This post is looking at a town in Hertfordshire located about 20 miles north of London called Welwyn Garden City and a couple bands from that neck of the woods. The 'Garden City' bit relates to the urban planning movement set up in the 1920's which saw areas outside of London such as Letchworth and Welwyn develop and combine the space for residences, industry and agriculture, but away from the City and located in areas of countryside. Above Letchworth in…

It was really wonderful to read recently that this lovely lady picked up her O.B.E. and good for her, she did it in her usual un-compromising style, which I think didn't seem to bother our new 'slightly more liberal and laid back' King who presented it to her. You can read the article and catch her 'look' on The Metro website. The award was evidently a complete surprise to her and it also has to be noted from the article…

What is it about Portsmouth? they seemed, back in the day to punt out such great garage rock/psychobilly bands, some of them are featured on this website at the link 'Garage Rock'. This is another of those fantastic garage style bands from sunny Portsmouth with an infectious riff and a cool garage style you could die in garage rock heaven for. Portsmouth Southsea: Photo by Peter Chiykowski on Unsplash Could Be? The band were called The Mild Mannered Janitors and…

Well as it is that time of year again and Easter is upon us🐣. I thought I would try to find a band with a reasonably apt name, so what you are getting is... Easterhouse, another 80's band with strong political views drawing inspiration from The Revolutionary Communist Party, Bob Marley to Irish Politics (nothing too deep and serious then!😁). It kind of follows on from my previous post relating to left wing bands 'The Redskins - Lean On Me'…

Ah! the roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd! (or should it be the other way round?🎭). We recently had a trip to 'Theatreland' to catch a comedy called 'The Unfriend' starring Reece Shearsmith (League Of Gentlemen and Inside No.9). The play is written by Stephen Moffat (BBC's Sherlock) and directed by Mark Gatiss also of the same teams as those shows already mentioned. I guess many of us may have experienced it, you know, you go on…