My Life With Rock N' Roll People
Reading Mike Garry’s poem 'St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H Wilson' brings back memories… It was 19 years ago today that we lost Anthony H Wilson, better known as Tony Wilson, TV presenter and journalist for Granada Television, part of the ITV network. At least that’s what he was up to when I first met him in 1978. Tony…
One of the most influential musicians of the Twentieth Century would have celebrated his 100th birthday this week on 26th May. Apart from being a trumpeter, composer and bandleader, Miles Davis was at the forefront of many styles of jazz, the most hip and fashionable sound until rock ‘n’ roll tried to steal its thunder. Even then Miles remained relevant, discovering up-and-coming…
You’ve probably heard the name Spizz since he’s been around for years, decades even. Six, to be precise, dating back to the early post-punk scene of the late ’70s. In those days he and his ramshackle bunch of chums went under the brand of Spizzoil, making a name for themselves touring with Siouxsie and the Banshees. This coincided with the new…
Funny what happens when you decide to do a tidy-up. That large box I kept tripping over was supposed to be full of 90s compilations, mostly repeating each other’s tracks, a hangover from the days when record companies were making their next round of easy money with greatest hits CDs of one sort or another. Then shone a veritable diamond in…
You may remember Beatle John Lennon’s wry but seething definition of life. That “it’s what happens to us while we are making other plans”. Well since the late ‘80s Del Amitri have become a very popular band although most music fans will mainly be familiar with hits like 'Nothing Ever Happens' and 'Kiss This Thing Goodbye' and, at a stretch, their…
