Bang The Drum All Day

Bang The Drum All Day

Tuesday, 30 October 2018

February 1970 - Bowie in obscurity, Mick Ronson joins Michael Chapman

›
Michael Chapman's album Fully Qualified Survivor had just been released on Harvest. It featured some classic Mick Ronson guitar...
Saturday, 10 March 2018

The Heyday of the NME

›
There's a been a lot of talk this week about the closure of the NME's print edition - the end of an era and all that. In his Guar...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Bowie - "It's a Drive-In Saturday"

›
  Other-worldly. I n the early 1970s, David Bowie really was that rock hero from another planet, the starman waiting in the sky. His w...
Thursday, 8 February 2018

Kansas - why 'Leftoverture' is their masterpiece album

›
Kansas may just be the ugliest band in the world. Not hip or trendy in any way, but if you can put that aside and you have an appreciatio...
1 comment:
Wednesday, 6 September 2017

The many sides of Walter Becker

›
Having just contributed to a podcast in memory of Steely Dan's Walter Becker, who passed away this week, I've compiled some exa...
Monday, 4 September 2017

Reviewing Pink Floyd at the V&A: Their Mortal Remains

›
We don't need no Edu-cayshun The enduring nature of classic rock music and its connection with popular culture is reassuring fo...
Saturday, 17 June 2017

50 Years Ago Today: Jimi Hendrix wows Monterey

›
The most electrifying three minutes in the history of live rock music . Made all the more significant because it was Jimi returning to hi...
‹
›
Home
View web version

My Music Blog

My photo
Richard Newell
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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.