This was Floyd touring in support of the Division Bell record. We saw the same tour twice in London and once in San Antonio, Texas. EMI invited a handful of folks, including me, to hear the playback of the record before it was released. It was at the legendary Olympic Studios in London and...

 They were a bit “clean” for me. I think that they wore capes. But maybe I imagined that. A fun Sunday night though with my fellow Northern English pal, Mr Dave Shack. Epilogue – Nov 20th 2015 – and via the Shackster….just met Steve and Merv from FM tonight at...

I love the Banshees. They’re so original and creative. This was a show held in a big top tent in North London. The line-up was Wire, Gaye Bikers on Acid, Psychic TV, and The (awful in my opinion)...

I love Coverdale’s voice but thought Whitesnake were pretty much rubbish by 1982. His two late 70’s solo records are excellent, as it the Trouble album – great white blues rock a la Humble Pie. But then it went all wrong – they ripped off the LA hair bands and he got a...

My friend Curtis was Phil Collen’s guitar tech for a few years and gave me a few passes to stand next to him at the side of the stage at this show. As soon as we got there, he took me over to the guitar rack and pointed to a guitar which I immediately recognized belonging to...

Joe and the Mescaleros. It’s funny but I thought I saw him at the Troubadour rather than The Palace on this tour. Does anyone remember this show at the...