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From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball
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
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Dexy's, Don Powell, Ian Snowball, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Maidstone, Mick Avory, Mick Talbot, Mod, Oasis, paul weller, Pete Townshend, Red Planet, Rick Buckler, Steve White, The Jam, The Style Council, The Who
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Moving the room with the James Taylor Quartet
There was some serious attention seeking going on when I called James Taylor at his home studio in Kent. It wasn’t down to him though, but his Cairn terrier, Heidi, after he shut her out of his studio in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Acid Jazz, Bach, Blow-Up, Booker T & The MGs, Caravan, Eddie Piller, George Benson, Georgie Fame, Herbie Hancock, Ian McLagen, James Brown, James Taylor, James Taylor Quartet, Jimmy Smith, John Peel, Jon Lord, Keith Emerson, Kent, Kylie Minogue, Medway, Mod, Pat Illingworth, Preston Guild Hall, Rochester, Ronnie Scott's, Starsky & Hutch, Stockholm. Mark Cox, The Prisoners
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Matteo’s Modern world – in conversation with writer Matteo Sedazzari
Matteo Sedazzari was part-way through his latest social networking drive when we spoke, spreading the word about debut novel A Crafty Cigarette – Tales of a Teenage Mod while getting to grips with the ever-changing world of new media. “I like … Continue reading
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Tagged A Crafty Cigarette, alan Bleasdale, Cagliari, Gillian Flynn, Grange Hill, If, Irvine Welsh, italy, Joe R Lansdale, John Cooper Clarke, Johnny Jarvis, Juventus, Mark Twain, Martina Cole, Matteo Sedazzari, Milan, Mod, Oscar de Paul, paul weller, Positive Energy of Madness, Scully, Secret Affair, Terry Taylor, The Jam, Victor Meldrew, Walton-on-Thames, Zani
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Martha inspires 53 Degrees in a December Heat Wave
I’ve just re-read the chapter dedicated to Martha Reeves in Gerri Hirschey’s excellent 1984 biography Nowhere to Run – The Story of Soul Music. It includes a description of the Alabama-born, Detroit-raised chanteuse warming up for a post-Vandellas era show … Continue reading
Risin’ high and feelin’ real …
I SHOULD really try and add a little more gloss to this review. It’s been written without too much in the way of polish. But somehow that feels the right way to go about it, in keeping with the product … Continue reading
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Tagged 60s Soul, Curtis Mayfield, Darron Robinson, Dexy's, Feelin' Real, John Lee, John Piccirillo, Lou Lucano, Mod, Northern Soul, paul weller, Royale Records, Small Faces, The Jam, The Redskins, The Sha La La's, The Who
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Introducing The Sha La La’s
HOT on the heels of the year Bradley Wiggins helped put Mod and 6Ts style back on the international stage, it’s nice to know there are a few bands out there determined to add a new spin and twist to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Wiggins, John Piccirillo, Lou Lucano, Mod, Otis Redding, paul weller, Royale Records, Small Faces, Sweet Life, The Jam, The Sha La La's, The Who, Wilson Pickett
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