Writing a song in the room next to Motorhead I recently told part of this story as it related to Lemmy of Motorhead. Here is the full story (part one) It would be circa 1983/4. I had just signed an exclusive songwriting deal with MCA Music. Record Producer, Gus Dudgeon wrote to MCA complementing … Read more
The Steve Thompson Band is set to go into rehearsal in January. It’s about 15 years since I gigged regularly (with the Mick Whitaker Band) and I hadn’t really intended to do this now. There have been posts on Facebook, Twitter and this blog but Things have developed rapidly so I thought I’d lay it all … Read more
An earlier iteration of the ST Band expressing workers solidarity at Consett Empire in the musical “Steel Town” circa 2000. There may be some Steel Town songs in the set with the new line up. L to R Gary Cowie – Keyboards, Guitar – Me, Drums – Paul Westgate, Bass – Richard Rutherford, Vocals – … Read more
Earlier this year I was in Finland where I delivered a lecture on Heavy Metal. I was having a beer whilst waiting for my tram when Meatloafs “Anything For Love” came on juke box. Of course I had to wait and wait until I heard my old mate Lorraine Crosby come in with that killer … Read more
I’ve been having an email conversation with a guy who recently bought my old band Bullfrog’s single (on vinyl obviously) He was intrigue that the B side was the stand-out track whilst the A side is crap so I told him the story. I’ll be telling this and other stories when my band hits the … Read more
My band goes into rehearsal in January.Core line-up is Paul Smith – Drums, Richard Rutherford – Bass and me on Guitar. Since my repertoire is so eclectic having written for a broad range of artistes http://goo.gl/HMlCxV we will use those early rehearsals to establish a sound and vision. Then we’ll add keyboards and vocals. The … Read more