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Tag Archives: Pete Townshend
Singing for those I know – talking Ocean Colour Scene acoustic side-shows with Simon Fowler
Last time I chatted to Simon Fowler, four years ago, he was walking Cooper, his cockapoo, by the river near his home in Stratford-upon-Avon, not long before heading up to my adopted neck of the woods with Ocean Colour Scene … Continue reading
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Pete Sounds and The Wah! Ahead – the Pete Wylie interview
Pete Wylie’s heart may be as big as Liverpool, but he’s a right pain in the derriere when it comes to nailing down an interview. But in this case perseverance finally paid off, with no ‘Getting Out Of It’ for … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Weatherall, Echo and the Bunnymen, Eric's, Joe Strummer, Josie Jones, Julian Cope, Liverpool, Mick Jones, Mott the Hoople, Pete Fulwell, Pete Sounds, Pete Townshend, Pete Wylie, The Clash, The Teardrop Explodes, Wah!, Will Sergeant
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Talking ’bout that Who generation – back in conversation with Richard Houghton
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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Tagged Bath, Blackpool, Bob Pridden, Brighton, Derby, Greenford, Harrow, I Was There, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Loughborough, Manchester, Morecambe, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, Rawtenstall, Richard Houghton, Roger Daltrey, Shepherd's Bush, Stafford, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Wedding Present, The Who, Wealdstone, Wem, Wembley
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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
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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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Dreams stay with you – in conversation with Mark Brzezicki
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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Tagged Abba, Big Country, Bruce Foxton, Bruce Watson, Dunfermline, ESP, From The Jam, Kate Bush, Marcus Hummon, Mark Brzezicki, Midge Ure, Mike Peters, Pete Townshend, Phil Collins, Prince's Trust, Procol Harum, Queen, Scott Whitley, Simon Hough, Simon Townshend, Skids, Steve Lillywhite, Stuart Adamson, The Cult, The Seer, Tom Chaplin, Tony Butler, Tony Lowe
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Faces Before During and After – Had Me A Real Good Time by Andy Neill (Omnibus Press)
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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