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Tag Archives: Tommy
Beyond the stagnant boating lakes of Leisureland – the Wreckless Eric feature/interview
When I told Eric Goulden, the artist best known as Wreckless Eric, where I was calling from, he pondered over the geography until I mentioned it was a few miles south of Preston, Lancashire. “Oh, I know Preston. I’ve had … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Rigby, Chris Difford, Cromer, Davey Payne, Denise Roudette, Hull, Ian Dury, John Peel, Kevin Ayers, Leisureland, Live Stiffs, Marc Riley, Morwenstow, New York, Newhaven, Ollie Halsall, paul weller, Peacehaven, Preston, Semaphore Signals, Stiff Records, Stone the Crows, Tapete Records, That'll Be the Day, Tommy, Whole Wide World
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The Who – Langtree Park, St Helens
The Heinemann English Dictionary put my way on reaching secondary school in September 1980 (soon covered in wallpaper, like every other recommended text) lists serendipity as ‘the faculty of making unexpected but desirable discoveries.’ Slipping into the English language via … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music, Uncategorized
Tagged AudreySnyder, Badminton, Heart of England Philharmonic Orchestra, Iain Templeton, John Entwistle, Jon Button, Katie Jacoby, Keith Moon, Live Aid, My Generation, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Richard Houghton, Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, St Helens, Strensham, Teenage Cancer Trust, The Who, Tommy, Who's Next, Zak Starkey
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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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You came, you saw, you conquered – the Kim Wilde interview
Four decades after her breakthrough hits, Kim Wilde’s stellar pop career is being celebrated through the release of a comprehensive new hits collection, available in special collectors’ five-CD and double-DVD boxset as well as double-CD format. The Cherry Pop boxset … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherry Red, Elvis Costello, Hal Fowler, Hertfordshire, Kids in America, Kim Wilde, Lamont Dozier, Linda McCartney, Marcel Rijs, Marty Wilde, Mickie Most, Paul McCartney, RAK, Ricky Wilde, This Day in Music Books, Tommy, Vernons Girls, You Came, You Keep Me Hangin' On
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