So at the time I was a massive Mellencamp fan. Scarecrow and Lonesome Jubilee were, and still are, great records. So he comes to the UK for a one-off show and Polygram call and ask if they can have a window display at the Virgin London Oxford Street Megastore. Of course they can, and I...

The only time I saw Zappa. He opened with the Black Page, and did a killer Stairway to Heaven and I am the Walrus. So glad I got to see the...

This was Steve and the boys in the middle of the headband, biker, Vietnam vet, heroin and double neck SG phase. He’s rather different...

I went to this while I was at college in Sheffield. It was a million miles away from the music I liked at the time, but I was a drummer and they had Billy Cobham on the tubs. He was amazing, as was the bass player, Alphonso Johnson. Unfortunately the vocals were awful – Bob Weir of the...

Ok, I wasn’t at this one, but I do own the ad! This is one of the top 5 shows I would have loved to have attended. Just look at that...

An amazing band that just didn’t get the traction they deserved over here in the US. Byrdian harmonies over Big Star melodies wrapped up with a Scottish tartan bow....