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 MOREGrime MC JayaHadADream: ‘bell hooks changed my life’‘I fuck with them all’: How OsamaSon got his cult-like fanbase InstagramHow to stay authentic online, according to Instagram Rings creatorsWhat went down at Kraków's Unsound Festival 2025‘He’s part of the fabric of my life’: Young Black fans remember D’Angelo CrocsTried and tested: taking Crocs new boots on a trial through LondonBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rapA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the Soulquarians