Paul Hanley was the drummer in the Fall between 1980 and 1985. Since leaving the group he has played and recorded with former Inspiral Carpets singer Tom Hingley and Brix & the Extricated. Hanley's first book Leave The Capital, a treatise on the rise of Manchester's recording industry, was published in 2017. His second, Have a Bleedin Guess, which describes the making of The Fall's Hex Enduction Hour, was published in 2019. In 2021 Paul and his brother and fellow Fall-member Steve began hosting the Fall podcast 'Oh! Brother', interviewing ex-members and fans about their relationship with the group.