– THE RAVERS RETURN –
Revival of my gossip column in the Melody Maker called The Raver, consisting of one-liners, snippets, jokes etc. which many musicians and ex-MM readers will remember.
MAY WE RECOMMEND?
Books for the Music People Christmas may have come and gone but there is still time to buy presents for your nearest and dearest and those you know slightly in the queue for cat food
PHIL SEAMEN – PERCUSSION GENIUS!
Ronnie Scott once hailed Phil Seamen as ‘Britain’s Greatest Jazz Drummer’ a man who achieved cult status during his lifetime and inspired generations of jazz and rock musicians including Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones
ANA GRACEY SINGS AND SWINGS
At soundcheck (From left to right) Peter Lemer, Ana Gracey, Phil Mulford & Billy Thompson Wicked Games at the Pizza Express October 9, 2022 It was a sunny Sunday afternoon when Ana Gracey descended the
A NIGHT at the HARLEM APOLLO 1962
Flying Home! Cadogan Hall London When Lionel Hamptons’s all-American big band stormed into flag waving numbers like ‘Flying Home’ and ‘Airmail Special’ it sent crowds wild with excitement. Never more so, than when the vibraphone
STEVE EGGS BAND LIVE Turning Up At the Oval
Photos: Sari Toplek It’s hard to believe a year has passed since we last saw the Steve Eggs Band performing at the Oval Tavern, one of the best live rock music venues in Croydon. But
AYNSLEY LISTER – Rockin’ The Blues Away
Live at the Beaverwood Club September 7th 2022 Is it possible? Yes it is! There is a great young blues guitarist on the scene that has all the attributes of the legendary names of the