Steve Thompson

Well as the Band has been in existence for a month or so, time for a solo album I think ! “Down To The River” is Tom Kelly’s poem which I’m set to a series of soundscapes. You can purchase the CD at  http://stmedia.org/shop/ or download it from Bandcamp or just listen to it. (cover image Kev … Read more

A new release by a major artist of one of my songs  has become less common these days so I’m delighted to see that Sarah Brightman has released “Hurry Home” It is the second track on CD 1 of her triple CD set “Rarities”. Coincidentally, my band were discussing the arrangement of this song in … Read more

Our second rehearsal takes place tomorrow and I’ve just had these Kev Howard pictures in from rehearsal one (more to come) It was a good rehearsal but not without mishaps. On our next rehearsal Les Watts will be joining us on keyboards but for the first rehearsal I wanted to strip it right back to … Read more

I’m delighted to announce that Mick Whitaker will appear at some shows as guest vocalist when we hit the road. Mick is regarded as one of the finest vocalists the North of England ever produced. He and I go back years and have a huge catalogue of material to draw upon. Maybe we’ll pull something … Read more

Complete with demo versions and rare Sarah Brightman Version   http://stmedia.org/product/hurry-home-wavelength/

This article in the Newcastle Journal from 2005 is interesting. “The Day the Music Died – And So Did Bullfrog” the article declares. Well get ready for a resurrection ! Tomorrow my new band starts rehearsal and the first number we’ll play is the song mentioned in the article “In The City” We’re purposely starting out with … Read more