The North East Magazine
On todays American Connection Radio Show there’s a special announcement relating to this month being the month in which I started broadcasting country music some thirty three years ago. To compliment that fact there is also a very special prize up for grabs. Our ‘Remember This’ feature takes us back to the 1960′s and a [...]
We have more than an interest here in the North East of England with electric cars with Nissan. Their Washington site is the manufacturing centre for their high production family electric car. The first such enterprise in the world. An awareness of finite resources and the greenhouse effect of burning fossil fuels have made a [...]
In the States ‘diesel therapy’ is a form of punishment in which American prisoners are shackled and then transported for days or weeks. In the North East of England Diesel Therapy are a four piece band which give pleasure rather than punishment and an outfit you could listen to for days and weeks. Comprising of [...]
Over my thirty plus years of broadcasting I’ve had the pleasure and privilege in may cases of talking and meeting some of the greats from the world of music. Many of the interviews are made available through press contacts, publicists, managers and one of the most important when artists are playing venues up and down [...]
I have to confess to Billie Jo Spears being one of my favourite female country singers. I like many more was introduced to her with her ‘Blanket On The Ground’ hit and having heard her vocal ability was hooked on an artist that could shout ‘coal’ and it would be so musical it could be [...]
Our ‘Remember This’ feature this week takes us back to memories of the North East of England at the request of a ‘Texas limey’ listener. One of our regular listeners picks the Coulda Been Country track which features a team member who was born and raised in Harrogate. The Album Of The Week comes from [...]
Wine is defined in the dictionary as an ‘alcoholic beverage’, Women as a ‘female human’ and Song as ‘ is a composition for voice or voices,performed by singing’. Mix them all together, stir gently with wit, harmony, friendship and beauty and you have a blend of talent that would exceed any musical expectations. Singer, songwriters [...]
Return of the Lounge King He was born here in the North East of England in Washington,Tyne and Wear and from an early age he acquired a love of art and saw his future in the creative arts. Bryan Ferry dreamed big dreams which found its spark with the colour explosion that was sixties London. [...]