BUT SERIOUSLY – The good and bad times of JOE WALSH
THE SMOKER YOU DRINK THE PLAYER YOU GET (1973) – Joe Walsh invents mellow-metal…………
RANTS & REFLECTIONS
TYNE MACHINE – The chequered history of LINDISFARNE…….
With Hull writing imaginative lyrics over folk-rock melodies, Lindisfarne were quickly a force to be reckoned with.
THE KID WAS ALRIGHT – the 1974 League Cup Final from the perspective of a 12 year-old
The ball rolled into the path of Richards whose low shot brought Wolves their first major honour for fourteen years.
THE EAGLE WHO DARED – The solo career of Don Henley
‘The End Of The Innocence,’ (1989) is an embarrassment of riches, barely wasting a second through ten superbly constructed songs.
BANKS FOR THE MEMORY – Gordon Banks (1937-2019)
In denying Denis Law at Wembley in the 1967 England v Scotland international Banks actually appears to defy gravity
SHOWING FAVOURITISM ‘The Favourite’ finds favour on every level………..
Superb performances, top draw script, excellent direction – so good is THE FAVOURITE (Yorgos Lanthimos, 120 mins), a darkly comic account of the conniving and conspiring taking place at the 18th Century court of Queen Anne, it seems strange to reflect there…
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THE PRINCE OF STOPPERS – Herbert Roberts remembered……
As Arsenal swept all-comers aside, Alex James provided guile and Cliff Bastin offered directness. But for inspiration they looked to Herbert Roberts.
THE KINGS OF COMEDY – Laurel & Hardy done justice by ‘STAN & OLLIE’ (review)
Just like the peerless cinematic double act Laurel & Hardy were, the film ‘STAN & OLLIE’ (Dir Jon S. Baird, 97 minutes), is a suitably engaging and well-drawn account of a bittersweet episode from late in their career. The film begins in…
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BRUCE CONNECTION – Springsteen On Broadway (review)
Not since the five album collection ‘Live`1975/85’ has Springsteen produced such an affirming document of his work.
WHO’S THE SINGER? Roger Daltrey ‘Thanks A Lot Mr Kibblewhite’ autobiography review
As The Who develop into the greatest live act rock has ever seen, Daltrey gives a fine account of what it feels like to connect with an audience at such times.