– 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.
A TRIBUTE TO JON HISEMAN
MAGICIAN OF THE DRUMS When Jon Hiseman passed away in the early hours of June 12, 2018, he left a huge void in the lives of family, friends, fellow musicians and all those he had
RYAN McGARVEY at the BEAVERWOOD
It was a hot and wild night at the Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, when American guitar hero Ryan McGarvey flew into town and into action. Backed by a powerful rhythm section, the charismatic performer sang and
TUNE IN TO JAZZ ON AIR
RADIO 3 JAZZ JAMS One of the best jazz record programmes on air is Geoffrey Smith's 'Jazz' on BBC Radio 3. Tune in at midnight on Saturdays to be treated to a succession of profiles
Peter Lemer Quintet
Wailing at the Pizza Express When Pete Lemer recorded Local Colour in 1966 he could hardly have believed it would be celebrated 52 years later with the re-release of his critically acclaimed album and a
Melody Maker Review of Colosseum at the Lyceum Ballroom in 1971
"It's getting rather monotonous to say that Jon Hiseman played the greatest drum solo of his career at Colosseum’s last gig. But the music Jon played on drums at the Lyceum, London on Sunday, was
Demise of Print Edition of The NME
Sad to see the demise of the New Musical Express in its print edition, the last one appearing on March 9th 2018. By coincidence The Raver recently acquired a copy of their 10th Anniversary Souvenir