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This is the website for "Real Rock & Blues" a radio show that was broadcast on a local community radio station Ribble Valley Radio a station that sadly ran out of funds. It will also contain playlists of my podcasts, articles on music and related issues, recommended bands, both signed and unsigned together with gig lists and venue notes,

You will also find recommendations for CDs, music related books and magazines. There will be links to some great bands for you to find and explore.

Please enjoy and let me know how the site may be improved.

So What is Real Rock?

That is a really good question. Real rock, as I see it, is music (not necessarily 'rock') that poses questions. I hate music that could be played in a lift. Real music demands attention and thought. What I think I dislike is inoffensive music, and that varies from person to person. So, what you get here is my 'real rock' and that might not be yours, and that is fine. One of the great things about music is that it appeals to different people and means different things to different people.

Who makes Real Rock?

So many people;

Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Tom Waits, Wreckless Eric, Roger Chapman, Crimzon, Nick Cave, Beefheart, Zappa, Zoot Horn Rollo, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Tim Fite. Anyone working with imagination and with honesty.

The list is almost endless.

Who does not make 'real rock'?

Oasis, Kaiser Chiefs, any boy band, The Monkees, any girl band, anyone who thinks that they do, Bedingfield, Blunt, Grey etc. etc.

This is rather like the old definition of art. "I do not know what it is, but I know what I like."

So How about the Blues?

Well, yes, the blues is the basis of all of our music. Blues nurtures and informs everything we listen to. I will attempt to do the blues more justice later by building a 'tree of blues' but to begin; if you want to listen to the blues try;

John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Willy Dixon, Fred McDowell, Fred Frost. This list REALLY could go one forever.

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