Patti Boulaye's 'I'm Coming Out' UK tour is going down well with her fans... By Ian Woolley The doyenne of entertainment, Patti Boulaye OBE, recently described as "a bundle of fizz" is back with her new one-woman show "I'm Coming Out". This fascinating show strongly...
For over a decade, ‘The Philpotts’ have been writing old-fashioned letters to punk, pop and rock stars, picking up on genuine ambiguities within their lyrics or often deliberately misunderstanding them for comedic effect. 2023 sees the eagerly-awaited New Edition of...
A lot of music fans will look back at the 1980s decade with fondness. The birth of MTV and the breakthrough of some of the biggest names in pop today were riding the airwaves and our screens with catchy pop videos to boot...and who can forget Live Aid... By Ian...
Our bumper March issue of the Beat is bursting with interesting features and interviews this month... We have not one, but three exclusive interviews with some of the biggest pop group members to come out of the 60s and this month is all about that 'poptastic' decade....
Visiting an online casino is an exciting experience, regardless of whether it’s your first time or you are a frequent visitor. Part of the appeal of casinos is the atmosphere of excitement, anticipation and thrill that comes with playing table games and slots. This...
When TOTP was launched on January 1st, 1964, it went on to become one of the BBC's most popular shows with over 6 million viewers tuning in to its Thursday night show. Now with many mourning its loss, it seems a helping hand from the US may finally bring it back. By...
Sometimes events in history can get lost in time. The more I researched and dug deeper, Altamont had become a dirty word to be buried in the fading minds of pop history like some forgotten mine that had been rusting for over fifty years. Yet what lies underneath stays...
With the reissue of Kissin' Time looming, Marianne Faithfull is hoping that 2023 will bring her a new lease of life post-Covid... By Ian Woolley It is astonishing to consider that Marianne Faithfull has been making music for over 55 years. From releasing hit single...
What's inside our February issue... English singer and actor Marianne Faithfull talks with Ian Woolley about her long and sometimes chequered career to date coming out of Covid. She has been in the music business now for 55 years and 2023 sees her 2002 reworked album...
The new musical 'City Of Dreams' features the music of Eric Coates and opens in Surrey this April... The action takes place on a midsummer night in 1932 in Piccadilly Circus with all its characters... The Club owners, Flower and Newspaper Sellers, The Star-Crossed...
Although rumours of a Kinks reunion have been around for a long time, only one member of the original band still regularly tours in the UK... REVIEW by Ian Woolley That member is drummer Mick Avory whose been there from the very start when he joined the Davies...
Bacharach's songs have been recorded by some of the most influential artists in the World. Songs that would become classics... OBITUARY by Ian Woolley His compositions have earned 94-year-old Burt Bacharach countless awards including Grammys, Oscars, and Emmys. In his...
On Marley's 78th birthday, would he approve of how life is? By Ian Woolley Before his untimely death in 1986, the dreadlocked pioneer of reggae music was awarded a Peace Medal no less by the United Nations. Through his music which infused rocksteady and ska, he...
Few music fans would ever guess who had Motown's first chart success. That person was Barrett Strong... OBITUARY by Ian Woolley When Berry Gordy launched Tamla Records, one of his first songwriting signings was Barrett Strong. Born in West Point, Mississippi, Strong...
Original Yardbirds founding lead guitarist 'Top' Topham has died, just two weeks after one of his successors in the band Jeff Beck had passed away... OBITUARY By Ian Woolley Anthony 'Top' Topham along with Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf and Ian Samwell-Smith...
Slot online is no longer a social taboo because hundreds of thousands of people play online slots every day. This makes sense since anyone who plays free slots without registration and deposit can get a lot out of it. Everyone who plays slots can win a slot jackpot...
You're only as good as your last gig or so the saying goes. Well, if that's true then the Osmond's former lead singer has left the UK with a belter... REVIEW by Ian Woolley Sometimes you have to pinch yourself that it was over fifty years ago that America's favourite...
One of the most influential rock singers of his generation, David Crosby has died at the age of 81... OBITUARY by Ian Woolley Founding the Byrds, and later on becoming one of the trio Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby wore his heart on his sleeve but gave the world...
So what's new in our 2023 New Year issue of the 'Beat' I hear you ask... First up, former Argent and Pheonix guitarist and singer John Verity makes our front cover. The former bluesman talks candidly in his exclusive interview with Ian Woolley about his long and...
"I must have been the only guitarist on the planet that didn't learn to play from Burt Weedon's 'Play In A Day' book"... By Ian Woolley So says the ex-Argent guitarist and singer as he hinted at finally writing his life story. "Oddly, I've been looking into my past...
Sam has accepted that the loss of her voice as it used to be, is probably permanent. As Sam says herself, it’s required a little thinking outside the (voice) box... By Ian Woolley "It's going to be released in January but since my last album was released I've since...
The former Yardbirds guitarist was innovative with his instrument of choice and set the bar for others to aspire to... OBITUARY by Ian Woolley When he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds in 1965, it was a rocky road that would lead him to play with the very best of...
Choosing the right cable TV package shouldn’t be a very tough job, but trust us, it really is. Why do you think we are saying this? Well, the answer is quite simple. We are living in a digitally advanced world. Thanks to the advancement in technology, we have access...
Not many kids can come home from school to witness Andrew Lloyd-Webber tinkling the ivories on their piano. To a young Judie Tzuke, this was her induction into the world of music... By Ian Woolley With another new album on the horizon, Judie Tzuke has been very...