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Tag Archives: The Who
Still Crazy after all these years – on the Long, Long Road with Arthur Brown
“I am the God of Hellfire, and I bring you …” If ever a first line of a song grabbed your attention, there was one. Frightening kids since 1968, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown only had that one hit, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Cooper, Arthur Brown, Bruce Dickinson, Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Drachen Theaker, God of Hellfire, Hawkwind, Kingdom Come, Kit Lambert, Long Long Road, Nick Greenwood, prog rock, The Foundations, The Human Perspective, The Who, Tommy, Vincent Crane
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Floating down the stream of time with The Beatles – the David Stark interview
Heard the one about the 15-year-old and his mate who gatecrashed the premiere of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film in July 1968, ending up directly behind the Fab Four in seats reserved for Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull? That same … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hard Day's Night, Abbey Road, Beatles, Brian Epstein, David Stark, Decca, Dick James, Don Powell, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Fidel Castro, George Harrison, George Martin, Haberdashers' Aske's, Help!, Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Lennon, Johnnie Walker, Let It Be, London, Lulu, Maurice Gibb, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock'n'Roll Circus, Rolling Stones, Spike Milligan, The Magic Christian, The Who, Trembling Wilburys, Yellow Submarine
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Celebrating 40 years of All Mod Cons with From The Jam
Somehow, while based in Lancashire for nearly 25 years now, I’d never visited The Grand in Clitheroe until last month, yet now I’ve caught two great bands there within a month, with two of my teenage heroes visiting – Hugh … Continue reading
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Tagged All Mod Cons, Andy Fairclough, Blondie, Bruce Foxton, Buzzcocks, Clitheroe, Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, Give 'Em Enough Rope, Love Bites, Mike Randon, paul weller, Pete Shelley, Ramones, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, The Clash, The Grand, The Kinks, The Stranglers, The Who
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Playing the mind guerilla – back in touch with Wilko Johnson
Five years after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, R’n’B guitar legend Wilko Johnson is still very much with us, in the form of his life, and more than happy to talk about the power of rock’n’roll and survival against all … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockheads, Canvey Island, Chess, Dr Feelgood, Dylan Howe, Essex, Game of Thrones, Hugh Cornwell, Ian Dury, JJ Burnel, Madness, Manchester Academy, Mollie Marriott, Norman Watt-Roy, R'n'B, Roger Daltrey, Southend, The Jam, The Stranglers, The Who, Wilko Johnson
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July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months
Former Status Quo ‘frantic four’ drummer John Coghlan on the key moments that will always stay with him: “Those six weeks at Butlin’s were an eye-opener, doing it – in a sense – professionally, getting to play to people and … Continue reading
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Tagged 10cc, Andrew Roachford, Belinda Carlisle, Billy Bragg, Blancmange, Brian Cox, Cabbage, Clean Bandit, Don Powell, Ellie Rowsell, Eric Stewart, Francis Rossi, Go-Go's, Grace Chatto, Graham Gouldman, Haircut 100, Hannah Peel, Happy Mondays, Howard Hewett, Ian Snowball, Jason Byrne, Joe Martin, John Coghlan, John Lydon, Josie Long, Manchester, Mary Casio, Michael Jackson, Mickey Bradley, Neil Arthur, Nick Heyward, Ozzy Osbourne, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Waterman, Peter Hook, Phill Jupitus, Richard Houghton, Richie Malone, Rick Parfitt, Robin Ince, Roland Gift, Rowetta, Sex Pistols, Shalamar, Sharon Osbourne, Slade, Status Quo, Steve White, The Bootleg Beatles, The Clash, The Selecter, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Undertones, The Who, Tito Jackson, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice
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Talking ’bout that Who generation – back in conversation with Richard Houghton
Did you happen to catch a band called The High Numbers in Greenford, West London, in 1963? They were regulars at the Oldfield Hotel around then, still playing there the following year, by which time they’d changed name to The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bath, Blackpool, Bob Pridden, Brighton, Derby, Greenford, Harrow, I Was There, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Loughborough, Manchester, Morecambe, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, Rawtenstall, Richard Houghton, Roger Daltrey, Shepherd's Bush, Stafford, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Wedding Present, The Who, Wealdstone, Wem, Wembley
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From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball
Ian Snowball was writing the foreword for a book on a Merseyside football casual turned Para when I called, having also recently co-authored Beatles-related novel A Hard Day’s Month with his friend Mark Baxter. There are many more publications out there … Continue reading
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Tagged Dexy's, Don Powell, Ian Snowball, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Maidstone, Mick Avory, Mick Talbot, Mod, Oasis, paul weller, Pete Townshend, Red Planet, Rick Buckler, Steve White, The Jam, The Style Council, The Who
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Discovering the roots of Nine Below Zero – the Dennis Greaves interview
When I got through to Nine Below Zero front-man, guitarist and vocalist Dennis Greaves, he just happened to be doing a little shopping in South East London. “I’m in Lidl in Lewisham, doing my domestics! I’ve gone out to … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 Shades of Blue, Aaron Keylock, Aaron Neville, Ben willis, Brian Bethell, Charlie Austen, Charlton, Chuck Berry, Colne, Dennis Greaves, Eric Clapton, Glenn Tilbrook, Greenwich, John Mayall, Kenney Jones, Lewisham, Little Milton, Mark Feltham, Marvin Gaye, Matt Munro, Mickey Burkey, nine Below Zero, Peabody, Pelton Arms, Ray Davies, Rolling Stones, Senor Soul, Squeeze, Sting, The Kinks, The Stranglers, The Who, Tuffnell Park, War
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