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Floating down the stream of time with The Beatles – the David Stark interview
Heard the one about the 15-year-old and his mate who gatecrashed the premiere of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film in July 1968, ending up directly behind the Fab Four in seats reserved for Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull? That same … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged A Hard Day's Night, Abbey Road, Beatles, Brian Epstein, David Stark, Decca, Dick James, Don Powell, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Fidel Castro, George Harrison, George Martin, Haberdashers' Aske's, Help!, Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Lennon, Johnnie Walker, Let It Be, London, Lulu, Maurice Gibb, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock'n'Roll Circus, Rolling Stones, Spike Milligan, The Magic Christian, The Who, Trembling Wilburys, Yellow Submarine
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London Calling to the faraway towns – the Gary Crowley interview
Behind every successful career you tend to find a mix of good fortune and hard work, but you’re unlikely to hear any gripes about the latter from highly-affable broadcaster, TV presenter and DJ Gary Crowley. His on-air charm and warm … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Capital Radio, Clibe Banks, Demon, Edsel, Gary Crowley, Jack Lemmon, Joe Strummer, Lisson Green, London, Mick Jones, Mono Media Films, Paul McCartney, paul weller, Postcard, Punk and New Wave, Radio London, Sex Pistols, Sian philipps, Soho Radio, The Beatles, The Clash, The Jam
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Following in the Fab Four’s footsteps – The Bootleg Beatles feature
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
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Beatlemania, Bjorn Again, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sgt. Pepper, The Beatles, The Bootleg Beatles, The Rutles, tribute bands
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Delivering the late bloomer’s last rider – the Ron Sexsmith interview
The morning I spoke to Ron Sexsmith, he was in the pensive frame of mind I might have expected. Despite leaving his adopted city of Toronto for a new base 90 miles away in Stratford, Ontario, barely a week before, … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Bob Rock, Canada, Carousel One, Chris Martin, Don Kerr, Elvis Costello, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Scott, Leonard Cohen, Michael Buble, Ontario, Paul McCartney, Ray Davies, Rod Stewart, Ron Sexsmith, St Catharines, Stratford, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Last Rider, The Tragically Hip, Toronto
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An appointment with Dr Hook – the Dennis Locorriere interview
Dr. Hook were always something of a musical conundrum for me. Sharp, witty purveyors of great songs, but somewhat disregarded by the professors of cool on account of their more chart-friendly fodder. As a kid turned on to punk and … Continue reading
Love Me (Still) Do – the Fab Four 50 years on
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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Tagged Abbey Road, Eric Idle, George Harrison, John Lennon, Love Me Do, Paul McCartney, Please Please Me, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones
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