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Tag Archives: Chris Bell
Open return to Guildford – Hugh Cornwell, back on the line
With a new LP out and an accompanying tour next month, Hugh Cornwell is commuting between his Somerset home and a few old Surrey haunts at present, getting his band truly match-fit. And it turns out that the former Stranglers … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy of Contemporary Music, Caroline Campbell, Chris Bell, Clitheroe, Dave Greenfield, guildford, Hugh Cornwell, Jet Black, JJ Burnel, John Cooper Clarke, Johnny Soxx, Monster, Pat Hughes, Ray Harryhausen, Restoration, Surrey, The Stranglers, Wilko Johnson, Windsor McGilvray
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Hugh Cornwell – Preston 53 Degrees
HE’s still got it, you know, and more than 20 years after leaving the band with whom he made his name, there’s still plenty of fire in Hugh Cornwell. The former Stranglers front-man doesn’t look any older than when Golden … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, Caroline Campbell, Chris Bell, Duchess, God Is a Woman, Golden Brown, Hugh Cornwell, No More Heroes, Preston, Stranglers, Totem and Taboo, Walk On By
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From Kentish Town to Chicago, via Shalford – the Hugh Cornwell interview
THEY’RE the stuff of legend in my old neck of the woods – the days The Stranglers rehearsed in our village scout hut. I was there myself within a couple of years with my first band – the 1st Shalford … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Chris Bell, guildford, Hooverdam, Hugh Cornwell, London, Madonna, Shalford, Steve Albini, Steve Fishman, Stranglers, Totem and Taboo
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Hugh Cornwell – Totem and Taboo
In which Malcolm Wyatt swaps notes with Hugh Cornwell on the former Stranglers frontman’s latest album, Totem and Taboo, a surefire winner as far as both are concerned. Following rave reviews in the UK, Hugh Cornwell’s new studio album Totem and Taboo … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Chris Bell, Chris Goulstone, Hooverdam, Hugh Cornwell, London, Madonna, Steve Albini, Steve Fishman, Stranglers, Totem and Taboo
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