As you walk along Tooley Street past the restaurants and bars that occupy the arches underneath London Bridge you see a name on the wall in front of you marking one of the last arches on the right. That name is “Elvis” and inside the arch is a collection of personal items and memorabilia owned by the man who is
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25 years ago, I was 14 years old and playing trombone in the school brass band when everything changed. A school friend handed me a copy of Definitely Maybe and an acoustic guitar and said, “I can show you how to play Live Forever if you want?” And that was that. My whole musical outlook changed almost on the spot
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As a self-confessed Beatles nut, who casts a very critical eye over most attempts to cover, re-imagine, or impersonate the Fab Four; I walked into the Cadogan Hall with a little trepidation about what was billed as the “Ultimate Beatles Experience”. I needn’t have worried. The concept of having the National Philharmonic Concert Orchestra behind them allowed the band to
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