Hard Rock, Alt/Indie, Metal band ‘Thousand Terrestrial’ started out as a ‘Soft Rock’ / Acoustic band called ‘Radioactive’ in their home town of Epsom.Their third gig was also the first gig to be played as ‘Thousand Terrestrial’ – it was at Nescot Live. The trio have recently been recording their debut album ‘Blue Rose’ and…
The ‘Yardbirds’ cut two singles in the 1960’s. One of these – “For Your Love” – sold over a million copies and was their first recording success. The single was written by multi-instrumentalist and composer Graham Gouldman – later of 10cc. (Gouldman also wrote the Sixties chidren’s favourite “No Milk Today” for ‘Herman’s Hermits.’) The…
Vance Arnold had an amazing voice. The most gritty voice anyone had ever heard. Everyone ‘up North’ knew that he was a very impressive talent. In 1964 Vance Arnold signed with Decca and recorded the Lennon-penned number “I’ll Cry Instead.” The song was later heard on the soundtrack to ‘A Hard Day’s Night’. The Leander…
In the long, cold January of 1963 the Jones’s (Paul and Brian) left the ‘Roosters’. (A young fellow named Eric Clapton shortly joined the ‘Roosters’ as the new lead guitarist – but that’s another story.) Slide guitarist Brian Jones placed an advert in “Jazz News” inviting musicians to join a new R&B adventure that he was…
Annabel Allum is an innovative indie/folk singer/songwriter gigging in Surrey – her songs, like ‘Plenty Fish’ are haunting, raw and emotionally honest. Her new EP will be out in Spring 2014. I chatted to her about her experiences as a singer-songwriter in Surrey: DO YOU THINK THE SURREY MUSIC SCENE IS HEALTHY RIGHT NOW? Yeah!…
Rocking Surrey 