Tag Archives: George Harrison

The Rutles – The Continental, Preston

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

At the risk of patronising several accomplished acts, there have been some quality Beatles copyists treading the boards or taking to the studio to emulate the Fab Four over the past five decades, and I’ve a lot of respect for … Continue reading →

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Following in the Fab Four’s footsteps – The Bootleg Beatles feature

Posted on December 7, 2017 by

Granted, it’s not necessarily the best way to start a conversation, telling an interviewee who plays in a tribute band that I’ve always felt there are so many great groups out there that it’s pointless featuring such acts. But while … Continue reading →

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Returning to Heaven on Earth – the Belinda Carlisle interview

Posted on September 28, 2017 by

I already had a decade and more than 200 live shows under my belt by the summer of 1990, yet never got to see a headline gig in the North West until that June at Manchester Apollo, out with my … Continue reading →

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‘The Beatles – I Was There’ – talking the Fab Four Live (1957/66) with Richard Houghton

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

There can’t be too many Beatles devotees in their mid-50s who got to see the band live, anywhere in the world. But while Richard Houghton was one such lucky fan, he remembers next to nothing about the special guests he witnessed. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Best of Times – the Glenn Tilbrook interview

Posted on November 3, 2016 by

Glenn Tilbrook’s clearly not one for putting his feet up at home. Barely off the plane a few days after a major US tour with Squeeze, he’s already on the road again. What’s more, he’s fielding calls from the likes of … Continue reading →

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The Magnetic North – Liverpool Central Library

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

You’ve got to love the kind of concert where the band puts a bottle of whisky at the front of the stage for their sell-out audience to share. Now that’s what I call intimate. What’s more, at around half past … Continue reading →

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Yes yesterdays and todays – the Alan White interview

Posted on April 14, 2016 by

This coming summer, drummer and songwriter Alan White will have been in the band Yes for a staggering 44 years – give or take one worked gap-year. That equates to two-thirds of his 66 years and counting, so I guess … Continue reading →

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Calling out around the world – the Martha Reeves interview

Posted on July 13, 2015 by

It was 10.30am local time in Detroit, Michigan, when I got through to soul legend Martha Reeves, and she still had a little packing to organise before heading to the UK. Within a couple of days she’d be thrilling crowds … Continue reading →

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Beyond the fringe – the Roger McGuinn interview

Posted on August 22, 2014 by

I feel those of us who spent our teenage years watching guitar bands owe something of a debt to Roger McGuinn. My arrival on the London gig circuit properly came in the mid-’80s, amid a plethora (or a plectra, maybe?) … Continue reading →

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Love Me (Still) Do – the Fab Four 50 years on

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Pop music will never last. At least that was always the contention, an age-old debate that  returned with some resonance in October, 2012, when it was duly noted that it had been 50 years since The Beatles first burst on … Continue reading →

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