Welcome to Mike Holmes personal homepage.
Why 'Harlequin Pants'?...
It's a long story that started with a visit to see the great punk poet John Cooper Clarke ... ended in mild embarrassment ... and resulted in an ode inspired in the style of the Mancunian bard ... which I later turned to song.
So now you know!
Scroll down for songs and bands
My slightly half-hearted attempts at dabbling in the black art of song writing!...
(apologies for the drum machine... and thanks to the Hot Bananas on 'Summers Here' )
I've always loved music but realised a long time ago I was never cut out to be a rock star... but that doesn't stop you giving it a go! ...
My band history to date:
(click linked band names for band website)
Dreadnought - 1979/81
The Torpedos - 1981
The Tempters - 1982/83
Sally's Bucket - 1987/88
Hot Bananas - 1988/94
StreetLive - 2001/11
Rubberneck - 2005- present
Holy Joes - 2007/8
Roxclever - 2011/12
The A23's - 2012/13