Blog 28: Allan’s holidays, new songs and rehearsals in the pub
Blog 28: Allan's holidays, new songs and rehearsals in the pub Hello to all our friends and supporters out there. Having played at both The Bodega and Rock City earlier this year, we then played one or two more gigs before our fabulous drummer Allan, packed his...
Blog 27: 5 years – what it means for us
Blog 27: 5 Years - what it means for us Five Years – The Song Five Years – since the Rise of Miss Bowie and the New Killer Stars… and 55+ gigs later The Song Recorded in November 1971 at London's Trident Studios, Bowie performed Five Years on the BBC’s The Old...
Blog 26: A guitarist’s perspective
Blog 26: A guitarist's perspective It’s been a while since I put some comments together about the band, so I thought I’d provide a few thoughts on how things have been progressing from my little corner of the stage. Lockdown, for most of us, caused us to re-assess how...
Blog 25: Young Visions and Sound Americans
Blog 25: Young Visions and Sound Americans So, this blog entry is mainly centred around two songs, Sound and Vision and Young Americans, that we haven’t previously mentioned in blogs because they are both new to our set this year. Apart from them being new to us,...
Blog 24: Notes from the low-end
Blog 24: Notes from the low-end Variety, change, something new, these are watchwords for David Bowie’s musical career and as the bass player in the band it’s the variety in the music that appeals to me. Previously, I’ve played in cover bands doing blues and rock and...