– 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.
COLOSSEUM ROARING BACK
It was a crowning moment of the live rock music revival when Colosseum performed a sensational set at the 02 Shepherds Bush Empire on Saturday September 4th. They were among a galaxy of 14 great
NOW YOU HAS JAZZ!
GREAT SHOWS AND CDS TO TUNE IN AND TURN ON Jazz FM has been enlivening the airwaves not only with great music but some historic interviews with the giants of jazz in recent days. The
SWINGING AT THE OLD MARQUEE
WHEN JAZZ WAS COOL IN THE SIXTIES When we talk about Swinging London in the early 1960s, we tend to think Beatles and Rolling Stones, Carnaby Street and the Kings Road. But there was another
BOOK REVIEW – JOURNEY TO A DESTINATION UNKNOWN
Barbara Thompson MBE The Autobiographical Story of her Musical Life (Jazz In Britain) Rarely has the autobiography of a jazz musician been told with such passion, determination and sense of pride, while blending good humour,
ROLL OVER CROYDON!
Live Rock Lives The road to Croydon is a mighty fine road, especially when the Steve Eggs Band are leading the way with the kind of exciting ‘live’ sets they performed at The Oval Tavern
RICK WAKEMAN’S JOURNEY INTO SPACE
New Album and Tour Is there life on Mars? There is certainly musical life on Earth now that Rick Wakeman has defied the gravity of the Covid situation, by releasing a brand new album and