Tag: Canvey Island
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Lee Brilleaux: Rock n Roll Gentleman
January 1976. Dr Feelgood are tearing up venues across the UK. “Malpractice”, their second album has reached the top twenty. Eighteen months earlier they were still playing two shows a night because they needed the money. But lead singer Lee Brilleaux can’t do things in half measures. The band might think about preserving their energy…
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The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson: A New Film By Julien Temple
“We were on the up and up…. …and then…. ….Cancer. “ Wilko Johnson, at last night’s premiere of “The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson” “The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson” is a new documentary, directed by Julien Temple, which tells the extraordinary story of the last three years in the life of former Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko…
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New Dr Feelgood Exhibition Hits Canvey Island
Whilst we are on the subject of Dr Feelgood, (as we were yesterday) let’s also mention an exhibition that is currently running on Canvey Island that has been curated by the band’s manager Chris Fenwick. The exhibition is the finishing post to an event to be held on Weds 26th June, when Chris Fenwick will…
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Radio What’s New? Wilko Johnson Interview On BBC Radio 6 Music
Radio, what’s new? Someone still loves you… From the local stations with their more diverse (and internet-accessible) evening programmes (see Frome FM’s monthly evening show by Push – a regular visitor here), to Internet only stations such as (Essex-based) Ship Full Of Bombs, there’s plenty of great music out there. “Invisible airwaves crackle with life…bearing…
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British Sea Power Panda To The Shepherd’s Bush Empire – Live Review
On the day that the last Orchestrator of British Sea Power (via the Falklands conflict) was buried, it was fitting that British Sea Power (the band) marked the occasion by laying unnecessary waste to a Shepherd’s Bush Empire that was minding its own business and retreating into an exclusion zone with a stunning live show…
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Wilko Johnson Farewell Tour – Live At Koko
Wilko Johnson – the former Dr Feelgood guitarist – announced in January this year that he had terminal cancer, and that he wouldn’t be undergoing chemotherapy to extend his life a little. He said he felt “vividly alive”, and that he would be playing a few “farewell” shows, if his health would allow, and announced…
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Wilko Johnson Book Launch: How Dr Feelgood Were Inspired by a Disastrous MC5 Wembley Appearance
Wilko Johnson, former lead guitarist of Canvey Island‘s finest export Dr Feelgood, was at Rough Trade East last night to launch his new autobiography alongside co-author Zoe Howe, a local Leigh on Sea resident. Wilko spoke eloquently about his life in front of a packed crowd and was then joined by his band, featuring former Blockhead…
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