Category Archives: rock music

Mark Hollis,The Reaction; and a mention of Peter Tork

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

Post Pistols there was a deluge of new bands starting up across the land. Not since the beat boom and so many young men, and women , been motivated to pick up a guitar and show off in front of … Continue reading →

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This is Pop…The Rezillos

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

The career of the Rezillos was short and punchy, just like their songs. Coming from Edinburgh they emerged fully formed, had a couple of hits, released an album that was in effects a greatest hits record and then squeezed out … Continue reading →

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This is Pop.. Lipstick Vogue

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

It’s one of the phenomena of pop music that occasionally, very occasionally, there could be a period in an artistes’ life when their career is on fire. It’s not just about songs or performances, it’s about something that is hard … Continue reading →

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Roger Daltrey…Thanks a lot

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

When it comes to reputations context is everything. Just ask Robert Falcon Scott the second leader to reach the South Pole. For decades after his death on the way back from the aforementioned pole Scott was a hero, an incredibly … Continue reading →

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Need for Speed

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

After the Ramones played Britain in 1976 a lot of bands upped their game in terms of speed. with the Ramones it was the shock of the new, at first, I didn’t really understand how they made that sound, it … Continue reading →

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The Old Grey Whistle Test shifts gear

Posted on January 26, 2019 by

Watching the clip of XTC on the Old Grey Whistle Test reminded me of the transitional period in the program in 1978. At the before launching into ‘Statue of Liberty’ band leader Andy Partridge make some snide comment about a … Continue reading →

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This is Pop, Statue of Liberty

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

One of the first things I did on my arrival in Nottingham was to pay a visit to Virgin Records. Strange to relate, there was a time when Virgin was a decidedly edgy company releasing all sorts of records by … Continue reading →

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