On the radio: Croydon Rocks! With Procol Harum's Matthew Fisher
This month I talk to the man behind the Hammond organ in iconic 60's band Procol Harum, about Croydon's music scene, making it big and fuzz boxes. I will also be focusing on some of…
Interview with Greg Roberts (Dreadzone)
The man behind Dreadzone, Greg Roberts talks about his new album Escapades, Mick Jones, sampling music, being John Peel’s favourite drummer and appearing on Top of the Pops. Its Dreadzone's 20th anniversary this year what…
Burroughs birthed the term 'heavy metal'
Ever wondered where bands find the inspiration for their names? I stumbled across a site which detailed the origin of band names and found these: '90's band Gin Blossoms name derived from late 1800's "slang…
'Aspiring musicians need to Work hard and play hard' - Interview with Mark Chadwick of The Levellers
I caught up with The Levellers Mark Chadwick to ask him some questions prior to his gig at Scream Studios, Croydon. 1. As a struggling musician you did a bit of busking, how did you…
I'm on the radio
I have been keeping myself busy whilst on maternity leave and one of the exciting things I have been doing is creating my own radio show which i have lovingly called Croydon Rocks! It is…
One foot in the past
Listening to BBC Radio 2 in my car the other day was like jumping in a time machine time to hang out in England in the eighties, Kate Bush was warbling like a demented pixie.…
Goodbye Whitney / goodbye youthfulness
Around midnight on February 11th I was tucked up in bed with the husband snoring next to me and my iphone stuck to my hand working (nosing around Twitter) when I read on my timeline…
Everybody's life has a soundtrack
So its 20 years since Nirvana released Nevermind - that makes me feel REALLY old. 1991/2 were great years for music and coincided with the years when I was leaving school and going to sixth form - fresh in the…