Golden Smog – Los Angeles Oct04

Golden Smog – ...

Made up of members of Wilco, Soul Asylum and The Jayhawks – what a pedigree! I distinctly remember them doing an amazing version of Elvin Bishop’s Fooled Around and Fell In Love. I’m pretty sure it was sung by Gary Louris. A fine...

BR5-49 – London 1997 Oct04

BR5-49 – Londo...

Any band who’s got a song called “Little Ramona’s Gone Hillbilly Nuts” is good enough for me. Such a fun band. If you don’t know them, check ’em...

The Quireboys – London 1990 Oct04

The Quireboys –...

They were a Faces knock off, but not a bad one. They used to go to our favorite London club at the time, The St Moritz. One of our crew, Eric, had a tendency to fall asleep wherever he was. I distinctly remember humble Eric snoozing away and lying on one of the only two benches in the club,...

New Model Army – Newcastle 1986 Oct04

New Model Army ̵...

  Slade the Leveller and his lads at Newcastle Riverside. Great band, great venue, great...

Rolling Stones Pass ...

My pass from the Wembley Stadium show in 1990. Virgin’s PR company was working for them at the time – handy! A fine show...

David Bowie – Sunderland UK 1987 Oct04

David Bowie – ...

I remember being really excited that one of my favorite artists was going to play the hallowed ground of Sunderland Association Football Club. I took a couple of days off work and headed up North with great anticipation. Well it was pretty awful. I was gutted. He had Peter Frampton on guitar,...