by Will Birch | Jul 2, 2020 | Popular Music
IN MEMORY OF SEAN TYLA 1946 - 2020 Sean Tyla fronts the Tyla Gang – photo by Keith Morris. In Memory of Sean Tyla 1946-2020 News has reached fans’ ears that musician Sean Tyla died on 17 May. As you may know, guitarist and singer Sean was the leader of pub rock...
by Will Birch | Oct 19, 2017 | Nick Lowe, Popular Music, Uncategorised
40 YEARS AGO: STIFF TOUR 'HITS' MANCHESTER October 1977 and my own group, the Kursaal Flyers, are midway through a UK tour with loveable punk rockers The Cortinas in support. It is a turbulent period – ‘Punk Rock’, as in ‘God Save The Queen’, has invaded the TV...
