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16 January 2017

In terms of commercial impact, Surf Music was a short-lived phenomenon. The vast majority of popular surf recordings were waxed between 1961 and 1965; even then, their success was often confined to an isolated region (more often than not, Southern California). Yet its influence upon the sound of the rock & roll guitar is incalculable. […]

Trying to define the Midlands is like trying to define “the underground”, and so it can be appreciated that defining the Midlands underground is extremely difficult. But even the complete geographical idiot would appreciate that Birmingham is in the Midlands and that a club that featured groups such as Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Soft Machine, Jethro Tull, Chicago, The Who, The […]

THE RAMONES & TOTO (1979) This is just one of those lineups that makes less and less sense the more you think about it, but The Ramones supported Toto, who were big in the ’70s and ’80s with cheesy, commercial pop/rock hits like Rosanna, Hold The Line and Africa. They played one show together on 26 January 1979 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, […]