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Sunshine, moonlight, good times, boogie – the Tito Jackson interview
It’s not even 9am in California, but it’s already Tito Time, with the third eldest Jackson sibling more than happy to share a few stories from his impressive career. Guitarist and vocalist Tito – real name Toriano Adaryll Jackson – … Continue reading
Public Service Broadcasting – Every Valley
I’ve mentioned on these pages before a love of archive documentary films, the British Film Institute restoring, reissuing and reminding us of so many inspirational cinematic moments in recent years, not least treasures from the pioneering GPO Film Unit and … Continue reading
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Tagged 9Bach, A Letter for Wales, Beaufort Male Choir, BFI, British Transport Films, Camera Obscura, Donald Houston, Every Valley, GPO Film Unit, Haiku Salut, Idris Davies, J Willgoose Esq, James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street Preachers, Night Mail, Norman Prouting, Public Service Broadcasting, Richard Burton, South Wales, The Magnetic North, Wrigglesworth
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Calling Captain Summertime – the Nick Heyward interview
While Woodland Echoes is Nick Heyward’s seventh solo album, it’s his 10th in total, going right back to 1981’s Haircut 100 debut Pelican West. And this highly personable Beckenham-born singer/songwriter, guitarist and pianist is rightly proud of his latest offering, telling us, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan McGee, Alan Tarney, Blair Cunningham, Cotton Clouds, Creation, Florida, Geoff Emerick, Graham Jones, Haircut 100, Henley-on-Thames, Herschell Holder, Ian Shaw, Key West, Les Nemes, Let's Rock, Marc Fox, Nick Heyward, North of a Miracle, Pelican West, Rewind, The Jam, Woodland Echoes, XTC, Zak Starkey
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Never Gonna Say Goodbye – the Pete Waterman interview
Perhaps you know him best these days for the countless TV appearances as presenter, judge or pundit, from his shows on regional radio in the Midlands, or – going back a bit further – as a club DJ. Alternatively, you … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, Bananarama, Coventry, Jason Orange, Jerry Dammers, Jonas Blue, Kylie Minogue, Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Neville Staple, Pete Waterman, Railways, Rick Astley, Stock Aitken Waterman, The Hit Man and Her, The Specials, Warrington, wolverhampton
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Remembering Rick and Status Quo – the John Coghlan interview
In the BBC documentary Hello Quo, there’s revealing footage of a jam session at Shepperton Studios featuring the original members of Status Quo, for the first time since drummer John Coghlan left 31 years earlier. That 2012 meeting led to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan G. Parker, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Bob Young, Diesel, Dulwich, Eric Clapton, Francis Rossi, Half Moon Putney, Hello Quo, Jackie Lynton, JCQ, John Coghlan, Oxfordshire, Pictures of Matchstick Men, Preston, Rick Parfitt, Shepperton Studios, Status Quo, The Rockers, the Spectres, Woking
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In praise of Paddington’s world – a tribute to Michael Bond
In a short piece penned for children’s author Cathy Cassidy’s Dreamcatcher blog in January to mark Michael Bond’s 91st birthday, I talked about my friend Paddy, who came into my life 40 years ago last Christmas. Something of a consolation … Continue reading
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Tagged A.A. Milne, BBC, Berkshire, Blue Peter, David Heyman, FilmFair, Ivor Wood, John Betjeman, Karen Jankel, London, Michale Bond, Monsieur Pamplemousse, Mr Gruber, Olga da Polga, Paddington, Paddington Bear, Peggy Fortnum, reading, St Ives, The herbs, Winnie-the-Pooh, World War Two
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The enduring appeal of Sparks – in conversation with Ron Mael
Many of us of a certain age will recall the first time we heard American art-pop-rockers Sparks, a band that properly appeared on the UK chart radar around the time of the glam movement, sitting pretty comfortably amid an … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur Hour, Chuck D, Franz Ferdinand, Gilmore Girls, Halfnelson, Hippopotamus, Lil Beethoven, Los Angeles, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Public Enemy, Queen, Ron Mael, Roxy Music, Russell Mael, Sparks, The Marquee, They Might Be Giants, This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both of us, Todd Rundgren
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Championing a little respect, to the sky and back – the Vince Clarke interview
When World Be Gone, the 17th studio album from Erasure, crashed into the UK album chart at No. 6 this month, it proved to be this established synth-pop duo’s highest new entry since 1994’s I Say I Say I Say, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Moyet, Andy Bell, Basildon, Brooklyn, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Eric Radcliffe, Feargal Sharkey, Maine, Martin Gore, Martyn Ware, New York, The Assembly, Vince Clarke, Yazoo
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To the power of 3WW – back in touch with Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton
This week saw the release of the brand new Alt-J LP, Relaxer, coming on the tail of this inventive trio’s Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello Award-winning 2012 debut An Awesome Wave and 2014’s No.1, Grammy and Brit Award-nominated This Is … Continue reading
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Tagged 3WW, alt-J, An Awesome Wave, Blackpool Empress Ballroom, Blue Dot, Boardmasters, Bournemouth Academy, Brighton Centre, Casper Balslev, Charlie Andrew, Coen Brothers, Ellie Rowsell, Fitzpleasure, Glastonbury, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwil Sainsbury, Hackney, Hull, Hunger of the Pines, Iggy pop, In Cold Blood, Joe Newman, Leeds, Margate Dreamland, Mercury Prize, Miley Cyrus, Relaxer, Steve Bell, This Is All Yours, Thom Green, University Challenge, Weston-Super-Mare Grand Pier, Wolf Alice, Young Replicant
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