– 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.
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
Watch Out for Hot New Power Rock Trio JCM
The group combines the talents of former Humble Pie guitar supremo Clem Clempson, bass player and singer Mark Clarke and drummer extraordinaire Jon Hiseman. All former members of Colosseum, their debut album Heroes is released
Drama or Music?
Drama or music? Bromley High Street used to boast a cosy venue called the Little Theatre, that earnestly put on plays by Arnold Wesker and Harold Pinter. The much grander Churchill Theatre that was its
The Big Chris Barber Band
This band played a superb blend of classic Ellington tunes like Rockin’ In Rhythm, East St.Louis Toodle Oo and C Jam Blues on their recent U.K tour and included a fine rendition of Miles Davis’