Tag Archives: Devon

Saints preserve us – talking Cornershop’s England is a Garden with Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres

Posted on February 21, 2020 by

Cornershop are back with a new album, England is a Garden, three decades after they left Preston bound for world domination (starting in Leicester), and 22 years since Norman Cook’s remix of ‘Brimful of Asha’ led them to their sole … Continue reading →

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Aboard the Mothership with Hawkwind – the Dave Brock interview

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

It takes a while for Dave Brock to reach the phone, his wife Kris – a former Hawkwind dancer, these days the band’s manager – searching for him at their Devon base while their ‘very stubborn’ Hungarian Sheepdogs prove their … Continue reading →

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Still diving for pearls – the Elkie Brooks interview

Posted on January 16, 2015 by

At the end of February, Elkie Brooks turns 70, and that seems difficult to believe. In fact, the Lancashire-born vocal talent agrees, chipping in with, “Likewise!” Elkie, born Elaine Bookbinder in Broughton, Salford, and brought up in Prestwich, North Manchester, … Continue reading →

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