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Introducing True Confessions: A People’s History of The Undertones
This year marks 50 years of live music from The Undertones, as many of you that have caught the band across Europe and on both sides of the Irish Sea since April have been reminded (as will be the case … Continue reading
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Tagged A People's History Of, Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Dig Yourself Deep, Get What You Need, Hypnotised, John O'Neill, Mickey Bradley, Paul McLoone, Positive Touch, Spenwood books, Teenage Kicks, The Sin of Pride, The Undertones, True Confessions
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Shouting to the top and from the roof – remembering Rick Buckler, while celebrating The Jam’s legacy
I wanted to shout to the top and from the rooftops about all this last week… but then came Tuesday’s devastating breaking news about Rick Buckler, and everything (quite rightly) went on hold. That all remains very much on my … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, jam, Music, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Solid Bond in Your Heart, Spenwood books, The Jam
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Shining crazy diamond light on mighty sound systems
Chris Hewitt clearly remains on a mission… his calling to continue enlightening us with an in-depth working knowledge of what went on behind the scenes in the World of Rock back in the day. And I’m not talking encounters with … Continue reading
Slade Alive at Christmas – a two-decade trip down Memory Lane … towards Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre
There’s a rather wonderful website out there listing more than 20 years of live performances for Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell, marking Slade’s evolution from their time with the bands that preceded the Black Country’s finest … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, A People's History of Slade, Ambrose Slade, Dave Hemingway, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Hammersmith Odeon, Jim lea, Liverpool, Noddy Holder, Royal Court Theatre, Slade, Spenwood books, Sweet, the Vendors, Top of the Pops, walsall, Wild! Wild! Wild!, wolverhampton
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The call of home is loud… still as loud – a 77th birthday salute to Slade legend Don Powell
If you follow my social media, you’ll know I’ve become a little distracted across 2023, not least through completing Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade (available direct from the publisher via this link). And while this may sound … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, A People's History of Slade, Andy Scott, Bilston, Bob Young, Clem Cattini, Dave Hill, Dave Kemp, Denmark, Don Powell, Gered Mankowitz, Graham Swinnerton, Jim lea, John Coghlan, Johnny Howells, Lindisfarne, Margate, Mick Marson, Noddy Holder, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Laidlaw, Reading Festival, Silkeborg, Slade, Spenwood books, Status Quo, Suzi Quatro, Sweet, Wild! Wild! Wild!, wolverhampton
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