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A look back at the most overlooked song from every rock album by Paul McCartney.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Eric Alper Public Relations True North Records announces a June 25th release date for A Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato, which features a lengthy list of friends and fans of the NRBQ founding member/bassist saluting him with 14 versions of their own previously unreleased takes of Spampinato-penned songs. A Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato is an inspired album recorded by an astounding group of musicians who are all generously donating their proceeds...

  Article Contributed by Eric Alper | Published on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 True North Records announces a June 25th release date for A Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato, which features a lengthy list of friends and fans of the NRBQ founding member/bassist saluting him with 14 versions of their own previously unreleased takes of Spampinato-penned songs. A Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato is an inspired album recorded by an astounding group of musicians who are all generously donat...

Map shows the most famous people linked to each Derbyshire area Theres some very big names in there Some of the famous faces that can be traced back to Derbyshire (Image: PuddingMaps/GettyImages/Wikipedia) Subscribe to our weekly email updates about the Peak District to make sure you never miss another storyInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used i...

By Keefer Apr 14, 2021 1965 - The Beatles changed the name of their second movie from Eight Arms To Hold You to Help! 1972 - David Bowie released "Starman" and "Suffragette City," the advance single from his acclaimed conceptual The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. The lyrics of Starman describe Ziggy Stardust bringing a message of hope to Earths youth through the radio, salvation by an alien. Ziggy would remain on the album chart for more than a year, finally putting...

Hugh Birdsall  The Reducers were the neutron star of post-punk. A band who attracted legions of fans and lit a fuse of influence, embracing a cult following rather than commercial success. The four-piece blistered energetically for three decades until the tragic loss of bassist Steve Kaika in 2012. Though through it all, they remained constantly committed to the backlash to become the “Next Big Thing!” Nevertheless, the legend of The Reducers will vibrate for eternity, and the honest gar...

Album: Short Cut Draw Blood (digital only re-release) Label: Island Records Release Date: 26 Feb 2021 Short Cut Draw Blood – Jim Capaldi’s Defining 1975 Album Gets its Long-Awaited Worldwide Digital Release, via Island Records I remember going down to the cottage in Berkshire to jam with him. The arrival of Traffic’s songs and the imagery of Jim Capaldi’s lyrics drove forward and then ahead on a vast surge of beautiful hope and other worldliness” - Robert Plant “a great poet songwri...

  Article Contributed by BAM Music Marketing | Published on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Jim Capaldi was a major figure on the British rock scene from the 1960s into the new millennium; achieving  stardom both as a founding member of Traffic and successful solo artist who collaborated with some of the most prestigious artists of his day. Whilst Capaldi was most recognized as Traffics drummer, he was also one of the groups principal songwriters alongside Steve Winwood, co-writing hits incl...

The Wombles Credit:  Moviestore/Shutterstock I first heard about the Wombles when my agent, Liz Channon, told me that the BBC was making a new children’s show. It was 1972 and I met Ivor Wood, who had been one of the animators on The Magic Roundabout, and was shown the little studio at Film Fair, a small production company based off Marylebone High Street. There was a tabletop set with 12in-high Wombles, the studio was lit and they were shooting one frame, moving a character around, and then...

NOW launches Glam Pop album and here are all 80 of its sensational seventies hits Queen, T.Rex, Slade and Abba are among the stars featured on the new NOW 70s Glam Pop four-pack of CD nostalgia Updated Get the latest North East Whats On news delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include reco...