HEY HO! LET’S KNOW! – WHY IS EVERY TEENAGER I SEE WEARING A RAMONES TEE-SHIRT? [email protected] October 11, 2017 Just by looking at the album cover it was clear The Ramones weren’t the Eagles……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Eagles, The Kinks, The Ramones, The Who
THE TRAIN NOW DEPARTING – Twenty Songs About Trains……. [email protected] October 7, 2017 Just the ticket – THE KINKS; LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Crosby, Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra, Gladys Kinght & the Pips, Joe Walsh, Little Feat, Paul Simon, Stills & Nash, The Band, The Clash, The Doobie Brothers, The Faces, The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Jam, The Kinks, The Monkees, The O'Jays, Warren Zevon
AND THE HEARTBREAK – TOM PETTY (1950-2017) [email protected] October 3, 2017 With stellar support band the Heartbreakers, Petty acknowledged his influences and filtered them into his own distinctive theme. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
TWENTY ALBUMS EVERYONE SHOULD OWN – In the form of Ten Great Double Albums [email protected] September 30, 2017 QUADROPHENIA – The Who: Complex, creative, never less than compelling. LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Clash, The Who
THE DUNKIRK RE-VISIT – Two Films, Sixty Years Apart, Tell One Astonishing Story [email protected] September 29, 2017 What both films emphasise, is that rescuing the number of men who were spared death or capture was a miracle. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Dunkirk, Harry Styles, Kenneth Branagh, Sir John Mills
YOU’RE MY GUITAR HERO – Twenty Guitarists Who Rarely Receive The Credit They Deserve [email protected] September 25, 2017 20 Underrated Guitarists: GEORGE HARRISON: Understated, hugely influential, ‘Something’ special…… LET'S LIST AGAIN Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Clarance White, Danny Kortchmar, Dave Davies, Don Felder, George Harrison, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Keith Richards, Lindsey Buckingham, Lowell George, Mick Jones, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Richard Thompson, Robbie Robertson, Roger McGuinn, Ronnie Wood, Stephen Stills
THE BEGINNING AT THE END – Ten Songs Where The Last Line Is The Title [email protected] September 19, 2017 Ten Songs Where The Last Line is the Title: FLEETWOOD MAC: Their news was second hand…… LET'S LIST AGAIN Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dan Fogelberg, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Rod Stewart, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Clash, The Faces
YOU NAME BOPPER – 20 Songs In Which The Artist Name Checks Another [email protected] September 12, 2017 20 songs where an artist name checks another – THE WHO – Blind drunk listening to ‘old T. Rex.’ LET'S LIST AGAIN Bob Dylan, Don Henley, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Free, Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Walsh, John Lennon, John Mellencamp, Johnny Rotten, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynrd, Mott The Hoople, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, T. Rex, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Who, Van Morrison
MINUTE BY MINUTE – 20 Songs over Seven Minutes That Don’t Outstay Their Welcome [email protected] September 11, 2017 Twenty Songs Over Seven Minutes That Don’t Outstay Their Welcome. ERIC CLAPTON: Taking his time………. LET'S LIST AGAIN Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Crosby, Eagles, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Gene Clark, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Led Zeppelin, Mike Nesmith, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Stills & Nash, The Beatles, The Who, Van Morrison, Yes
NOW THE WAR IS OVER – British Films and World War Two [email protected] September 7, 2017 As important as the stories of heroism and sacrifice are the historical context in which these films were made. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Ice Cold In Alex, Jack Hawkins, John Mills, Sylvia Syms, The Colditz Story, The Cruel Sea, The Dambusters