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Saints preserve us – talking Cornershop’s England is a Garden with Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres
Cornershop are back with a new album, England is a Garden, three decades after they left Preston bound for world domination (starting in Leicester), and 22 years since Norman Cook’s remix of ‘Brimful of Asha’ led them to their sole … Continue reading
Old, new, hallowed and true – back in touch with Slade legend Dave Hill
If it’s December, Slade must be doing the rounds again, in the post Holder/Lea configuration they’ve worked in for 25-plus years. And it’s not long after ‘Super Yob’ guitar hero Dave Hill calls me from his home in the Black … Continue reading
Popping back t’ Cornershop – the Tjinder Singh interview
There’s a brand new single out from indie-dance favourites Cornershop, a band Mojo have dubbed ‘the quintessential 21st-century pop group’, The Independent labelled ‘cultural critique you can dance to’, and The Guardian reckon are ‘clever and engaging, happily detached from the mainstream’. … Continue reading
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Tagged Avtar Singh, Ben Ayres, Brimful of Asha, BritPop, Cornershop, David Chambers, Derek Randall, Double Denim, Double Diamond, Gorillaz, Ian Viggars, John Peel, John Robb, lancashire, Leicester, Marcus Parnell, Preston, Suga Sugar, Tjinder Singh, Wiija, wolverhampton
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And I thought you might like to know – the Jim Lea interview
It’s not, erm, everyday you get to talk to a childhood hero, but Jim Lea definitely falls into that category for me. I was barely four when his band scored the first of six UK No.1 singles with ‘Coz I … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged 'N Betweens, Bilston, Chas Chandler, Dave Hill, Dementia UK, Don Powell, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Jim lea, Jimi Hendrix, Noddy Holder, Robin 2, Slade, Staffordshire, The Dummies, The Undertones, When the Lights Are Out, wolverhampton
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Takin’ Me Bak ‘Ome – talking Slade with Don Powell
Christmas was way into the distance when I tracked Don Powell down in Denmark, but the legendary drummer – on a rare break from the live circuit – soon brought the subject up. As I properly introduced myself and mentioned … Continue reading
Never Gonna Say Goodbye – the Pete Waterman interview
Perhaps you know him best these days for the countless TV appearances as presenter, judge or pundit, from his shows on regional radio in the Midlands, or – going back a bit further – as a club DJ. Alternatively, you … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music, Railways
Tagged 911, Bananarama, Coventry, Jason Orange, Jerry Dammers, Jonas Blue, Kylie Minogue, Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Neville Staple, Pete Waterman, Railways, Rick Astley, Stock Aitken Waterman, The Hit Man and Her, The Specials, Warrington, wolverhampton
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Thanks for the memoirs – catching up with Slade’s Dave Hill
Looking at the extensive list of past shows on Don Powell’s website, it’s clear that Slade are old hands at this touring lark. An impressive archive of on-stage engagements runs from March 1963, and it’s fair to say Don’s diary remains … Continue reading
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Tagged Bilston, Chas Chandler, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Graham Swinnerton, Jim lea, John Berry, Mal McNulty, Merry Xmas Everybody, Mud, Noddy Holder, Preston, Slade, Slade in Flame, wolverhampton
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Out on the town with Noddy and Mark
I’M proud to say I was in the company of glam rock royalty at the weekend, 50 years after Noddy Holder’s introduction to that business called show. And judging by his musical contributions to a night of good, honest chat with … Continue reading
