Inspired to dig deeper into the world of Charlie Watts after learning about his fabulous book collection – see last post about Christie’s sa...

The true character of a man is often revealed only after their passing, frequently to their detriment, but the opposite is the case with Cha...

Recently granted access to a cache of Melody Makers from the 1970s, I was pleased to find this in the issue dated May 24, 1975 – my review o...

From the age of ten I have loved juke boxes. Much of my earliest musical education – Elvis, Chuck, Buddy and the like – came from a red and ...

Considering the esteem in which Nick Drake is now held, there is a paucity of albums by various artists covering his songs. Perhaps it’s bec...

Enchanted by her first album, The Lion And The Cobra , on 6 November, 1990, I bought last minutes tickets to see Sinéad O’Connor at the Roya...

It is unusual to begin a series at the fourth episode but that is what I’ve inadvertently done with Bowie Odyssey ’73 , the fourth in Simon ...

“Some things change, some stay the same,” sings Chrissie Hynde in ‘Hymn To Her’, a song on The Pretenders album Get Close  that seems to me ...

It is the summer of 1966 and Nick Drake is with friends in St Tropez, playing his guitar for passers-by late into the night. “He played beau...

This month sees the publication of a new edition of my book Deep Purple: The Illustrated Biography , first published in 1983. It has a new t...