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Back From the USA – Monkees make their mark
Monkees Micky and Pete together
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The Beatles Last Song Finally Comes Together
"There it was, John's voice, crystal clear," said Sir Paul McCartney after hearing the separated vocals of his former best friend on what will become the last-ever Beatles song... By Ian Woolley "Now And Then" will become the last-ever single release from Paul, John,...
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Altamont – A Disaster That Was Set In Stone
Sometimes events in history can get lost in time. The more I researched and dug deeper, Altamont had become a dirty word to be buried in the fading minds of pop history like some forgotten mine that had been rusting for over fifty years. Yet what lies underneath stays...
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Songs and Casino Superstition: A Melodic Affair with Luck
Casinos are not just about cards, dice, and flashing slot machines; they are theatres of the human experience, where hope, skill, and chance dance in an unpredictable tango. Stepping into a casino, you're enveloped in a world of sensory stimulation, from the clinking...
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Calypso Singer Topped The US Album Charts First – Harry Belafonte
The US chart-topping singer Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96... OBITUARY by Ian Woolley Breaking down racial barriers, Belafonte became more involved in the civil rights movement and was an ambassador for equality. Born in 1927 in the tough neighborhood of...
Back From the USA – Monkees make their mark
Monkees Micky and Pete together
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The Beatles Last Song Finally Comes Together
"There it was, John's voice, crystal clear," said Sir Paul McCartney after hearing the separated vocals of his former best friend on what will become the last-ever Beatles song... By Ian Woolley "Now And Then" will become the last-ever single release from Paul, John,...
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Altamont – A Disaster That Was Set In Stone
Sometimes events in history can get lost in time. The more I researched and dug deeper, Altamont had become a dirty word to be buried in the fading minds of pop history like some forgotten mine that had been rusting for over fifty years. Yet what lies underneath stays...
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Songs and Casino Superstition: A Melodic Affair with Luck
Casinos are not just about cards, dice, and flashing slot machines; they are theatres of the human experience, where hope, skill, and chance dance in an unpredictable tango. Stepping into a casino, you're enveloped in a world of sensory stimulation, from the clinking...
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Calypso Singer Topped The US Album Charts First – Harry Belafonte
The US chart-topping singer Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96... OBITUARY by Ian Woolley Breaking down racial barriers, Belafonte became more involved in the civil rights movement and was an ambassador for equality. Born in 1927 in the tough neighborhood of...
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Hall of Fame for The Zombies
By Martin Hutchinson The Zombies have at last been inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame... The award, voted for by fans and peers, comes after the band has undergone a bit of a change following bassist Jim Rodford’s passing last January. "Jim was a...
Share a Cuppa Tea with Jane and Jim Messina
By Jane Quinn Jim chats about Walt Disney, Love, Bolero and his metal shop... Intelligent lyrics, lovely music... Jim Messina excels in both. James Melvin joined us on Planet Earth in 1947 in a land known as California before spending time in another land called...
Share a cuppa tea with Jane and Georgiana Steele-Waller
By Jane Quinn The top sixties model engages in enigmatic chat about being a hippie, rodeos, fear, and Beach Boys... The year was 1966. It was the year Lyndon Johnson was the USA’s President, Walt Disney died, England won the World Cup, I got my first kiss in an...
War of the Worlds – Jeff Wayne’s stage musical
By Martin Hutchinson Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds is on tour in the UK... No one would have predicted, or even believed, in 2015, after a sixth sell-out UK tour, when Jeff Wayne said that that was the final ‘War Of The Worlds’ tour, that he’d...
Festive shows for two merry Osmonds
By Martin Hutchinson The Osmonds are back... Well, two of the singing brothers are heading back to the UK with their band to recreate the joy of their Christmas shows – but with a difference. The group, famous for hits Love me For A Reason, Let Me In and of course,...
Share a Cuppa Tea with John Otway
By Jane Quinn John Otway speaks of the meaning of life, comics, bullies et al... If Bob Dylan was a gymnastic punk rocker, his name would be John Otway. Mr. Otway is a singer-songwriter, wordsmith, author, an awkward wit, Pete Townshend’s gifted protégé, and a...
Chas Hodges – My best friend
By Mike Berry Chas Hodges was probably the most ‘gifted’ musician I ever had the pleasure and good fortune to meet and work with! I met Charles Nicholas Hodges when he was 17 and I was 18. And not long after we started working together, I remember calling him a...
Share a cuppa with… Pete Best & Roag Best
By Jane Quinn The Best Brothers discuss things like Lester Pigott, Museums, and Smiles... Not many people can say they used to be a Beatle. Pete Best is one who actually was an original Beatle during the formative years, the Hamburg years, the black leather years, the...
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A whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on
By John Firminger Taking a break from my usual ramble I would like to look at the rise and fall and rise again of the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis... It's almost 60 years since the infamous British tour of Jerry Lee Lewis in May, 1958, and in part one we look back at the...
Barry Whitwham – The drummer boy who never grows up!
The Beat editor David Parker asked Herman’s Hermits stalwart Barry Whitwham to tell readers about his 50 years on the drums.
Mike Pender – Fame isn’t all sugar and spice
“Fame isn’t all Sugar and Spice”
Pat Murphy’s Greatest Hits
By Pat Murphy When I first started to buy albums more than 50 years ago, “greatest hits” compilations were a particular attraction... After all, you could get a whole whack of favourites in one package, most of which you hadn’t been able to afford as separate singles....
The Moody Blues – 50 Years On
By Jim Stewart ‘The Voice’ was one of The Moody Blues' biggest hits and to their legion of fans worldwide Justin Hayward is The Voice... Since joining the band in late 1966, he has enjoyed incredible success both as a band member and a solo artist. In 2015 he is...
The Silver Disc Winners of the ’60s
By Pat Murphy The music industry historically awarded Gold Discs for sales of a million or more, but the overwhelming bulk of the discs was for performance in the American market... Relatively speaking, Britain was too small to compete in that league. Indeed,...
On the road with new-born Nazareth
By Martin Hutchinson Veteran Scot-rockers Nazareth is undertaking a short UK tour in January, their first British dates with the bands’ new lead singer Linton Osbourne... After the retirement of co-founder member and singer Dan McCafferty, due to ill health, the band...
Suzi Quatro – The girl from Detroit
It’s hard to believe that Suzi Quatro is celebrating 50 years in the music this year.
A whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on
By John Firminger Taking a break from my usual ramble I would like to look at the rise and fall and rise again of the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis... It's almost 60 years since the infamous British tour of Jerry Lee Lewis in May, 1958, and in part one we look back at the...
Barry Whitwham – The drummer boy who never grows up!
The Beat editor David Parker asked Herman’s Hermits stalwart Barry Whitwham to tell readers about his 50 years on the drums.
Mike Pender – Fame isn’t all sugar and spice
“Fame isn’t all Sugar and Spice”
Pat Murphy’s Greatest Hits
By Pat Murphy When I first started to buy albums more than 50 years ago, “greatest hits” compilations were a particular attraction... After all, you could get a whole whack of favourites in one package, most of which you hadn’t been able to afford as separate singles....
The Moody Blues – 50 Years On
By Jim Stewart ‘The Voice’ was one of The Moody Blues' biggest hits and to their legion of fans worldwide Justin Hayward is The Voice... Since joining the band in late 1966, he has enjoyed incredible success both as a band member and a solo artist. In 2015 he is...
The Silver Disc Winners of the ’60s
By Pat Murphy The music industry historically awarded Gold Discs for sales of a million or more, but the overwhelming bulk of the discs was for performance in the American market... Relatively speaking, Britain was too small to compete in that league. Indeed,...
On the road with new-born Nazareth
By Martin Hutchinson Veteran Scot-rockers Nazareth is undertaking a short UK tour in January, their first British dates with the bands’ new lead singer Linton Osbourne... After the retirement of co-founder member and singer Dan McCafferty, due to ill health, the band...
Suzi Quatro – The girl from Detroit
It’s hard to believe that Suzi Quatro is celebrating 50 years in the music this year.
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10 top tips for building your own electric guitar
In his new book, author Paul Balmer tutors the budding guitar builder-player. Available from all good bookshops.
Lens-eye view of Ike and Tina everywhere
Bob Gruen joined Ike And Tina Turner on tour. He spent two years, portable video camera in hand, filming their every move, on stage, at home and in the studio.
From Ireland to London – Rory Gallagher
This very attractively presented hardback tells the Rory Gallagher story in words and pictures, tracing his passage from the Irish showband circuit to his emergence in London.
War of the Worlds
The live version of Jeff Wayne’s magnum opus has been pulling the crowds in since 2006, and following the release of a new version of the epic tale of a Martian invasion of the earth, a new realisation on the live stage just couldn’t live up to the original.
10 top tips for building your own electric guitar
In his new book, author Paul Balmer tutors the budding guitar builder-player. Available from all good bookshops.
Lens-eye view of Ike and Tina everywhere
Bob Gruen joined Ike And Tina Turner on tour. He spent two years, portable video camera in hand, filming their every move, on stage, at home and in the studio.
From Ireland to London – Rory Gallagher
This very attractively presented hardback tells the Rory Gallagher story in words and pictures, tracing his passage from the Irish showband circuit to his emergence in London.
War of the Worlds
The live version of Jeff Wayne’s magnum opus has been pulling the crowds in since 2006, and following the release of a new version of the epic tale of a Martian invasion of the earth, a new realisation on the live stage just couldn’t live up to the original.
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