Richard Jones is the founder of Tangent Books, publishers of the Naked Guide to Bristol, Naked Guide to Cider, Banksy’s Bristol and the Dictionary of Bristle.

Richard is also helping to organise Bristol Festival of Literature, which takes place between October 19 and 27. For more information, visit www.unputdownable.org.

Here are Richard’s top-five Bristol favourites:

Brandon Hill and Park Street
“I always take new visitors to Bristol up the Cabot Tower; it’s a living history lesson and the views are great. I went to school at QEH (below) so Brandon Hill was my back garden and Park Street and The Triangle my playground.”

People’s Republic of Stokes Croft
“I’m a big supporter of what Chris Chalkley is achieving at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft and at the Bearpit. For as long as I can remember Stokes Croft has been dysfunctional and by celebrating its oddness PRSC has unleashed a wave of unrestrained creativity. All the best things to come out of Bristol have been in spite of the City Council not because of it and PRSC is living proof of how council neglect has fostered a philosophy of ‘Relentless Optimism’. Love the PRSC china too.”

Massive Attack
“I wrote the music pages for the Evening Post when I was on the features desk from 1986 to 1992 so I was one of the first journalists to interview Massive Attack when Blue Lines came out. I love the music, but for me Massive Attack have a far wider significance because I’m really interested in the Bristol counter culture that flourished in the 70s, 80s and 90s; whether it’s circus, heavy metal from Kingswood (Onslaught), pyschobilly from Knowle West (Torment), The Dug Out, Smith & Mighty from St Paul’s, The Pop Group, Blue Aeroplanes, Brilliant Corners, Rita Lynch, Talisman etc. Somehow it’s all joined up and Massive Attack seem to embody many of those themes.”

The Wild Bunch at The Dug Out Club on Park Row. From left to right, DJ Milo, Daddy G, Nellee, Willie Wee and 3D. Photo by Beezer.

Bristol Rovers
“It’s a terrible thing being a Rovers fan because the last 10 years have been dreadful. But I was at Eastville when they won the Watney Cup and have been to all their Wembley and Cardiff finals, so there have been some highs along the way. Can we talk about something else now please.”

Totterdown
“I’ve lived all over Bristol and Totterdown is my favourite place. Arnos Vale Cemetery is magnificent, it’s a really friendly neighbourhood, The Thunderbolt is a great venue, the Star and Dove does fabulous beer, the Oxford is a top boozer, the Duchess of Totterdown is a lovely cafe, you can’t beat a Greg’s medium breakfast and Farrows is a fine chip shop. It’s all still rough around the edges and thanks to Kate Pollard’s book Totterdown Rising, the true story of why the council demolished 500 Totterdown homes in the 70s has now been told.”