More than almost any other artists, songwriters define their moments. Burt Bacharach was such a songwriter. His most prolific period … read more
Yoko Ono at 90 (Mail on Sunday January 1, 2023)
Half a century ago Yoko Ono was probably the most vilified woman in the world. Believed by many to have … read more
Who Killed Elvis? (June 21, 2022)
Who killed Elvis Presley? In his new film ‘Elvis’, which goes on release this week, writer-director Baz Luhrmann makes a … read more
The Mole of Edge Hill, Liverpool – Williamson Tunnels (Daily Mail, November 1, 2021)
You can’t beat a bit of real mystery as the background for dramatic super-reality, can you? Well, that’s what the … read more
A Second Chance – The Moment That Changed My Life (an edited version of this article appeared in The Guardian – November 17, 2021)
A second chance – that’s what I was being given when, having skirted death during that first round of Covid, … read more
John, Me and the Lancashire Treasure (Sunday Times, April 1980) From Born At The Right Time by Ray Connolly
I learned the real meaning of gold fever when I was 13 – although in my case the fever was … read more
Conned by the Lebanese Loop (Daily Mail 8.9.2021)
We got conned a couple of weeks ago – as, according to Action Fraud, were 504,489 other people during the … read more
The Beatles Get Back Revised (October 2, 2021)
The Beatles were hardly a happy band of musical brothers when they assembled before film cameras shortly after ten in … read more
The Everly Brothers Hits – Radio Times, December 1982
When the Everly Brothers had their first hits in the late 50s they were both barely more than boys, and … read more
Don Everly dies 21.8.21
They looked like a couple of teenage Mississippi riverboat gamblers, thin as blades with their white shirts, black waistcoats and … read more
