Time Tunnel: Does Anybody Remember Samplers?
How did we get to hear the music we loved back in the late 60s and early 70s, when it was never played on the radio and we were too impoverished to buy full-priced albums? By buying SAMPLERS – that’s how!
Paul O’Neill of The Bolton Iron Maiden: Interview
The Bolton Iron Maiden are on their way back. We caught up with ever-present bandmember, Paul O’Neill, to find out more.
The Bolton Iron Maiden to release new album
The Bolton Iron Maiden are set to return with an album of new material following their 2006 release, Maiden Flight.
Time Tunnel: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, B.I.T. Bolton, 1973
What happened when The Sensational Alex Harvey Band hit the stage in Bolton in 1973. John Barlass takes us back in time.
Time Tunnel: Captain Beefheart, Manchester 1973
Our man John takes us back into the Time Tunnel and to a time when he shook the shackles of pop music for the experimental side of the coin and ended up seeing Captain Beefheart in Manchester in 1973.
Time Tunnel – Marillion, Bangor University 1982
Mike Ainscoe travels back in time to 1982 when he had his first encounter with Marillion. A guilty pleasure for nigh on forty years.
Time Tunnel: Pink Floyd, Manchester 1974
Howard King looks back to 1974 when he was one of the lucky ones who saw Pink Floyd in their prime.
Time Tunnel: Buxton Festival 1973 & 1974
We take another trip into the time tunnel as John Barlass recollects his trips to Buxton and the Buxton Festivals of 1973 and 1974. Enjoy tales of Party Four cans, negligible use of polythene sheets, a lot of rain, and lots of great music.
Time Tunnel: Thin Lizzy – Manchester 1979
Mike Ainscoe looks back at his first ever gig – an encounter with thin Lizzy at Manchester Apollo in 1979.