The vibrant, historic and cosmopolitan metropolis of Köln, in North-Rhine Westphalia, is visited by thousands of people during the course of any given year, tourists who mainly…
For me, one of the biggest attractions of going to the BOSPOP Festival in Weert is of course, having a chance to see and meet up with friends…
Take a large patch of blue, utterly cloudless sky, add lashings of glorious sunshine, blend with an abundance of primed, top quality bands and musicians, mix with…
From 7 – 9 July 2017, the picturesque City of Weert which is located in the Limburg region of The Netherlands, hosted BOSPOP under the expert guidance of Festival…
When one of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers gave me an FB-heads-up about his recently released CD, I was like… so, how can I get to hear this? …
Back in the day – that would be the mid-sixties – when the teenage girl must-haves included a Max Factor “Strawberry Meringue” lipstick, a pair of Marks &…
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes earned the title of being “The Greatest Bar Band in the World”, waaaaay back in the day when they became famous for…
The sun shines on the righteous, or so they say… and as BOSPOP 2016 was blessed with totally perfect weather, I’m guessing that we must have been ticking someone’s boxes…
Released towards the end of last year, NIGHTLIFE, lifts the lid – or in Eddie Manion’s case, his signature Fedora – on a collection of tracks that…
Dedicated to the memory of Louis DeMartino – “Mr Lou” – († 1959 – 2015)
BOSPOP 2015 – 35 years… and still rockin’! Part 2 So how did it all begin? How do the cogs that drive the BOSPOP mechanism turn behind the…
“.. there are a lot of festivals… and some festivals like BOSPOP, Wacken, Download, Hellfest… are amaaaazing… I mean… these are institutions and they are… they are a…
Well, the future hasn’t been written yet but woohoo, the programme of events for BOSPOP 2015 certainly has! Be sure to check out the full list of artists and bands…
I would imagine that existing Billy Walton Band fans reading this are probably adopting a nodding-dog-on-back-parcel-shelf-of-car-mode as they quietly smile at my thoughts here. For sure, I had heard…
Whenever someone mentions the word “festival”, several images come instantly into my mind. For example, “music” as in: different kinds of music; “people” as in: lots of people;…
Steven Jump 1957 – 2013 I remember the exact day, date and time I first heard of Steven Jump and “Badlands”, as in the UK Springsteen Fan Club…
AWD Arena, Hannover – 28 May 2013 There are always a few questions hovering at the back of my mind whenever I have a Springsteen concert marked on…
Dilemma: What do you do when three festivals that feature bands and musicians you really, really want to see, fall on the same weekend in three different countries?…
As Forest Gump’s mama always said, “Life is like a box of chocolates… you never know what you’re gonna get!” And I guess the same could be said…
Bill Toms and Martin Praetorius – two outstanding performers from different continents with songs to sing and stories to tell – especially the one about how they ended…
BOSPOP 2011 – 3 Days of Bands, Beer and Brilliant Music! Not only was Bospop 2011 the 31st occasion in the history of this music festival, but it…
Something was certainly in the air during the week the Jukes returned to Central Europe – and I don’t just mean the heady aroma of the Dutch Weed that seems…
BOSPOP FESTIVAL – Weert, The Netherlands, 10 and 11 July 2010 – 2 days of baking temperatures, fabulous music, a spectacular thunderstorm and an appearance by… Southside Johnny…
The news that announced the passing of Delores Holmes on April 16th, 2010 was met with great sadness; not just from those closest and dearest to Delores,…
December 4th, 2009 will go down in music history marking the first, ever, Light of Day show to take place in Germany. And what an amaaaaaazing night it…