THE McCARTNEY LEGACY: VOLUME 1 1969-73 (2022) ***** by Allan Koznin & Adrian Sinclair This hardback edition published by Dey Street Books, 2022, 712pp First published in 2022 © Allan Koznin & Adrian Sinclair, 2022 ISBN: 978-0-06-300070-4 Blurb: When Paul McCartney issued a press release in April 1970 announcing that the world’s most beloved band, the…
Tag: Music
Film Review – PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943, USA, 92m, PG) *** Drama, Horror, Music, Romance, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Arthur Lubin; w. Eric Taylor, Samuel Hoffenstein, Hans Jacoby (based on the novel “Le Fantôme de L’Opéra” by Gaston Leroux); pr. George Waggner; ph. W. Howard Greene,…
Film Review – YESTERDAY (2019)
YESTERDAY (2019, UK) *** Romance, Music, Fantasy dist. Universal Pictures; pr co. Etalon Film / Working Title Films; d. Danny Boyle; w. Richard Curtis (based on a story by Richard Curtis and Jack Barth); pr. Bernard Bellew, Tim Bevan, Danny Boyle, Richard Curtis, Eric Fellner, Matthew James Wilkinson; ph. Christopher Ross (Colour. D-Cinema (Digital Cinema…
Book Review – A GENESIS IN MY BED: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (2020) by Steve Hackett
A GENESIS IN MY BED: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (2020) **** by Steve Hackett This hardback edition published by Wymer Publishing, 2020, 167pp plus index) © Stephen Hackett / Wymer Publishing, 2020 ISBN: 978-1-912782-38-3 Marketing Blurb: The long overdue autobiography from guitar great and former member of Genesis, Steve Hackett. As with his music,…
Music Review – MIKE + THE MECHANICS: OUT OF THE BLUE (2019)
Mike + The Mechanics Out of the Blue (2019) *** Mike Rutherford – Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming Andrew Roachford – Vocals, Keyboards Tim Howar – Vocals Anthony Drennan – Lead Guitar, Bass Gary Wallis – Drums Luke Juby – Keyboards, Backing Vocals Clark Datchler – Keyboards (3) Paul Meehan – Keyboards and Programming (1 & 2) Priscilla…
Film Review – BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018; UK/USA; Colour; 134m) **** d. Bryan Singer; w. Anthony McCarten, Peter Morgan; ph. Newton Thomas Sigel; m. Becky Bentham (music supervisor). Cast: Rami Malek, Joseph Mazzello, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Mike Myers, Allen Leech, Aaron McCusker, Jess Radomska, Max Bennett, Michelle Duncan, Ace Bhatti, Charlotte Sharland,…
Film Review – ABBA: THE MOVIE (1977)
ABBA: The Movie (1977; Australia/Sweden; Eastmancolor; 95m) ***½ d. Lasse Hallström; w. Lasse Hallström, Robert Caswell; ph. Jack Churchill, Paul Onorato; m. Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson. Cast: Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Robert Hughes, Tom Oliver, Bruce Barry, Stig Anderson. An incompetent radio DJ tries to get an interview with…
Concert Review – PHIL COLLINS at Manchester Arena, 29 November 2017
Having last seen Phil on tour with Genesis ten years again, since when (bar a Motown covers album) he has been largely inactive musically, I had feared that that was it. Talk of retirement followed by health issues involving some vertebrae and back operations that have left him unable to drum or even stand for…
Magazine Review – GENESIS – THE ULTIMATE MUSIC GUIDE (2017)
GENESIS – THE ULTIMATE MUSIC GUIDE (2017, Uncut, 122pp) ∗∗∗∗ Blurb: The Ultimate Music Guide: Genesis, then, seeks to explain the whole shapeshifting brilliance of the band. We’ve delved deep into the archives of NME and Melody Maker, finding interviews with the members that have languished unseen for decades. You’ll see characters emerging and plans being…
Book Review – NOT DEAD YET: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (2016) by Phil Collins
NOT DEAD YET: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (2016) by PHIL COLLINS (2016, Century, 448pp) ∗∗∗∗∗ Phil Collins tells his life story as he would put it, “warts and all”. It is a fascintating, touching, funny and sad read showing how his dedication to his career resulted in domestic disharmony and ultimately psychological issues, alcoholism and failing health. A…