Great stories! We'll be running some of them in our August issue, in response to my post-rock achievers piece, which will be in the new issue of Word, out next week...

Talulah Gosh were filled with high achievers - Amelia's drumming late brother Matthew worked for the OED, guitarist Peter Momtchiloff is a senior commissioning editor for the Oxford University Press, bassist Rob Pursey is a TV producer and their follow-up band Heavenly's keyboard player Cathy Rogers fronted and produced Scrapheap Challenge and later became creative director at RDF Media in LA.

Oh, and Lauren Laverne's Kenickie partner in banter Marie du Santiago now works for the Arts Council.

Blair Cowan (Keyboards for Lloyd Cole and the Commotions) worked in IT with a mate of mine a few years back, still playing music on the side I believe.

Is Bob Mould of Husker Du and Sugar still a wrestling commentator?

One of the Cookie Crew is now a bigwig at Atlantic Records UK.
Lawrence Donegan of The Bluetones writes on cricket and gold for The Guardian and I'm sure you haven't forgotten Lauren Laverne was in Kenickie.

as we are usually informed by the sporadic pieces in The Guardian by their former co-manager cum self conscious novelist Kev(in) Sampson, ex Farm members are thriving in the entertainment industry for a change. Carl Hunter( bass) has just directed a film set in the allotments of Liverpool, Roy Boulter (drums) is a scriptwriter and the rest still clip tickets on the grrrroovy train. Anything to stop them making music(sic)

Rob Dean, guitarist from the sublime Japan, now lives in Costa Rica, and is an expert ornithologist.

Stephen Morris of New Order has apparently been down the dole office and been told he has no skills suitable for employment. What do the lesser stars DO after a decade of living out the back of a transit van?
Husker Du seem to have a varied employment history - Bob Mould used to write the scripts for wrestling shows in the US (yes, they have scripts).
And of course we know what happened to the guys from Ugly Rumours...

Edgar Broughton is a youth worker in South West London.

Juergen Dollase of German krautrock-progband Wallenstein has become a VERY successful and famous restaurant critic. He also doubled his body weight in the process.

There's also a guy in my local chip shop, who swears he's Elvis.

There's a guy in my local chip shop, who swears his Elvis.

Until recently Mr Phil Wilson from The June Brides was a high ranking Civil Servant at, I think, the tax office - he was a BRAIN behind recent environmental tax changes, but earlier in the year gave it all up and now lives in Devon.

Slightly off-topic I know, but I've heard from several sources that Richard Gibson, who played Herr Flick of the Gestapo in piss-poor sitcom 'Allo 'Allo, later became a freelance sub-editor working the magazine circuit. If it's true, I wonder how many times the poor sod has had to pretend to be amused by Chief Subs ordering him to "Proof-read zis now or I vill have you shot!', etc...

Gaye Advert also worked for a time in William Hills thought this is going back a bit. I worked for them as well during the summers and she was featured in the staff magazine.

Those Bonzos who didn't become solo performers (Neil and Viv) went on to become art lecturers, but Rodney Slater worked for a long time as a social worker and family therapist, whilst keeping his hand in at music.

What about that student in the recently re-released Dont Look Back.who Dylan drags backwards and forward through the coals is none other than Terry Ellis,future co founder of Chrysalis Records.great clip though!!

I heard that Gaye Advert from The Adverts is a social worker these days. Wasn't Dave Gregory of XTC a bread delivery man for a period when he was between sessions? Andrea Bud from the Darling Buds works with a music project for kids in Newport. For years I wondered whatever had become of the mighty Lawrence from Felt but then I read Will Hodgkinson's 'Song Man' and all was revealed. I won't spoil it for you. ( But it sounds pretty grim ).

I heard that the bass player from Gaye Bykers on Acid is now a recruitment consultant in London.

I thought that Greg Norton out of Husker Du was the chef and Grant had stuck with music? Hugh Banton from VDGG used to design and build church organs.

Rod Stewart, since packing in the rock lark, has become one of those anonymous singers who used to record Music for Pleasure cover albums.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe John Illsley, formerly of Dire Straits,has interests in a public house and is a keen painter.
Mark King's Level 42 has his own restaurant; "Darcys" on the Ilse Of Wight. It seems that catering is indeed the new rock n' roll.

I recalled that Grant Hart out of Husker Du had become a chef. Sadly, it seems that he has reverted to type and taken up art and/or music again. Shame. I'd love to have seen a series called The H Word. Lawrence Donegan, one time Commotion, and co-author of the splendid "Andy's Babies", is now The Guardian's golf correspondent. Where's Lloyd Cole now, eh?

Alex James is of course a farmer and apparently has over 2000 sheep.Bono is a dictator - but that has become so successful it has overtaken his day job.Kenny Rogers has a chain of fried chicken outlets.

One of the guys from Edison Lighthouse is now Sales Director for a Mechanical Seal company in Slough. I'm not sure but I think he might even be in the building used in The Office opening titles. Very entertaining company.

Howard Devoto (punk pioneer with Buzzcocks and post-punk legends Magazine) now works as a photographic librarian in Clerkenwell.

Mike Dunphy The Guitarist from Glasto headliners CUD(The Glade lean too saturday night) is now a deputy Head teacher.I have a mate who was a womble who now is leading university geography lecturer