Bang The Drum All Day

Bang The Drum All Day

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Inspired Use of Music in Movies

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Where is everybody? I can vouch for the fact that at 7am on a Sunday morning, Times Square is deserted. Radiohead fans will be aware that ...
Monday, 30 March 2026

Rickie Lee Jones Takes Off Like A Rocket

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Rickie at home in New Orleans Rickie Lee Jones was penniless and often homeless pretty much right up to the time, in 1978, when she was sign...
Saturday, 24 January 2026

'The Making of Five Leaves Left' - A worthy Grammy nominee

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photo by Keith Morris If awards mean anything for a musician, then a Grammy is something to aspire to. Nick Drake, a relatively obscure Engl...
Saturday, 10 January 2026

The Day David Bowie Died - 10 years gone.

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I was in my office in Hong Kong on the day Bowie died, surrounded by people mostly much younger than me, who didn't seem at all interest...
Wednesday, 31 December 2025

My visit to Abbey Road Studios

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Abbey Road has a special significance for me, as it was where I met my wife. We shared a flat at Neville Court, the red brick mansion block ...

Electric Ladyland - Genius At Work

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I have been listening to Jimi Hendrix's 1968 magnum opus Electric Ladyland for over 50 years. There are periods where I haven't hea...
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I grew up in the 1960s and 70s, the classic era for rock, soul and modern jazz. Click on the topics below to take a walk through my life in music.
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