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by Stephen Payne Many great bands came out of the first wave of British punk rock. While groups such as the Sex Pistols would come to represent the movement as a whole, there were many other bands that used the time to try new and experimental music. None had quite the same lasting impact as […]
by Laura Polkinghorne Zoë Curlett and Bella Barlow will be starring in Deck The Halls Christmas Concert at The Recreation Rooms on 19 December 2020. Both from a musical theatre background, the duo will be performing some well-loved Christmas classics as well as new and festive material. The concert will consist of a one act cabaret celebrating all […]
by Stephen Payne One of the great rock acts of the 70’s Suzi Quatro will be appearing in the Royal Albert Hall the year after next on 20 April 2022. At that point, it means that Suzi would have been in the business for an amazing 58 years. This announcement comes as the star released […]
Boy bands were big in the 90s, but there was one obvious problem with them, they were all male. There had been girl bands in music forever and the 80s had a great selection of them, but where was the girl band to represent the next generation. Father and son team Bob and Chris Herbert […]
by Stephen Payne The 80s were a time of great revolution for music, the popularity of electronica and a burgeoning pop scene were the hallmarks of the decade, but as they always do things change. The mid to late part of the decade saw popular music take on a big change. While the pop and […]
by Stephen Payne So many classic British bands came out of the punk movement of the late 70s. When the period ended in 1979, many bands had to either change their sound or fade away. We previously mention Adam Ant, but another famous Duo that came out of this movement was the Eurythmics. Annie […]
Local lad 14 year old Antonio Borrelli has released a song with a positive message for the world as we all live with the strange new times around Covid-19. The song named Reinvent is a collaboration with his Mum, Luiza who is also a talented local singer with band Savannah who last appeared at the […]
The new No Time To Die Bond theme will be released at 4pm Pacific Time – that’s midnight to you and me The new Bond theme was co-written by Billie’s brother Finneas. The pair worked together exclusively on her chart-topping debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Finneas added: “Writing the […]
All the ROCKING gigs for our area from Valentine’s Day and beyond with Johnny and don’t forget to join him for Leighton Live on 23rd February and the last Sunday of each month, if you are a band, artist, songwriter, poet, comedian get in touch and get on the show. Got a gig let us […]
Here’s Johnny with your round up of the week to come – something for everyone here – listening time approx 3 mins