Tag Archives: band reformations

Unsung Hero’s Harvey Hinsley

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

A constant source of amazement to me, this is by far my most visited post . Hot chocolate appear to be more loved than the sex pistols,yes,the clash or even gentle giant. In the 1960’s forming a multi racial band … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Three Record Rule and Dr Feelgood

Posted on April 14, 2018 by

It’s a sad but true fact that almost every artist has a sell by date. The rule I usually live by is that no one needs more than 3 CDs from any one artist, once you’ve got three that’s enough, … Continue reading →

Posted in DR feelgood, punk rock, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Don’t Dictate

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

One of the things that comes up time and time again when researching the early days of punk is the resourceful nature of virtually all of the protagonists. Whether it was Steve Jones nicking enough equipment to equip the Sex … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pretender

Posted on March 24, 2018 by

“I know that the Pretenders have looked like a tribute band for the last 20 years. … And we’re paying tribute to James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon, without whom we wouldn’t be here. And on the other hand, without us, … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Mighty Slits

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

“People didn’t know whether to fuck us or kill us, because we looked like we’d come out of a porn magazine.” Becoming a parent raises a whole load of issues. There is no right or wrong for most of us, … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wales, Man, and another brother slips away

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

Having just spent a few days in Wales my thoughts turned inevitably to the Welsh Rock scene.It took until the 90’s for Wales to really register on the rockometer and for a few years being welsh was really cool. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, prog rock, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More from Detroit

Posted on September 18, 2016 by

For a long while Detroit has held a fascination for me. It’s not exactly on the tourist trail so I am probably not ever going to visit. I imagine that in Detroit it is always winter and everyone is driving … Continue reading →

Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment