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Author: Tom Phelan

'Supersonic'- The failed show that tried to rival ‘Top of the Pops’ in the 1970s

‘Supersonic’: The failed show that tried to rival ‘Top of the Pops’ in the 1970s

A pop contender.

Tom Phelan
May 14, 2026
The poignant reason Roger Waters always travels with an inflatable pig It’s a habit

The poignant reason Roger Waters always travels with an inflatable pig: “It’s a habit”

“Pig stain on your fat chin…”

Tom Phelan
May 14, 2026
Alice Cooper - Musician - 2019

The seal of approval Alice Cooper views as the apex of his career: “It didn’t get better than that”

High praise.

Tom Phelan
May 14, 2026
Louis Armstrong and the Great Sphinx When Satchmo went to Egypt

Louis Armstrong and the Great Sphinx: When Satchmo went to Egypt

“Dig us.”

Tom Phelan
May 14, 2026
Eric Clapton - Cream - 23

The drummer Eric Clapton crowned the best ever: “The greatest of our time”

No end to his talents.

Tom Phelan
May 13, 2026
Frank Zappa performing in Copenhagen - 1967

The 1966 album Frank Zappa wasn’t allowed to finish: “That was it”

“They said no one could spend any more money, and that was it.”

Tom Phelan
May 13, 2026
10 hilariously bad album covers that should be deleted from history

10 hilariously bad album covers that should be deleted from history

Shockers.

Tom Phelan
May 13, 2026
Nick Lowe - Musician - 1979

The lucky moment in 1992 that gave Nick Lowe a million-pound payday: “What can I say?”

“What can I say? It was just the most enormous stroke of luck.”

Tom Phelan
May 13, 2026
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, & The Rajasthan Express - Ranjha - 2026

Shye Ben Tzur, Johnny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express – ‘Ranjha’ album review: Transportive explorations of Indian tradition bogged with political uncertainty

A big question mark…

Tom Phelan
May 11, 2026
“Business, Numbers, Money, People- 45 years of Kraftwerk's landmark 'Computer World'

“Business, Numbers, Money, People”: 45 years of Kraftwerk’s landmark ‘Computer World’

“It’s more fun to compute.”

Tom Phelan
May 11, 2026
Depeche Mode - 2023

A punch, a club, and a realisation: The heroin deal in 1993 that almost ended Depeche Mode

“My cats’ lives are out…”

Tom Phelan
May 11, 2026
Alice Cooper - 2023

The murder capital, mythical 1970s, and Alice Cooper’s musical soul mate

“I liked him immediately.”

Tom Phelan
May 11, 2026

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