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Remembering Rick and Status Quo – the John Coghlan interview

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

In the BBC documentary Hello Quo, there’s revealing footage of a jam session at Shepperton Studios featuring the original members of Status Quo, for the first time since drummer John Coghlan left 31 years earlier. That 2012 meeting led to … Continue reading →

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By any other name – beyond Strawberry Switchblade with Rose McDowall

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

While Rose McDowall is best known for her work with early ’80s crossover indie pop act Strawberry Switchblade, she’s made many cult solo recordings over the years. Starting out as a stand-up drummer in Glasgow proto-avant-garde punk trio The Poems … Continue reading →

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