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A Whitesnake Legacy – Marsden’s Final Album Sees The Light Of Day
There has been a huge outpouring of loving tributes to Bernie Marsden since the Whitesnake guitarist passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on 24th August 2023 at the age of 72... Rock icon, songwriter, guitar hero, author, even sometimes actor, so many...
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Living on the Front Line – Eddy Grant
“I feel we have a spiritual relationship as she crossed so many boundaries. She did so much so young and I’m sure that one day my song will be played in front of Carole King and she will cry." By Ian Woolley Eddy Grant is a true survivor in every sense of the word......
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What to Consider Before Creating Your Own Music Venue
Who wouldn’t want to be a rock star? The idea alone sounds so freeing: getting to perform for crowds, hearing the chants for an encore, and embracing the crowd going wild. In fact, there are plenty of musicians today who still do this, regardless of their age, because...
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Yardbirds’ Founding Guitarist Anthony ‘Top’ Topham Have Died
Original Yardbirds founding lead guitarist 'Top' Topham has died, just two weeks after one of his successors in the band Jeff Beck had passed away... OBITUARY By Ian Woolley Anthony 'Top' Topham along with Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf and Ian Samwell-Smith...
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News Beat ➧
A Whitesnake Legacy – Marsden’s Final Album Sees The Light Of Day
There has been a huge outpouring of loving tributes to Bernie Marsden since the Whitesnake guitarist passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on 24th August 2023 at the age of 72... Rock icon, songwriter, guitar hero, author, even sometimes actor, so many...
Back Beat ➧
Living on the Front Line – Eddy Grant
“I feel we have a spiritual relationship as she crossed so many boundaries. She did so much so young and I’m sure that one day my song will be played in front of Carole King and she will cry." By Ian Woolley Eddy Grant is a true survivor in every sense of the word......
Review Beat ➧
What to Consider Before Creating Your Own Music Venue
Who wouldn’t want to be a rock star? The idea alone sounds so freeing: getting to perform for crowds, hearing the chants for an encore, and embracing the crowd going wild. In fact, there are plenty of musicians today who still do this, regardless of their age, because...
Obituaries ➧
Yardbirds’ Founding Guitarist Anthony ‘Top’ Topham Have Died
Original Yardbirds founding lead guitarist 'Top' Topham has died, just two weeks after one of his successors in the band Jeff Beck had passed away... OBITUARY By Ian Woolley Anthony 'Top' Topham along with Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf and Ian Samwell-Smith...
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Are tickets becoming too expensive?
By Shaun Curran With audience numbers reportedly dropping for many types of shows, including 60 music tours and one-nighters, questions are being asked about the cost of tickets now that booking fees and other charges are added into the original price... Tickets for...
Share a Cuppa Tea with…Thomas ‘Toad’ Doody
By Jane Quinn Toad from The Cryan’ Shames as he discusses Elmer Fudd, Jackie Kennedy, and singing in the shower... Summer, 1966, and I was a teen correspondent for an American pop music magazine. My treasured press card gained me an audience with many of the top...
Brian Poole – Now you see ‘em, now you don’t
By Brian Poole The Beat asked Brian Poole to suggest a topic we could feature in The Beat that was really off-beat. He came up with this idea... "Well, how about getting to know a few of the people who make the shows roll, and keep the wheels turning. Some of these...
Share a Cuppa Tea with..Gypsy Dave
Gyp discusses the role art plays in the balance of life, Mad Magazine, Knights of the Road and more.
Trower knows where he’s going
Robin Trower's new studio album 'Where You Are Going To' was released on May 6 by Manhaton in the UK, and V12 Records in the US... Robin embarks on a 13-date UK tour beginning on September 30 at The Waterfront, Norwich. Special guest on all shows is Stevie Nimmo....
Darlene Love – Her best album ever?
By Jim Stewart As the 60th anniversary of entering a recording studio for the first time approaches, Phillies legend Darlene Love releases the best album of her long career... ‘Introducing Darlene Love’ returns Darlene to the capable hands of Steven Van Zandt, who...
Breakfast with…Rubettes’ Alan Williams
Breakfast with: Alan Williams - The Rubettes Echos of better late than never - but after 40 years, that seems ridiculous, I know. If there has ever been one regret over the years, it’s the fact that we never recorded a Christmas single. Unlike ‘Slade’ and ‘Mud’ and...
The Lindisfarne Story continues
By Martin Hutchinson Ray Laidlaw and Billy Mitchell are still on that Lindisfarne road... Fans of North-East legends Lindisfarne may be bemoaning the fact that the band itself never tours these days, content to perform their traditional Christmas Show in Newcastle’s...
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