2017 was a special year for OMD with a brand new studio album and plenty of live performances that took the band around the globe. Here’s the Messages review of 2017… The biggest news was the announcement of OMD’s latest … Read More
OMD’s York outing gains a special guest… Messages went along to the York leg of the 2017 tour to witness a little bit of OMD history in the making, with Julia Kneale making a one-off guest appearance to introduce the … Read More
‘Julia’s Song’ remains one of OMD’s classic songs whose history dates back to pre-OMD outfit The Id. The song’s evocative lyrics were penned by then-member of The Id Julia Kneale whose own history is detailed in her fascinating book Moods … Read More
We are very pleased to announce that we now have signed editions of Julia Kneale’s book Moods, Memories And Other Manoeuvres available to buy from the Messages Shop. Moods, Memories And Other Manoeuvres forms a very personal story from one … Read More
Moods, Memories And Other Manoeuvres forms a very personal story from one of the members of the early Liverpool and Wirral music scene. Julia Kneale paints an evocative story of childhood, teen years and her involvement with OMD’s Andy McCluskey … Read More
You can now win a specially signed copy of Moods, Memories And Other Manoeuvres – the personal memoir by Julia Kneale which covers her early childhood, teenage years, involvement with Andy McCluskey and The Id and beyond. Julia has kindly … Read More
Fascinating insight into the pre-OMD years If there’s one character from OMD’s past that’s taken on mythic status, it’s Julia Kneale. This is partially due to the fact that she disappeared from the OMD world in the early days – … Read More
JULIA KNEALE’s new book Moods, Memories and other Manoeuvres, which provides a window on the vibrant Wirral and Liverpool music scene from the mid to late 1970s, is now available in Kindle format via Amazon. The book includes Julia’s involvement … Read More
A means to an end… A former member of pre-OMD outfit The Id, Julia Kneale occupied an important role in the formative years of the popular synthpop band. Already a published writer prior to Joining The Id, Julia is perhaps … Read More
