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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Reprising the Roachford Files – the Andrew Roachford interview
After his latest successful tour with Mike + The Mechanics, Andrew Roachford is back on the road with his band this autumn. Know the name but struggling to place the back-catalogue? Well, his biggest hits came with his first collective in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Green, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Roachford, Balham, Bill Roachford, Bill Withers, Cuddly Toy, Free, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Mike + The Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Otis Redding, Paul Carrack, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Astley, Sly and the Family, The Clash
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Talking ’bout that Who generation – back in conversation with Richard Houghton
Did you happen to catch a band called The High Numbers in Greenford, West London, in 1963? They were regulars at the Oldfield Hotel around then, still playing there the following year, by which time they’d changed name to The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bath, Blackpool, Bob Pridden, Brighton, Derby, Greenford, Harrow, I Was There, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Loughborough, Manchester, Morecambe, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, Rawtenstall, Richard Houghton, Roger Daltrey, Shepherd's Bush, Stafford, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Wedding Present, The Who, Wealdstone, Wem, Wembley
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After the pills ‘n’ thrills and bellyaches – the Rowetta interview
Legendary Madchester trailblazers Happy Mondays are set to return later this year for a 25-date UK and Irish tour, their Twenty Four Hour Party People Greatest Hits Show, with those November and December appearances marking the 30th anniversary of the … Continue reading
From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball
Ian Snowball was writing the foreword for a book on a Merseyside football casual turned Para when I called, having also recently co-authored Beatles-related novel A Hard Day’s Month with his friend Mark Baxter. There are many more publications out there … Continue reading
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Tagged Dexy's, Don Powell, Ian Snowball, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Maidstone, Mick Avory, Mick Talbot, Mod, Oasis, paul weller, Pete Townshend, Red Planet, Rick Buckler, Steve White, The Jam, The Style Council, The Who
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