Ian Broudie and Lightning Seeds

“It’s just me doing what I'm doing."

Happy birthday to Ian Broudie.

The Lightning Seeds frontman is one of those stalwarts who keep turning up in the history of Liverpool music. He’s always kept busy musically and has worn lots of different hats.

Looking at my old cuttings, I first mentioned him by name in June 1979 in my review of the Yachts gig on the Royal Iris. He was playing in Clive L…