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    'Ross the boss' of Manowar RIP

    'Ross the boss' founding member and guitarist of Manowar had passed away aged 72 after a short illness. RIP
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    Tetsu Yamauchi

    Tetsu Yamauchi a Japanese bass player born October 21 1946 & died December 4 2025 age 79 is probably best remembered in Britain as being the 'Japanese guy' who replaced Andy Fraser founding bass player in FREE in 1972 and appearing on Free's last studio album Heartbreaker in 1973 and the hit...
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    Mike Vernon

    I read a couple of days ago that Mike Vernon a lifelong 'blues' enthusiast and record producer passed away on March 2nd 2026 aged 81. Mike recorded a number of well known British 'blues' based bands such as John Mayall with Eric Clapton, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After, Savoy Brown...
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    1970s Blues/Rock bands

    I first heard this Chicken Shack album called Imagination Lady that was originally released on the Deram label (the progressive rock imprint for Decca records) in 1971 on a cd back in the early 1990s when it was re-released on Deram and liked it a lot back then cos it features some amongst other...
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    Dave Edmunds critically unwell

    01/08/25 Its being reported that Dave suffered a 'cardiac arrest' recently that has left him with brain damage. Dave who is 81 was part of a Welsh three piece rock trio called Love Sculpture back in the late 1960s and scored a massive hit in the UK with a song called Sabre Dance that may well...
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    Mick Ralphs RIP

    Mick Ralphs guitarist of Mott The Hoople & Bad Company passes away aged 81 RIP Mick
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    Pete Townsend interview

    Pete Townsend appeared in a pre-recorded radio interview on a BBC radio 4 'Arts programme' called 'This Cultured Life' on Saturday 24th May between 7:15-8:00 pm (London time) interviewed by John Wilson a radio music journalist for the BBC. The first 15-20 minutes of the interview Pete was...
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    The BIG NAME on 1980s Sunset??

    Been watching a Ronnie Dio DVD about his rise to worldwide rock superstardom and during the DVD maybe Sabastian Bach former Skid Row voice and frontman said that Ronnie was the BIGGEST NAME on Sunset strip back in the 1980s which may have been true but from my own memory the only name that was...
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    Black Sabbath to reform?

    I saw on the front page of a UK newspaper two days ago (February 2025) that Black Sabbath with Ozzy are to reform again although I didn't read the newspaper article in full but just read the first a few lines saying that Ozzy who is now 76 was diagnosed with dementia six years ago. If this is...
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    Oasis media hype?

    August/September 2024 and in the UK 'massive media hype' currently surrounds the announcement of Oasis reforming to play some gigs during the summer of 2025. All the main media including television, radio and printed media are 'running with the news story' even being the main news item at the...
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    Denny Laine of Wings RIP

    Tuesday 5th December 2023. Denny Laine best remembered as a guitarist in Paul MacCartney's Wings rock band during the 1970s has died aged 79 RIP Denny
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    Shane MacGowan of The Pogues dies

    30th November 2023 Shane MacGowan the Irish singer/songwriter of The Pogues dies aged 65 RIP Shane
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    Tony McPhee RIP

    I only came across an obituary yesterday Tuesday 5th September for British blues/rock guitar virtuoso Tony McPhee a founder member of the British blues/rock band The Groundhogs. The band released three seminal rock albums at the end of the 1960s and the early 1970s where the band 'made there...
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    Black Sabbath the ballet?

    Heard on BBC radio 4 on Wednesday 8th February "Black Sabbath the Ballet" yeah you read correctly. Apparently a guy who is something to do with the ballet and who also likes "heavy metal music" and that was how it was announced on the radio approached Tony Iommi and put the proposition to him of...
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    David Crosby RIP

    January 2023. David Crosby has died aged 81. David was a singer/songwriter and guitarist and a one time member of the Byrds during the 1960s before teaming up with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash to form the hugely successful Crosby, Stills & Nash during 1969-70 and releasing an album of the same...
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    The man is BACK!.

    By popular demand "the man is back" E-Z the coolest ROCK dude this side of the planet MARS!.
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    Gary Brooker RIP

    Gary Brooker of Procol Harum has died on February 19th 2022 aged 76. Gary was a pianist, vocalist and founding member of the British rock band Procol Harum from 1967-1977. The bands massive hit single A Whiter Shade of Pale was a world wide hit during the 'summer of love' in 1967 although the...
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    RIP Alan Lancaster

    Alan Lancaster bass player and founding member of Status Quo has died aged 72 RIP Alan
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    Charlie Watts RIP

    The death has just been announced of the death of Charlie Watts aged 80 of the Rolling Stones today 24/08/21 RIP Charlie...
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    Review Ten Years After 1967-1974 box

    I came across by chance a copy of the Ten Years After 1967-1974 box set selling for £35 in a HMV shop in London recently which apparently was released in 2017 and is a very limited release according to what I read with only 1500 box sets being produced?. I believe I read that it's 'normal price'...
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    Review Van Halen 1998

    I bought a double-cd of a 1998 radio broadcast of the band playing Pittsburgh USA with Gary Cherron ex Extreme on vocals promoting the Van Halen III album although I haven't played it yet. Van Halen III isn't regarded to highly by Van Halen fans but I thought it was ok. Also I have a Van Halen...
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    John 'Rabbit' Bundrick

    Rabbit I believe I saw you once post on a rock forum years ago regarding Tetsu (Japanese bass player in Free 1972-73) so if you don't mind coming on here 'lets talk' especially about your time in Free and one of your songs that I like I'm On The Run I've been playing it a lot lately. Rabbit a...
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    Summer Greetings

    Summer greetings from a usually rainswept England to all the rockers and hippies on planet Earth and from beyond the Milky Way ...
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    Review Thin Lizzy box set

    I just bought a x6 cds & one dvd Thin Lizzy box set to go with all my other 'Lizzy' stuff. The Thin Lizzy box set is a killer release rock dudes from Ireland's greatest heavy rock band of all time and fronted by 'rock god' Phil Lynott poet and rockstar and vagabond of the western world.
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    Spinal Tap manager dies

    A brief mention of the death of British actor and comedian Tony Hendra who died in early March. Tony played Spinal Taps road manager in the 1984 movie about a fictional heavy metal band on tour. Tony Hendra 1941-2021- https://www.aveleyman.com/Gallery/2017/H/7818-19426.jpg

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