Tag Archives: Pete Townshend

Talking ’bout that Who generation – back in conversation with Richard Houghton

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Did you happen to catch a band called The High Numbers in Greenford, West London, in 1963? They were regulars at the Oldfield Hotel around then, still playing there the following year, by which time they’d changed name to The … Continue reading →

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From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

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 →

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Dreams stay with you – in conversation with Mark Brzezicki

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Four shows into Big Country’s latest anniversary tour, Mark Brzezicki was back home this week, between dates at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome and The Warehouse, Falkirk. And three decades after his primary band’s commercial peak, he can confirm there’s still plenty of love … Continue reading →

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Faces Before During and After – Had Me A Real Good Time by Andy Neill (Omnibus Press)

Posted on April 12, 2016 by

This book’s heavy. Not in a deep way – it’s a weight thing. Ever tried reading such a colossal tome late at night, propped up in bed? Of course, the Faces in their pomp would probably have suggested that bedtime … Continue reading →

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