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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
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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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Getting to know a Good Thing – having a proper parlez with Paul Young
Paul Young was having a chinwag with his good friend and ‘father of the Italian blues’ Zucchero Fornaciari in a hotel room in the capital when I tracked him down, ahead of a Royal Albert Hall date for the latter. … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Green, Ann Peebles, Arthur Baker, China Crisis, Everytime You Go Away, Good Thing, Hue & Cry, James Halliwell, Laurie Latham, Los Pacaminos, Luton, Manchester Academy, Martika, No Parlez, Paul Young, Q-Tips, Rod Stewart, Streetband, The Secret of Association, Toast, Toyah, Wherever I Lay My Hat
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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
