Bang The Drum All Day

Bang The Drum All Day

Saturday, 2 March 2013

1974 - Sparks are the next big thing

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For the average teenage record buyer in 1974, turning on the radio to hear Ron Mael's electric keyboard ushering in the falsetto tones o...
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Friday, 19 October 2012

A Celebration of Led Zeppelin

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'Celebration Day' - The film of Led Zeppelin's show at London's O2 Arena in 2007, is a real treat and worth catching on th...
Saturday, 13 October 2012

Elton John and Rod Stewart at Watford FC, 1974

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May 1974. Elton John was already an international star and had recently been appointed as a director of Watford Football Club, my home tea...
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Saturday, 22 September 2012

It's Frank Zappa Day

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September 19th is officially designated as Frank Zappa Day in Baltimore, the city where Frank grew up, before his family moved to the west...
Sunday, 2 September 2012

The Tubes - how they conquered London, 1977

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Without doubt, the most spell-binding rock show I have ever seen was staged by The Tubes at the Hammersmith Odeon in November 1977.  The ...
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Thursday, 30 August 2012

Frank Zappa and Lowell George together

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For a brief period in late 1968, early 1969, Lowell George was a member of The Mothers. He can be heard on the album 'Weasels Ripped ...
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Saturday, 25 August 2012

Joni Mitchell in the 1970s - the Bill Graham archive

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Here's a treat for Joni Mitchell fans. The amazing audio archive collected by legendary promoter Bill Graham, made available at the ...
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