By FFR UK Writer: Chris Mcdougall This DVD captures the essence of the tale of Creation Records started By Alan McGee with help from Co Founders Dick Green and producer Joe Foster. Director Danny O’Connor leads us through the adventure of the maverick entrepreneur McGee and his gang through escapades of good fortune and troubled […]
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Independence Days – The Story of UK Independent Record Labels By Alex Ogg
7th October 2009 – 11:52
Published by: Cherry Red Records Even by the standards of Alex Ogg’s previous work (The Hip Hop Years, No More Heroes etc), Independence Days is an exhaustive undertaking. Collating more than 150 interviews, it traces the story of the UK independent record label boom from the late 70s to the mid-80s, a period which saw […]
Stiv Bators Hero And Legend
20th August 2009 – 17:22
Bators was struck by a taxi while crossing a street in Paris. He was taken to a hospital but reportedly left before seeing a doctor because he had already been waiting several hours, was told to keep waiting, and he did not feel well and wanted to go home. Reports indicate that he died in […]