Courtesy of The Oink BlogMusicFrank DayFrankdaze PlaylistPatrick Gallagher – Oink! editor, band mate and best friend to Frank Sidebottom charts the profound punk sounds that influenced the man under the papier-mâché headShareLink copied ✔️May 9, 2014MusicFrank DayTextDazed Digital "Frankdaze Mix is a compilation of tracks from Frank Sidebottom & The Oh Blimey Big Band, The Freshies, John Cooper Clarke, The Fall, Marc Riley and The Creepers, The Bonzo Dog Band, Laibach, Badly Drawn Boy and The Bee Gees. Predominantly punk era artists from Manchester (Frank Sidebottom & The Oh Blimey Big Band, The Freshies, John Cooper Clarke, The Fall, Marc Riley and The Creepers) or artists who have lived in Manchester, specifically Chorlton (Badly Drawn Boy, The Bee Gees), that retrospectively have been influenced by and influenced Chris Sievey. The remaining artists’ tracks (from The Bonzo Dog Band & Laibach) are included because of their profound influence on Chris Sievey and also because they were the soundtrack to the days when both Chris and Frank lived with me for a spell some twenty odd years ago, following the collapse of our marriages." Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe 20 best albums of 2025, rankedThe renaissance of Zara Larsson: ‘I’m out of the Khia Asylum’The 2025 Dazed 100 USA list is hereThe 10 best music videos of 2025, rankedListen to our shadowy Dazed Winter 2025 playlistKısmet by MilkaKate Moss takes over London for Kısmet by Milka7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero ‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversationIs art finally getting challenging again?