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The end of Rock?
20 years ago, along with friends and family, I was stood on a grassy bank in Northumberland waiting for the grey light to reveal the first day of the new century. Not all of us who were there then are … Continue reading
Neil Innes
If I had been born in Manchester or London, I would, no doubt have a stock of anecdotes about sitting next to Joe Strummer on the bus or being at school with Peter Hook or delivering mail to Ian Dury or whatever. Living my … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's biography, bongo dog band, East Anglia, Neil innes, Thorpe grammar school, viv stanshall
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Lonely this Christmas..Mud
I always had a soft spot for Mud. Even in the unsophisticated world of zits and glitter in the mid 70’s the band was relentlessly unglamorous. Hailing from a satellite town inSurrey Mud, rather like the Sweet or even the Jam … Continue reading
Music vs Politics vs Music
In 1979 I had my first chance to vote in a general election. Naturally the people I looked to for advice (this being the days before social media) were the rock musicians of the time. Punk had just about boiled … Continue reading
Ginger Baker
I found this post as a draft. For some reason I wrote it and never posted it. Oh well, want not waste not – here it is When I was a very young man I knew the names of two … Continue reading
Pete Townsend says something a bit stupid (again ).
After a lifetime of saying, and doing, some pretty stupid things it’s quite refreshing to find Pete Townsend still able to make new idiotic statements. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine he recently said he was relieved that former … Continue reading
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Tagged John Entwistle, Keith moon, Pete Townsend, rolling stone interview, the who
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Desiderata
The present pop charts may be a bit shite but in terms of consistency they make perfect sense, there’s loads of pop, a bit of rap and a very specific type of production that makes everything sound very processed. Not … Continue reading
