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Tag Archives: Amy Winehouse
Skankin’ and rockin’ to a Skabilly beat – the Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers interview
While no one could reasonably argue against the notion that Jerry Dammers was the architect and conceptual mastermind behind The Specials and the 2 Tone movement, his bandmates Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers and Lynval Golding played a big part in establishing … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Winehouse, Bernie Rhodes, Bodysnatchers, Concrete Jungle, Coventry, Dave Wakeling, Go-Go's, Hey Little Rich Girl;, Horace Panter, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Pete Waterman, Rat Race, Rick Rogers, Rico, Roddy Radiation, ska, Skabilly Rebels, Specials, The Beat, The Clash, The Selecter
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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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Return of the Magnificent Maytals – the Toots Hibbert interview
I’m not quite sure where Frederick Hibbert, better known as ‘Toots’, is when I get through, but I’m guessing it’s Jamaica’s own back of beyond, with the phone reception poor. It doesn’t help that he’s en route between engagements, nor that … Continue reading
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Tagged 54-46 Was My Number, Amy Winehouse, Big Feastival, Bob Marley, Funky Kingston, Island, Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, Madness, Monkey Man, Pressure Drop, Reggae, rocksteady, ska, The Clash, The Harder They Come, The Specials, The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert
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The Puppini Sisters/Hollie Stephenson – Lowther Pavilion, Lytham
Never mind the pom-poms … here’s The Puppini Sisters. And they want to talk to you about living The High Life. On the back of a brand new album – their fifth, and most independent yet – the London-based trio … Continue reading
Ever get The Feeling? Eponymous tales with Dan Gillespie Sells
Cool is a word that comes up a lot when you speak to Dan Gillespie Sells, frontman of The Feeling. But he only tends to use it disparagingly. Cards on the table first. Cool or not, his band have always … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Winehouse, Ashmole School, Blur, Boy Cried Wolf, BRIT School, Dan Gillespie Sells, Hackney, I Thought It Was Over, Join with Us, Manchesster, Neil Finn, Queen, Richard Jones, Ruby Lounge, Spiralling, Stonewall, The Feeling, Twelve Stops and Home, Wicked Heart
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