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Lloyd Cole – Preston Guild Hall
We were two songs in on Monday night before our special guest deigned to talk to us, fixing us with something of a 1,000-yard stare while sussing out his audience before announcing, ‘You’re not getting any younger either’. It was … Continue reading
Moving the room with the James Taylor Quartet
There was some serious attention seeking going on when I called James Taylor at his home studio in Kent. It wasn’t down to him though, but his Cairn terrier, Heidi, after he shut her out of his studio in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Acid Jazz, Bach, Blow-Up, Booker T & The MGs, Caravan, Eddie Piller, George Benson, Georgie Fame, Herbie Hancock, Ian McLagen, James Brown, James Taylor, James Taylor Quartet, Jimmy Smith, John Peel, Jon Lord, Keith Emerson, Kent, Kylie Minogue, Medway, Mod, Pat Illingworth, Preston Guild Hall, Rochester, Ronnie Scott's, Starsky & Hutch, Stockholm. Mark Cox, The Prisoners
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Telling classical tales – the John Suchet interview
From The Four Tops, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Graham Nash and John Lydon to Lulu, The Membranes, The Puppini Sisters and Will Young, it’s fair to say we’ve criss-crossed the musical genres on this website over 2016. This past week was no … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Admiral Nurses, Beethoven, Classic FM, David Suchet, dementia, John Suchet, Liverpool Philharmonic, Mozart, My Bonnie, Preston Guild Hall, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Spirit of Christmas, Strauss, Who Do You Think You Are
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Frank Skinner – Preston Guild Hall – a live review
I’d like to say Frank Skinner’s cleaned up his act now he’s a proud dad, moving away from his more risque material in a show of middle-aged respectability. For much of this gig that seemed to be the case – … Continue reading
Weller’s ever-changing mode
Paul Weller – Preston Guild Hall I’ve seen Paul Weller a fair bit over the years, and each and every time he’s an inspiration. But what made Saturday night’s appearance at Preston Guild Hall stand out was perhaps the highly-sociable … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 Dreams, Andy Lewis, Guildford Civic Hall, paul weller, Preston Guild Hall, Sonik Kicks, Steve Cradock, Steve Pilgrim, The Jam, The Moons, The Style Council, Wild Wood
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Still rolling after all these years – the Bill Wyman interview
Hard to believe, maybe, but Bill Wyman turns 77 later this month. Yet that’s not stopping him going out on the road again – for a mammoth 27-date UK tour with his star-studded band. Furthermore, few people will have given … Continue reading
