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Category Archives: Thoughts from the Guv’nor
73 (Starman & the Angel)
The genesis (pun intended) of “73 (Starman & the Angel)” lay in a casual comment made in a conversation the summer after my book Goin’ Down De Mont: A People’s History of Rock Concerts at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall was … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bowie, De Montfort Hall, Genesis, Music, rock, Sensational Alex Harvey Band
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Review: Welcome Back My Friends. An Evening with Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe PA. March 1, 2025)
Penn’s Peak isn’t actually in the middle of nowhere — it lies in the heart of Pennsylvania coal country, not far from Allentown — but it certainly feels like it. Nestled high in the Pocono Mountains, with a stunning view … Continue reading
wintergray
wintergray is the final song in the sequence of four songs that, collectively, form the EP Completing the Whole. It was, however, the first of the four to be written. Lyrically, the idea came from a conversation I had about … Continue reading
Throw the Doors Open Wide, Part 2
On that cold December night —December 19, 2023, to be exact — I was driving on Route 92, coming from Manlius into Cazenovia NY where I was living at the time. I had turned the radio to NPR, where some … Continue reading
Throw the Doors Open Wide, Part 1
For 50 years, I have wanted to write a Christmas song. Now, you may think that’s a bit of a strange obsession unless, like me, you were born in the UK in the late 50s or early 60s.
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Tagged christmas, Christmas music, Music, news, rock, Rock music in the 1970s
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autumnlight
Spring and autumn are bifurcated seasons — they start off as the tail end of the season that precedes them, then end as the precursor to the one that follows. But where spring begins bleakly and ends in a riot … Continue reading
summerlong
Both on the page and in the studio, summerlong was supposed to be the simplest of the four songs in the sequence. But simple things have a habit of become complicated very fast, and this song was no exception.
springsong
I couldn’t imagine ever living anywhere that did not have four clearly defined seasons. While I understand the desire of many fellow New Yorkers to want to flee south in the winter, I’m happy to stay put and be a … Continue reading
Goin’ Down De Mont
Welcome to the page for Goin’ Down De Mont: A People’s History of Rock Concerts at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall by author and rock historian Bruce Pegg. *** ORDER INFORMATION *** Spenwood Books is now taking orders for Goin’ Down … Continue reading
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