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How we got there – talking Together with The Vapors’ Dave Fenton
Four decades to the week of the release of their debut LP, The Vapors delivered a new album, and it’s one that proved beyond doubt the staying power of a band that were always about so much more than one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Foxton, Crazy, Dan Fenton, Dave Fenton, Ed Bazalgette, From The Jam, guildford, Howard Smith, Lewis Carroll, Magnets, Michael Bowes, Midnight Oil, New Clear Days, paul weller, Portmeirion, Steve Levine, Steve Smith, The Feeling, The Jam, The Vapors, Together, Turning Japanese
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Still on The Vapors’ trail – back in touch with Dave Fenton
This time 40 years ago, The Vapors were about to set out on tour with The Jam on their biggest adventure to date, invited along for the ride on the latter’s Setting Sons tour by their co-managers, Jam bass player … Continue reading
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Tagged Brighton, Bruce Foxton, Ed Bazalgette, From The Jam, guildford, Howard Smith, John Weller, Lost 80s, Magnets, Michael Bowes, Mike Hedges, Mike Jordan, New Clear Days, Portmeirion, Rob Kemp, Setting Sons, Shalford, Steve Smith, Surrey, The Jam, The Prisoner, The Stranglers, The Vapors, Turning Japanese
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Glade Alive – the John Bramwell interview
If there’s a camper van parked outside the Continental in Preston, Lancashire, on Thursday, September 6th, you can rest assured that John Bramwell has safely arrived from Cheshire’s clutches. The esteemed guitarist/singer/songwriter will be at the Ribbleside hostelry to play … Continue reading
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Tagged Badly Drawn Boy, Crewe, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, danny boyle, Dave Fidler, Don McLean, Festival No.6, I Am Kloot, John Bramwell, Leave Alone the Empty Spaces, Manchester, Minack Theatre, paul weller, Portmeirion, Preston, Robert Lindsay, Sky at Night, Sunshine, The Continental, The Ladykillers
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