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So what is it about the Jukes that can entice several hundred people from the coziness of their homes to a dot-on-the-map (albeit a very nice dot) on…
I’d like to wind back time and go back to Friday, December 7th, 2001. The place: Jack’s Music, Red Bank, N.J. The occasion: Danny Federici was making an…
According to my ticket-stub collection, it would appear that last night’s Hamburg show was #32 for me but such was the surprise element, it could have been #1,…
Hmmm… so yeah, I wasn’t exactly the happiest of bunnies as I headed for Hamburg to see this gig… and yes, as anticipated, the tail-back at the Elbe…
Depending on your geographical location, it is quite possible that Aja Kim’s name could be causing a few eyebrows to be raised inquisitively, particularly when I tell you…
(sound of pool balls clacking against each other in the background) Marc: Now, nine o’clock in the morning, there I am in a German hotel/country club and ready to…
Every once in a while it happens… a “sound” leaps out at you, hooks its way into your head and refuses to go away. Evocative melodies… a vocal…
Depending on where you live, what type of music you like, and, and, and… the name, Johnny Pisano, might not ring immediate bells. On the other hand, if…
This interview has been published with kind permission obtained from Marc Tyley and Chris Pratt and it is the “uncut” version of an edition that was broadcast exclusively…
Originally known as the Gaumont Palace then the Hammersmith Odeon and now the Hammersmith Apollo, this legendary London venue has been playing host to some of the biggest…
WOW!! Yes, big time WOW… that was the word that was buzzing round my head as I left the Grünspan club in Hamburg after seeing Keith Urban and…
A seven-letter word containing three vowels, four consonants and three syllables… hmmm… kinda sounds like something you might see on a Scrabble board, right? Maybe… but… beyond the…
The “Micky Kemp Story” really began for me last November when I saw him perform an acoustic opening set for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes at their…
Until very recently, the New Jersey band, “BOYSTOWN” was a name that was certainly familiar to me but beyond a “Flashback” article I had read about them, I…
PHILLIPSHALLE, DÜSSELDORF June 16 2005 vs. COLORLINE ARENA, HAMBURG June 30 2005 The Phillipshalle in Düsseldorf has to be one of the most uninteresting buildings ever created for…
So yes, by the time the Amager Bio club date in Copenhagen came round, I really wasn’t sure what to expect. “Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen…” goes the song from way…
During the course of the Osnabrück weekend, Marc Tyley, from BFBS Radio 2’s “Classic Rock Show”, together with Neil Knowles from BFBS Radio 1, came along and interviewed…
This smaller, more intimate venue was just perfect for this truly exceptional acoustic show. Vanessa may, but Soozie certainly does – rock with her violin that is! Considering…
Prior to the Sunday night acoustic show, the very first Jukes’ Fan Convention to be held in Europe took place at the Unikellar bar, an integrated hostelry part…
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes re-visited the Hyde Park club, in Osnabrück, for a never-been-done-before weekend package that meant a full-band performance on the Saturday night followed…
For the first time ever on CD, Eddie Manion, saxophonist with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, has exchanged his role as band member, to that of band…
From the second that Mark Leimbach’s Fender sent out the first few oh-so-familiar opening notes of Jolé Blon until the last vibrating cymbal was once again silent, there…
One of my all-time favourite singers has recently been to the UK on a tour that boasted 13 shows in just over a fortnight. Together with his band,…
“Do you like bands like Matchbox Twenty, Fuel, Nickelback, Counting Crows, Tonic, Vertical Horizon, 3rd Eye Blind & LIVE?” asks the speech bubble on the front of the…
Picture the effect of a stroboscope running… you know, when everything is moving like greased lightning. OK, so now take that image and apply it to a person…