Stories Written By: Rennie Hand
Abba & Take That Supergroup
It has just come to my attention that Agnetha Faltskog is looking to relaunch her career with the help of Take That’s Gary Barlow.
Agnetha is working on her first original song album for 25 years and according to skynews.au Gary has already penned two songs for it one of which is a duet and apparently tipped to be a hit.
For the full story click here
Earth, Wind & Fire – Your Top 10
This was an interesting blog post I came across and it got me thinking what would be my top Earth, Wind & Fire tracks of all time.
See if you agree with their choices here
The Doobie Brothers Taking it to the Streets
Tom Johnstone is still keen on playing live and plans to keep it going for 2013. Although they have teamed up with Chicago on previous engagements no plans for joint ventures are in the pipeline but there’s a little tease in their interview with ABC radio when he referred to a new project which should “captivate” fans.
For more info on dates check out their website DoobieBros.com
Unrequited Bay City Roller Love
Rollermania is not something I pretend to understand but at it’s height it was certainly something pretty powerful and not to be messed with.
Here’s a little titbit from a book that the girls are hoping to get published.
ELO Experience
Fans of the ELO sound will be pleased to find out that the ELO Experience will be embarking on its 2013 tour next week for full details call 01482 300300 or check out the link here
AC/DC finally on Itunes
AC/DC were certainly not the quickest at taking up the digital avenue for promoting their music but they are now using this channel to it’s fullest by releasing 6 concert videos for all their fans to download.
For the full story from Ultimate Classic Rock see here
Bradley Wiggins a Chas ‘n’ Dave Fan
And why not? The pub rock group put many a smile on our faces with their clever lyrics and bouncing tunes I bet there’s a lot more closet Rockney fans out there.
To read the full insight on Bradley Wiggins article from The Sun click the link
70s Alive and Well in Swindon
If you love the 70s and a good old sing song then this event is for totally for you. Former A1 singer Paul Marazzi will fronting a live band singing classic hits of the 70s and the whole evening is going to be hosted by one of the top DJ’s of the 70s Tony Blackburn.
It sounds an exciting event which will be happening at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon.
For full details see here
Seasonal Tribute to The Clash
One of the great cult groups to come out of the 70s is the Clash and their music will certainly live on with tributes being organised like this one showing they are truly global with this one being organised in Vancouver.
For all the details if you’re that side of the pond click here
Happy Birthday Maurice White
Aside from the world not ending today it is also the Birthday wedneaday of the great Maurice White who was the man behind the exciting funk soul band Earth, Wind & Fire. A little belated I know but the man deserves to be recognised.
For the full story check out this article from a cool site Slice the life here