I’m not a big Dead guy. I’m still amazed I was allowed to live in Sonoma county without being one. Anyway, I found this card there, and am told it’s an...

The creator of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett, Space 1999 and Stingray came to the Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street to sign his VHS catalog. I remember asking the video company if he needed anything special. “Just a bottle of good Scotch” was the answer. Were the Tracey brothers...

This is from an instore at Virgin Megastore Oxford Street. Simple Minds were massive at the time. It was them, U2, Big Country and the Cult that were the big sellers then. People arrived the day before and slept in sleeping bags overnight. They weren’t even playing – they were...

Great band – very poor album. Nuff...

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....