As someone who is known to bang on about the much missed local cinemas of yester-year, I must give a quick 'heads up' to any Essex ...

Last month I posted the facinating recollections of Stephen Pickard, who was a projectionist at the Southend Odeon Cinema in the 60's. T...

Well, the internet has done it once more.... At the weekend I had one of those odd thoughts that flashes in your noggin, and you wonder wher...

Everyone has got a view on how big (or little) Malcolm McLaren's influence was on Punk. The man himself would have told you he created t...

Mondo and I are back with the 9th installment of our Podrophenia nonsense... The theme for this outing had to be changed at a very late st...

I was gutted to see in today's obituaries that John Hicklenton passed away last month (19th March). Not a household name by any means, b...

Another 'catch-up' live review from last year.... (we're nearly there I promise!) Ian Brown. Live at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southe...

(the above montage that I created of various local cinema ads is ' clickable ' and comes up nice and large... well worth a look!) A...

I've said it before and I'll no doubt say it again, the Internet is an amazing thing! A couple of weeks back I was contacted by a gu...

My dad is away at the moment, and I'm keeping an eye on his gaff.... When I popped round the other day I saw his box of old photographs...

Here's another one of my belated live reviews: Motorhead, The Damned and Girlschool. Live at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend - 24th Novemb...