History
A venue here, a venue there
I’ve never experienced such a crowd intensity on that level. All three shows were absolutely electric, and I still get chills remembering them decades later.
Read MoreNew ARCA desk tape release: JON ENGLISH & The FOSTER BROTHERS
“We had a great sound, it was huge fun, and we were very creative and wrote some great songs together.”
Read MoreNew ARCA desk tape release: Anne Kirkpatrick and Alan Bowles featuring HOTSPUR
“It’s a beautiful song, I still sing it today. John and Genni are great songwriters, I recorded quite a few of their songs.”
Read MoreMEN IN PINK – The Delltones: Doo-Wop Days
We were fiercely independent because we knew we weren’t going to get a lot of assistance from the music industry.
Read MoreWho’s for Hire?
“There is no production vehicle quite so fast as the hire car.”
Read MoreFrom treading the boards to R&R and back
“I love the musty dry smell of old theatres, with their dust and creaky antiquity, their ghosts and quirks.”
Read MoreHere’s your problem
“That was George Harrison,” I insisted, and the check-in officer who had seen Harrison’s passport confirmed his identity.
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“Well, at least it’s not cholera,” I offered optimistically.
“Well, we didn’t check for that,” was the reply.
Notes on an Interview
Despite having a photo pass, I was stopped at the gate where they wanted to confiscate my SLR camera and lenses.
Read MoreI’m Going Where the Sun Keeps Shining
“…a carton of beer in 1974 was $5, which was the same cost as my singing lessons, and I was faced with the dilemma of spending the last $5 in my pocket each week on a singing lesson or a carton of beer. Eventually, the beer emerged as the winner.”
Read MoreARCA release 36th Desk Tape: ZYDECO JUMP
“Accordion players were outsiders, we had to find our own audiences and chart our own course.”
Read MoreTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UNPAID GIGS
Not one single person came through the door. As the manager gingerly approached us I remember the keyboard player asking, “Are we still going to get paid?”
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