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LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUSIC – Twenty songs that share their title with a film……

[email protected] January 6, 2020

Twenty Songs Sharing Their Title with a Film: BOB SEGER ‘Started thinking about a film from 1975’….

Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Who, Warren Zevon

With The Utmost Respect – MARTIN PETERS (1943-2019)

[email protected] December 22, 2019

Present day purveyors of the midfield role maybe fitter and faster, but Martin Peters was sufficiently gifted to be eye-catching in any period of football.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, England, John Bond, Kenny Dalglish, Martin Peters, Norwich City, Ron Greenwood, Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Geoff Hurst, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United

CALL OUT FROM THE CAPITAL – The Clash & ‘LONDON CALLING’…….

[email protected] December 20, 2019

LONDON CALLING (1979): It remains a thrilling listen, forever making good on its intentions to exhilarate and enthrall.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Joe Strummer, London Calling, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, The Clash, Topper Headon

TRUST IN MOD – ‘QUADROPHENIA’ on film……

[email protected] December 16, 2019

Quadrophenia on film: In his directorial debut Franc Roddam shows a sure touch in exploring the themes of confusion and rebellion.’

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Franc Roddam, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Lesley Ash, Pete Townshend, Phil Daniels, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, Sting, The Who

STRINGS ATTACHED: Two Rod Stewart albums and 50 years in between…………

[email protected] December 9, 2019

‘Handbags & Gladrags’ now sounds even more affecting as Rod approaches 75.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Every Picture Tells A Story, Gasoline Alley, Ian McLagan, Jeff Beck Group, Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart and the Royal PhilharmonicOrchestra, Ronnie Wood

MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question……

[email protected] November 25, 2019

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963.

LET'S LIST AGAIN

Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Frank Sinatra, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Ruffin, John Lennon, Linda Ronstadt, Marvin Gaye, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison

HIGH FIVE – Twenty Great Albums from 1975……..

[email protected] November 18, 2019

Twenty great albums from 1975: ‘Born to Run’ sounds like what may have happened had Phil Spector produced ‘Blonde on Blonde.’

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

Al Green, Alan Hull, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan and The Band, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, David Bowie, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, James Taylor, John Fogerty, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Roxy Music, The Band, The Kinks, The Who

FOR PETE’S SAKE – Townshend talks the talk (London: 6/11/19);

[email protected] November 12, 2019

This being Pete Townshend, the most articulate rock musician of his generation, he was fascinating, funny and as one has come to expect, foul-mouthed.

RANTS & REFLECTIONS

John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Mariella Frostrup, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, The Westminster Hall, The Who, Tommy, Who's Next