The Peoples’ History of Pop Popular Music has often attracted tribes. Punks, hippies, soul boys, mods, rockers, ravers, People Who Like Chris Rea. One of pop music’s most interesting aspects is that everybody’s journey of discovery is different and thus… Read More ›
“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… Read More ›
Danny Baker’s Great Album Showdown is looking to identify the Finest Album of All Time. Starting on 5th February and continuing over three episodes on BBC4 Danny and his team of experts will decide which were the best Rock, Pop… Read More ›
This is just a quick word about the BBC4 Documentary Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top Ten. Regular readers may recall that I am set to feature in this documentary which looks at the romance of the charts… Read More ›
What is the greatest music documentary ever made? The best ever film about music? The finest rock doc / rockumentary / biopic / live in-concert video / DVD or whatever else you want to call it? Yesterday’s announcement that (Don’t… Read More ›
Judas Priest have had an interesting and turbulent history – including going on trial in the USA having being accused of causing the suicide of a boy through inserting backward / subliminal messages into their songs. Perhaps Judas Priest have… Read More ›
