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Even Better with The Real Thing – in conversation with Chris Amoo
Almost five decades after their debut single, The Real Thing are still out there, treading the boards, with no intention of slowing down for co-founders Chris Amoo and Dave Smith. The passing of Chris’ older brother Eddie Amoo in February … Continue reading
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Tagged Can You Feel the Force, Children of the Ghetto, Chris Amoo, Curtis Mayfield, Dave Smith, David Essex, Eddie Amoo, Four From Eight, Jeff Wayne, Liverpool, Liverpool 8, Opportunity Knocks, Temptations, The Beatles, The Chants, The Real Thing, Tony Hall, Toxteth, You to Me are everything
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Still winning Hearts and Minds – in conversation with Carl Hunter
Carl Hunter was stir crazy at the airport when I tracked him down, delayed an hour and condemned to sit around talking to me while drinking Yorkshire tea, his days of rock’n’roll excess with The Farm possibly behind him. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan McGee, Ben Leach, Bill Nighy, Bootle, Carl Hunter, Crosby, Edge Hill University, Edwyn Collins, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Grow Your Own, Happy Mondays, Jet Black, Keith Mullin, Liverpool, Peter Hooton, Roy Boulter, Sometimes Always Never, Spartacus, Steve Grimes, The Clash, The Farm, The Stranglers, The Undertones, The Unforgotten Coat, Tim McInnerny
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A new belief and sweet relief for The Coral – talking to Nick Power
No big moves to London or even Liverpool for The Coral, it seems, an outfit perfectly happy with life on the Wirral, 22 years after their first fumblings at getting a band together. As keyboard player Nick Power, at home … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Wills, Deltasonic, Gruff Rhys, Hoylake, Ignition, Into the Void, James Skelly, Liverpool, Move Through the Dawn, Nick Power, OMD, Skeleton Key, Sweet Release, The Coral, Wirral
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Why Chas & Dave Mustn’t Grumble – in conversation with Dave Peacock
When Dave Peacock lost his wife Sue to cancer in 2009, it seemed to mark the end of the Chas & Dave story, ending their professional partnership after 34 years. But a year later the pair announced a tour … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain't No Pleasing You, Big Jim Sullivan, Blackburn, Chas and Dave, Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock, Enfield, Gertcha, Harry Champion, Heads Hands & Feet, Heretford, Ian Dury, Liverpool, London, Muswell Hillbillies, Ponders End, Rabbit, Spike Island, The Kinks, Tottenham Hotspur. Ossie Ardiles
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Still acting nonchalant with The Searchers – the John McNally interview
John McNally was back home in Crosby when I called this week, barely five miles from his Kirkdale roots. It seems like he’s rarely there though, thanks to a punishing tour schedule for his band, The Searchers, one of the leading … Continue reading
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Tagged Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Frank Allen, Hamburg, Jackie DeShannon, Jerry Lee Lewis, John McNally, Liverpool, Mike Pender, Needles and Pins, Paul Du Noyer, Scott Allaway, Spencer James, Star-Club, The Beatles, The Cavern Club, The Iron Door, Tony West, When You Walk In the Room
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From The Jam – The Cavern Club Live Lounge, Liverpool
The hottest night of the year so far, and I was Going Underground. Not as a safe haven from the Sounds From the Street, but to hunker down and resolutely celebrate cultural values increasingly under attack. This was the first … Continue reading
Spirit of ’77 – All Around the World with Russell Hastings and From The Jam
It was a cheap shot, but when I called Russell Hastings back seven hours after rescheduling our initial 10am date due to a dodgy signal, I couldn’t help but ask him, ‘So, Just Who is the Five o’clock Hero?’ “Ha! I … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Fairclough, Belfast, Bruce Foxton, David Moore, From The Jam, In The City, Leo Sayer, Liverpool, Mark Brzezicki, Mike Randon, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, Sex Pistols, Slade, Suzi Quatro, The Cavern, The gift, The Jam, Tom Heel
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The continuing adventures of the Magic Band, the Mothers of Invention, and the Muffin Men – the Denny Walley interview
Do you know the Muffin Men (‘the Muffin Men?’ I hear you ask. Yes, the Muffin Men), presumably based in Liverpool’s Drury Lane or Mulberry Place? Chances are that you might. They’ve been doing the rounds for more than a … Continue reading
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Tagged Antelope Valley High School, Atlanta, blues, Bongo Fury, California, Captain Beefheart, Denny Walley, Feelers Rebo, Frank Zappa, Lancaster, Liverpool, Magic Band, Mothers of Invention, Muddy Waters, Muffin Men, Preston, The Continental, Trembling Bells, Trout Mask Replica
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