My Life With Rock N' Roll People
You will probably be familiar with the phrase “Publish and be damned!”, an exhortation used by newspaper editors and publishers in many a film and TV show over the years. The origin of the expression dates back to Regency times involving one Harriette Wilson, the most notorious courtesan of that lascivious era. At the age of 15 she became the mistress…
There’s always a frisson of excitement when Bob Geldof is back in town and this time round there are a couple of reasons why he should have popped up again. Firstly it’s the fiftieth anniversary of his band, the Boomtown Rats, the Dublin punk band famous for their chart-topping hits 'Rat Trap' and 'I Don’t Like Mondays'. The group has…
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…
A fine review from the King of Indie…
