In 1975, a British rock writer went to see an unsigned band called The Ramones at The Performance Studio as part of a report for the NME in on the burgeoning scene in New York’s CBGB club and the surrounding… Read More ›
Blondie
Picture This: A Blondie Photographic Exhibition at Somerset House
As someone who thinks that Art is someone who sang with Paul Simon, it is nevertheless enjoyable to walk around the galleries of London and allow some of the good stuff to soak in to the brain, hopefully adding something… Read More ›
Rock On! Annual 1980. Definitely Not Sexist. Even If You’re A Bird.
One of my favourite Christmas presents this year was a book from 1979, confusingly titled the Rock On! Annual 1980 which looked back at 1978. Still following me? Good. Rock On! was a short-lived UK magazine launched in June 1978…. Read More ›
My Ten Earliest Musical Memories – and Top of The Pops: The Story of 1978
What are your earliest musical memories? I overheard someone talking enthusiastically on their mobile the other day about how seeing Steps would bring back early childhood memories. Steps. I’ll leave aside for the moment how that would bring back little… Read More ›
