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...

I was lucky enough to snap this. DC – they never let you...

Truly amazing carved pumpkins one of our camp compatriots brought to Magnolia Fest (Magfest) in...

Probably the best Scream show I’ve seen. This was the “Don’t Give Up…” tour when Bobbie was deep into the Muscle Shoals, Jim Dickenson groove. The brass section was fabulous. Great...

Wilko Johnson – what a guy. Sadly he’s going to leave us soon, but happily he’s rocking it until the end and going with life on the road over cancer treatment. We saw him in October 2013 in the UK. Norman Watt-Roy is on bass too. After the show, we went to the nearby pub. A...

From the streets of Toronto to the streets of San Francisco….. I’ve always loved PT. Great bluesy hard hitting songs, always good band line-ups, and that baritone voice – very rare in rock when you think about it....

Great band – very poor album. Nuff...

These are pics I took in Jim Morrison’s motel room in LA in 2002. You can still book it like any other room. At least you could...

Talking about Mott the Hoople (and wearing the shirt) with Alejandro Escovedo at Lagunitas brewery in Sonoma Co. I’ve always liked his work as it mixes so many genres – rock, punk, cow-punk, Texican, Americana – you name...

Poor bloke. This is Pete Best, the man who nearly was. Can’t remember where this was taken. Possibly a record or video company conference about 2002...

This was the first time I saw and met Aerosmith. I was living in Phoenix and The Scorpions announced they’d be playing Compton Terrace with Aerosmith, Autograph and Victory in support. I managed to bluff myself backstage claiming to be from the Melody Maker and the first thing I saw was...

This was a great evening. Stevie performed to about 50 of us at SIR studios in Hollywood. She was majestic. And SIR is directly over the road from the Cat and Fiddle, so the evening continued over a Boddingtons or 6. Very nice...

I was always partial to the first 5 records. Even albums like Flush the Fashion weren’t too bad, but I think his act got dated by the 90’s. That said, you never turn down a freebie. I had to rent a snake for him once, but that’s another...

Capitol flew a few radio guys and retailers over to Dublin to see Radiohead perform in a small theater. I think it was the Olympia. Splendid...

Another piece of promotional art that’s typical of the 70’s. This is a retail poster for Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic. It bears no resemblance to the sleeve artwork in any way, and the band’s name is almost illegible. The album came out in 1975, but this poster,...

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...

  Created by my friend, Andrew Annenburg, for the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love. Andrew is a well known artist who is based in my spiritual home, Sebastopol, CA. Lovely...

  Hatch print shop is still up and running to this day. It now produces more Wilco posters than Bob Wills, but it’s a wonderful sight to see. Highly recommended for when you’re in...

  A flea market find from Sebastopol...

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....