation includes:

Simon Wolstencroft, The Smiths, The Stone Rose, The Weeds, The Fall, Johnny Marr, Ian Brown, James Delargy, John Steven Locke, Video Chain, Digital Blanket, The Clash, Bankrobber, Granby Row, Manchester, Manchester Apollo, Pluto Studios, Keith Hopkins, Derek ‘Lek’ Leckenby, Herman’s Hermits, Rafters Club, The Patrol, Altrincham Grammar, Abbey Road, Wembley, John Squire, Dunham Massey Village Hall, Apsley Cottage, Ray Winstone, There’s a Ghost in my House, Pluto, Granby Row, Rafters Club, Andy Rourke, Freak Party, The Vine Pub, Morrissey, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Suffer Little Children, Decibelle Studios, Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Ancoats, Salford, Terry Hall, The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Tube, The Colourfield, ABC, Prefab Sprout, Corbières Wine Bar, The Weeds, Andrew Berry, The Happy Mondays, Anthony H Wilson, Tony Wilson, The Mondays, The Woodthorpe Pub, Prestwich, Andy Rourke, Blitz Vega, Bend Sinister, Bridgewater House, The Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, I Am Kurious Oranj, Edinburgh, Michael Clark & Company, I Am Curious, Orange, hoi polloi, The Harlequin Pub, Kevin Rowland, Dexys Midnight Runners, buzzing, The Haçienda, Noel Gallagher, Harry S. Fairhurst, India House, Whitworth Street, The Haçienda, Cog Sinister Records, The Harp & Shamrock, New Mount Street, The Inspiral Carpets, Carl Douglas, Kung Fu Fighting, Broadway, NY, legend, Barry White, New York baby, New York, Love Unlimited Orchestra, George Washington, Lisa Stansfield, Divide and Rule, Karl Burns, Golden Gaze, SARM Studios, Basing Street, Notting Hill, Chris Blackwell, Island Records, Basing Street Studios, Island Studios, Borehamwood, Elstree Studios, BBC, TOTP, Top Of The Pops, Grange Hill, Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Stereophonics, Jez Kerr, The Family Bizarre, Wembley Stadium, The G.O.D.

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