cancer fundraising
The last time I saw Skinny Lister was at The Garage in Highbury before Christmas, where I got to meet the band and see the sound check as part of the chapter on the band included in my forthcoming bowel cancer fundraising book. With the release of the bands 4th studio album, The Story Is…
Here is #bowelbear Betty at Birmingham Town Hall attending the Holy Holy gig tonight. Taking the bears to gigs is a great way for getting decent photos with them. It will also be fascinating to see just how many gigs the bears can get to… Thanks so much to Lizzie Hulme for her support, and
Congratulations to Mike Peters on being awarded an MBE. The frontman of The Alarm, who has lived with cancer for more than 20 years, has been recognised for his services to charity having raised thousands for cancer care projects in the UK and abroad, dedicating his life to giving hope for families affected by cancer
It’s been a quite brilliant year for The Alarm. Last night they played their 93rd gig of the year at SUB89 in my hometown of Reading. Apart from their busy touring schedule the band have released the brilliant Equals album as well as the superb remastered editions of their 1984 debut LP Declaration, and the Eponymous album
This is a departure from my normal fundraising for Bowel Cancer UK. Everyone who knows me, will know all about my obsession for my favourite band The Alarm. Lead singer Mike Peters has been living with leukemia for over 20 years, and is a co-founder of the Love Hope Strength Foundation, whose purpose is to raise
I was recently introduced to the music of The Headboys by Ed Bazalgette of The Vapors, who told me that he was a fan of the band in the late 1970s. I had a look on Youtube and found there single The Shape Of Things To Come which is a cracking song that was their only
I have been fortunate enough to have attended some fantastic gigs this year, and the Shed Seven concert in Northampton was as good as it gets. I went to meet Rick Witter, the band’s lead singer, for my forthcoming bowel cancer charity book before the sold out gig at The Roadmender. I’d made contact with
I had been on the trail of Justin Sullivan of New Model Army for a year or so for my forthcoming bowel cancer charity book, The Record, and I was extremely grateful to the band for organising me a photo pass for their gig at The Forum in London last December. It was a brilliant opportunity to
It’s three years since I met and photographed ex-Alarm guitarist Dave Sharp for the Lives & Times bowel cancer fundraising book. We met at his acoustic gig at The Railway Inn, Winchester. I had been on Dave’s trail for the book ever since I’d photographed Nigel Twist & Eddie Macdonald from the band a year or so before.
