Tag Archives: Australia

Robert Forster – Band on the Wall, Manchester

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

I missed out on The Go-Betweens live during their defining 1978/90 spell and the 2000/6 second coming, that latter period providing three LPs now nestling among my favourites of all time. But I had the pleasure of witnessing Robert Foster … Continue reading →

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A Whole Lotta Zeppelin, with the Black Dog Orchestra

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

There’s a treat in store for Led Zeppelin fans next month, as Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters opens its UK run at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, prompting us to get the lowdown from this grand-scale production’s Aussie front-man, Vince Contarino. Four … Continue reading →

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Going back 25 years, ending up 10,000 miles from Kingfield

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

Woking’s National League defeat at Altrincham on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016, won’t stay in the memory bank for long for too many Cardinals fans, despite the latest party-piece goal from free-kick maestro Giuseppe Sole. For a moment there in the … Continue reading →

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