Bang The Drum All Day

Bang The Drum All Day

Sunday, 28 December 2025

Handel and Hendrix - neighbours in London

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Music lovers in London have a wealth of options when it comes to visiting historical locations. Top of many people’s list, to judge from the...
Thursday, 25 December 2025

Wish You Were Here - A Flawed Diamond

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As Pink Floyd’s 1975 opus Wish You Were Here gets its obligatory 50 th anniversary re-release, I feel duty-bound to reflect that I've ...
Thursday, 27 November 2025

Bob Dylan's Idiot Wind marks his re-emergence, 1975

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When Bob Dylan went to ground in 1966, it would be eight years before he returned to live performance. Eight momentous years, during which t...
Tuesday, 4 November 2025

The Lady Who Edited Woodstock

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Michael Wadleigh filming Richie Havens I'm kind of obsessed with the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Not just the movie and the music, but how ...
Sunday, 13 July 2025

People Power - Live Aid , Mandela and Human Rights Now!

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My mother just messaged me to say she's watching the re-run of Live Aid on the BBC. "I'm looking for you in the crowd." ...
Thursday, 10 July 2025

2-Tone and possibly my best gig ever

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If I had to pick the best concert I’ve ever been to, there are several candidates. I’ve written about seeing Pink Floyd play Dark Side Of Th...
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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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