– 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.
FAREWELL ZOOT
Zoot Money has left the stage. And our world is a sadder place without the man who brought such fun, laughter and soulful music in his wake for so many happy years. Photograph Peter Clark
HOT ROCK AND COOL JAZZ
The Steve Eggs Band Wows the Sound Lounge August is a month that symbolises abundance, transformation and reflection. Yay verily there was an abundance of music and cause for reflection at the gigs your Raver
PAUL JONES & DAVE KELLY
BLUES IN THE NIGHT Live at St.George’s Beckenham When Dave Kelly and Paul Jones launched into ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’ the opening salvo of their live concert at a packed St. George’s Church, Beckenham (June
IN THE MOOD FOR SING, SING SWING!
Are you in the mood for digging the hottest TWO Swing bands in town? The audience at Carnegie Hall, New York City certainly were back in 1939. And it was London’s turn to enjoy a
HEY JOE, WHADDYA KNOW!
Joe Bonamassa at the Royal Albert Hall “Welcome to England!” That’s how suspicious London Airport immigration officials finally greeted the scruffy, nervous young American blues guitarist when he first arrived in this country, way back
SWISS ROCK & ROLL
Steve Eggs Band Goes Wild In Yverdon An avalanche of cheers greeted visitors from London when the Steve Eggs Band ascended the stage at a top rock club in Switzerland during their recent European tour.