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Interview with Joan Armatrading

Posted on October 10, 2014June 22, 2017by stephaniedarkes

Joan Armatrading, MBE and more importantly – according to her – (BA Hons) has won the coveted Ivor Novello Award, been nominated three times for a Grammy and twice for a Brit, written over 20 albums, has a plethora of gold, platinum and silver discs, been honoured by the Queen, sung for Nelson Mandela and […]

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Interview with Baz Warne (The Stranglers)

Posted on March 29, 2014June 22, 2017by stephaniedarkes

In 2000 Stranglers fan, Sunderland native and Smalltown Heroes guitarist Baz Warne was invited to London to audition for The Stranglers.  He was given the gig on the spot.  Since then the band have made three albums, played sold out gigs, been on several tours and played many festivals including Glastonbury. After the success of […]

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The bees knees – children’s activities in Croydon

Posted on August 14, 2013June 22, 2017by stephaniedarkes

It’s my first proper summer holiday as a Mum, I had six weeks of entertaining the kids ahead of me, admittedly, most of it has been strategically planned with trips to see far away friends and days out.  But today I had a window and I wondered what to do with the kids. Logically, I […]

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On the radio: Croydon Rocks! With Procol Harum’s Matthew Fisher

Posted on July 5, 2013June 22, 2017by stephaniedarkes

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 the venues in Croydon in the 60’s and the bands that played in them Here is my ‘Croydon in the […]

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‘Aspiring musicians need to Work hard and play hard’ – Interview with Mark Chadwick of The Levellers

Posted on April 8, 2013June 22, 2017by stephaniedarkes

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 find it?  Playing on the street can be great, all the practice and hopefully earning a bit of cash, but […]

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Take a Croydon Tour

Posted on February 21, 2012June 22, 2017by stephaniedarkes

There are a lot of people singing the praises of Croydon on Twitter but the Tweeter that caught my attention in January @CroydonTours When the tours were announced on Twitter there were lots of positive responses and not-so-positive responses like this one: ‘@anna247 Why would ANYONE willing want to go to Croydon?!!’ Apart from Anna missing the […]

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Long live Social Media

Posted on September 11, 2011June 22, 2017by stephaniedarkes

I don’t watch the News any more for two reasons.  Firstly, it’s depressing, sensationalist and upsetting and secondly because I can get my News stories direct through Twitter and from sources that I consider to be reliable and on my wavelength. Why sit through hours of edited news stories when you can find out what […]

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