From the first pages of Normski; Man With The Golden Shutter you can tell the once sanguine presenter from mid-90’s dance TV shows isn’t messing about when it comes to his sensational photography work. 272 pages of prime hip hop…
Normski is the overly charming and quick whited TV presenter from the early 90’s dance shows such as Def II. With his quick whit and ground-breaking presenting style the camera was always attracted to his charm. It is however with…
There are many revered nightclubs and bars that have been celebrated for a historic performance or night of celebration from years past. I’m thinking of The 100 Club/ The Marquee London, Rock City Nottingham, Hacienda Manchester or even The Birdcage…
‘I think it’s the heart that you put into what you’re doing that’s important. Each member of the Beach Boys puts their whole heart and soul’ Dennis Wilson, ‘We were really an accident, but a good accident.’ Al Jardine, ‘There’s…
Framed is a unique collection of photos (1988-1993) taken by Simon Taylor, a stalwart of the Manchester music scene, from the late 1980’s onwards. Amazing photos from some truly memorable gigs are intertwined with stories, insider tales and anecdotes from Simon…
So It Started There: From Punk to Pulp Nick Banks, introduction by Richard Hawley published 28th September, pre-order HERE ‘In Conversation’ tour starts today – info HERE ‘Until Cocker writes his own Pulp history, this is the definitive version’ MOJO…
The great music photographers include David Bailey, Pennie Smith and Gered Mankowitz who have had the maybe daunting task of capturing moments in time of legendary artists whether it be on a live stage, in private settings, recording studios or…
Before Top Of The Pops, The Word and The Tube there was a music show that was something all the more cooler; it had a style and myth that still surrounds its fibre until this day. There is also a…
Currently sitting pretty at number 1 in the album charts with his name being mentioned in the same breath as Lennon and McCartney, Paul Weller has much to being proud of at this moment in time. One of his band…
If you’re a fan of all the aforementioned plus The Who, Madness, Steve Winwood, Nick Heyward, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, the Blue Note label you’ll have no doubt seen the eye catching formidable work of Simon Halfon. Simple yet striking, Halfon has forged his career on…