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Evoking the spirit of early Uriah Heep – a tribute to Ken Hensley
So many times I’ll put a record on and be transported back to specific times and places, that ability and chance to reflect involving many a genre, many a style of music, many an evocative memory. And while there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Camel, David Byron, Demons and Wizards, Gary Thain, guildford, Iain Clark, July Morning, Ken Hensley, Led Zeppelin, Lee Kerslake, Level 42, Lewis Carroll, Look at Yourself, Mick Box, Paul Newton, paul weller, Shalford, Tale From the riverbank, The Jam, The Magician's Birthday, The Mount, This is Spinal Tap, Uriah Heep, Vivian Stanshall
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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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From Kentish Town to Chicago, via Shalford – the Hugh Cornwell interview
THEY’RE the stuff of legend in my old neck of the woods – the days The Stranglers rehearsed in our village scout hut. I was there myself within a couple of years with my first band – the 1st Shalford … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Chris Bell, guildford, Hooverdam, Hugh Cornwell, London, Madonna, Shalford, Steve Albini, Steve Fishman, Stranglers, Totem and Taboo
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