Steve Thompson 
When I was a schoolboy The Beatles made a big musical impact on me. But imagine being 15/16 years old when CREAM were happening. I recall seeing a poster outside the Empire Theatre in Consett adverting a gig by a local band. It described the event as “Cream Music”. Imagine that! The name of this … Read more
I’ve just done a deal with Cherry Red Records on a wide range of product. Expect to see my album “The Long Fade” re-released on the Cherry Red label soon. There will also be some new recordings coming along soon (more of which later) The first piece of product announced is a number by my … Read more
About a year ago me and Jack Mylchreest started to put together a two man show. Well one man and a boy really It was kind of an unplugged and seated version of my full band show. We had routined most of the songs plus some extras previously not featured. Jack was to sing the … Read more
I have given many interviews about my time as a heavy metal producer. I’ve always been pretty nice about Conrad Lant. Here’s an excerpt from one: And finally, my last production for Neat. We had a young tape operator called Conrad Lant. Lovely lad. He was in a band and he was forever telling us … Read more
Album an entirely free download when you purchase THE LONG FADE album. (track listing below) 01: ‘The Last Teardrop’ this version is sung by Lorraine Crosby, whilst a little later Elkie Brooks went on to record it as a single and on her album Pearls 3. 02: ‘I Don’t Want To Be the One’ was … Read more
I have tickets to sell for a couple of talk shows in March [[2020]] so in a mercenary manner, I’m going to tell a story full of name-dropping and revealing a 35-year-old secret. In a risky strategy, the secret will reveal that I am a bit of a twat but I hope people will forgive … Read more