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Brothers Ron and Russell Mael formed Sparks in Los Angeles way back in 1970 and enjoyed underground success with their electronic experimentation in the UK.
The band’s cult status in the UK earned them a residency at the legendary Marquee Club during a time when the Rolling Stones, Faces and The Who were regular performers.
The band [...]

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Possibly the best known guitar riff ever and still practised by guitar playing wannabes all these years on!
Here is Deep Purple performing Smoke On The Water live in New York in 1973.
Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water

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Eric Clapton is once again playing live with a little help from his friends.
Eric Clapton has announced five live shows here in the UK: three in May with Steve Winwood and two in February with another rock legend, Jeff Beck.
These days, concert tickets for any UK shows are difficult to purchase, especially with someone who [...]

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The Blockheads were a fantastic band and Ian Dury a charismatic front man, together they found some commercial success in the late seventies with Stiff Records, after years playing the London pub circuit and attracting a cult following.
This is one of my favourite Ian Dury tracks, Reasons To Be Cheerful Pt.3, this clip is [...]

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John Prine was ‘discovered’ by Kris Kristofferson on the Chicago folk scene and released his first album in 1971. The album called John Prine contained the song Sam Stone, which would become one of Prine’s signature songs.
The song is a painful reference to the phenomenon of morphine addiction among US war veterans as a result [...]

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