Tag Archives: Don Powell

Old, new, hallowed and true – back in touch with Slade legend Dave Hill

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

If it’s December, Slade must be doing the rounds again, in the post Holder/Lea configuration they’ve worked in for 25-plus years. And it’s not long after ‘Super Yob’ guitar hero Dave Hill calls me from his home in the Black … Continue reading →

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Sweet inspirations, five decades on – the Andy Scott interview

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

  Can it really be half a century since the pre-glam incarnation of The Sweet threw their first chord shapes, and 45 years since the era-defining ’Blockbuster’ saw the band in their pomp top the UK charts? What’s more, it’s … Continue reading →

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And I thought you might like to know – the Jim Lea interview

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

It’s not, erm, everyday you get to talk to a childhood hero, but Jim Lea definitely falls into that category for me. I was barely four when his band scored the first of six UK No.1 singles with ‘Coz I … Continue reading →

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July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Former Status Quo ‘frantic four’ drummer John Coghlan on the key moments that will always stay with him: “Those six weeks at Butlin’s were an eye-opener, doing it – in a sense – professionally, getting to play to people and … Continue reading →

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Takin’ Me Bak ‘Ome – talking Slade with Don Powell

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

Christmas was way into the distance when I tracked Don Powell down in Denmark, but the legendary drummer – on a rare break from the live circuit – soon brought the subject up. As I properly introduced myself and mentioned … Continue reading →

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From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

Ian Snowball was writing the foreword for a book on a Merseyside football casual turned Para when I called, having also recently co-authored Beatles-related novel A Hard Day’s Month with his friend Mark Baxter. There are many more publications out there … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the memoirs – catching up with Slade’s Dave Hill

Posted on December 18, 2015 by

Looking at the extensive list of past shows on Don Powell’s website, it’s clear that Slade are old hands at this touring lark. An impressive archive of on-stage engagements runs from March 1963, and it’s fair to say Don’s diary remains … Continue reading →

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Out on the town with Noddy and Mark

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

I’M proud to say I was in the company of glam rock royalty at the weekend, 50 years after Noddy Holder’s introduction to that business called show. And judging by his musical contributions to a night of good, honest chat with … Continue reading →

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