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Up and rock ‘n’ rollin’ with the rest – back in touch with Slade’s Dave Hill
‘We flew on to Freeport, this island where Frank Sinatra goes, and there’s a posh hotel there, the Sheriton. Now, for a bunch of council house kids, this is a big deal! This guy, Ken, says, ‘I’ve put you in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahamas, Black Country, Cornwall, Coz I Luv You, Darwen, Dave Hill, Dave Hill's Slade, Don Powell, Dortmund, Jim lea, lancashire, Len Tuckey, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Marco Pirroni, Merry Xmas Everybody, Musical Exchanges, Noddy Holder, Pool, Slade, Slade in Flame, Wild! Wild! Wild!, Witten, wolverhampton
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I guess you’ve heard he’s seen the word: talking Blancmange’s 40-year recording odyssey with Neil Arthur
Before I picked up the phone to call Neil Arthur, I had another listen to latest Blancmange single, ‘Reduced Voltage’, ahead of the release of the new album, Private View, which followed yesterday (Friday, September 30th). And as I put … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Hubble, Benge, Blackburn Rovers, Blancmange, Chris Pemberton, Darwen, David Rhodes, Fader, Finlay Shakespeare, Forest Green Rovers, Grace Jones, Happy Families, John Grant, Liam Hutton, London Records, Meltdown, Mike Howlett, Neil Arthur, Oblong, Private View, Reduced Voltage, Rodney Cromwell, Stephen Luscombe, Stephen Mallinder
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Blancmange – Darwen Library Theatre, November 7th, 2018
If you’ve not yet caught up with Wanderlust, the latest album from Blancmange, you’re missing out. After several weeks’ rotation around the house and in the car, I put it to one side for a couple of weeks. But now … Continue reading
Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure
At a time when international debate and key government policies are focused on borders and freedom of movement, it’s clear to see where Neil Arthur stands and draws his lines. High-ranking pop chart success may be behind the sole survivor … Continue reading
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Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Brexit, Darwen, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Distant Storm, Gloucestershire, Gruff Rhys, Hannah Peel, Jon Anderson, Kincaid, lancashire, Mary Casio, Neil Arthur, Neu, Sheffield, Stephen Luscombe, Wanderlust
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Blancmange / Transfigure – Darwen Library Theatre
“Here comes a love song … there goes the banister!” Time moves on, and some of us aren’t getting any younger (says a bloke who turned 50 two days after this special happening), with none of us beyond nostalgia, not … Continue reading
Believe Me Him – back in touch with Blancmange’s Neil Arthur
Based in Gloucestershire since leaving London a dozen years ago, Blancmange mastermind Neil Arthur continues to divide his time between the Cotswolds and old haunts in the capital. “I really enjoy it, including walks when I finish work or early … Continue reading
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Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Cornwall, Darwen, David Rhodes, Don't Tell Me, Fader, Gloucestershire, Heaven 17, John Foxx, John Grant, Kincaid, lancashire, Living on the Ceiling, Martyn Ware, Neil Arthur, Stephen Luscombe, The Human League, Unfurnished Rooms
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