Phil is 57. Unbelievable. He left the bad stuff behind many years ago and is a total fitness dude. Like me:) I loved the band he was in before Leppard – Girl. They put out two good records – Sheer Greed and Wasted Youth in 1980 and 81. Good stuff. Nice bloke. Killer...

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....

I remember this show being announced and thinking “nah”, not really my cup of tea. Then on the day, I was tiling the bathroom and just couldn’t resist. I went straight over to Wembley and watch INXS covered in plaster. Me, not...

  Snow Patrol at SXSW. Martha Wainwright got up and knocked a couple out with them...

This is from the mock-up of the Cavern Club coffee bar at the Beatles Museum in Liverpool. Cilla was the lass who served the lads their cups of tea and bacon buttes. “If anyone had a...

So this is why the cassette didn’t...

Elton’s a true star. Billy Joel’s not. Nuff...

I got a bit fed up in the late 80’s with great rock bands making less than average records. The dark side beckoned, and I got quite immersed in a lot of the Gothy bands coming out of Yorkshire. The irony was that most of them wanted to be Led Zeppelin or AC/DC. Anyway, largely...

I’ve always liked Canadians. He’s my second favorite. This is from a signing session for the remastered Last Waltz box set. Glorious...

O, how we liked the Tzukester. She was not heavy metal or prog, but whenever you went to see her, the audience would be full of 16 year old boys wearing denim jackets covered in Judas Priest and Rush patches. No idea why. I remember going to the cafe in the extremely crappy Joplings...

This is a great interview. He looks so innocent:) I’ll defend Rolling Stone to this day as, unlike most music mags, they still have a strong point of view on music and politics. But back in 1972, it was a real...

I can’t believe that it came out in 2003! Seems like...

This is a 10 page booklet that was given to retailers to promote the book Jimi Hendrix – Musician. Some fab photos in...

  They opened for ZZ Top along with The Law and Thunder. Not the most inspiring line-up but the open bar looks like it was good. Unlike my ridiculous hair at that...

I was waiting to meet him at the office door. He suddenly appeared carrying two enormous brown paper bags. One had a giant bottle of JD in it, and the other contained several bottles of Coke and a pile of plastic glasses. He started pouring and handing out drinks to whoever passed by. It was...

The Who headlined the Virgin Mobile fest in Baltimore. We managed to snag some passes and watched a chunk of the show from behind Roger. Literally – Behind Blue...

I got to Argentina to find out that there was a stage production of the Wall taking place the next night. I thought I’d go but didn’t expect much. It was unbelievable. At one point, there were masked gunmen running around the theater dragging people out of their seats at gunpoint...

I picked this up at a flea for a dollar....

I love this ad from 1973. No...