– 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.
EXTENDED PLEASURE
Click to Enlarge Images An Exaltation of EPs Once upon a groove there was a quirky new addition to the alluring range of shiny discs available in those mystical dens of
DRUM-TASTIC! MY TOP TEN GREAT DRUM SOLOS
Debates may rage, arguments follow and protests be lodged, but here are our all time favourite drum solos as performed and recorded by the giants of percussion. NOTE: A list of 100 great drum breaks
1945 VE DAY MEMORIES
CELEBRATING VICTORY WITH TEA, CAKES & SWING When sirens wailed a farewell All-Clear, the roar of night time bombers ceased and the blast waves of detonating V1s and V2s subsided it was time to celebrate.
DRUMMIN’ MAN – A TRIBUTE TO BOBBY ORR
Modern jazz fans enjoyed an exciting experience seeing pioneering musicians of the calibre of Joe Harriott, Don Rendell and Tubby Hayes in action at local clubs in the early 1960s. If it was a shade
HONOURING TUBBY HAYES
SIMON SPILLETT QUARTET Simon Spillett blew up a storm while celebrating the life and music of Tubby Hayes in a show that proved even more exhilarating than the gale blowing over Essex on a wet
OUR PROPAGANDA
O2 Islington, London And lo – a star is born! Now is this wild claim mere pop propaganda? No, here is important information designed to assist in propagating the faith in a new band and

