Another piece of promotional art that’s typical of the 70’s. This is a retail poster for Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic. It bears no resemblance to the sleeve artwork in any way, and the band’s name is almost illegible. The album came out in 1975, but this poster,...

It was 1978, and this was my first arena show. Yes had just finished an American tour and decided to play three UK shows, all at Wembley. I went with Paul and Jonathan Kirkley and it was incredible. Many years later, I got Rick Wakeman to sign the program. The illustrated page is Jon...

It was great to meet this legend at a Virgin signing in London for his rather tasty book on the JHE. Sadly he’s no longer with us but he’s left us a lot of great music by which to remember him....

  Michael has a past like no-one else. He grew up in the golden age of movies as son of Geraldine Fitzgerald, and allegedly Orson Wells. He moved to the UK and became the director of the pop show, Ready, Steady, Go, where he met every Brit rock star from Jagger to Lennon and all in between....

I love this book and have read it several times. It’s got a lovely, early 70’s British and laddish naivety to it. In 2001 I went with my girlfriend to The Troubadour in LA to see Nico Case. The show was quiet and we were standing by the bar, when in walked Ian Hunter, looking...

Eric’s still got an amazing voice. He hails from Newcastle near where I’m from back in Blighty. Thanks to Andy Moreno for getting this signed for me at Virgin, Times...