Monthly Archives: November 2013
Pete Chambers – Two Tone Trail / Plaques / Walk of Fame / Books / Music Museum
While doing the Hobo Vox blog on Coventry Music c 2007 – 9, I was in regular contact with Pete Pete Chambers Chambers who was doing some outstanding work for Coventry music (and still is). We put on quite a … Continue reading
Coventry Music Exhibition 2009 – More than Two Tone Videos
Following on from posting the minutes from the committee meetings held between 2007 and 2009 for the Coventry Music Exhibition – known as More than Two Tones, and based for a few months at the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery, … Continue reading
MORE THAN TWO TONES – Review of the Launch 2009
10/05/2009 from Hobo Vox blogMORE THAN TWO TONES – Review of the Launch Having been on the steering group for the Coventry Music History Exhibition – More Than Two Tones over the past two years, (along with Pete Chambers, Richard Elms, … Continue reading
Coventry Music Exhibition (Herbert Museum and Art Gallery) 2009
The minutes and information relating to the Coventry Music Exhibition 2009 are re-archived here from the old Hobo Vox site. 10/05/2007 – by Trev Teasdel Herbert Museum and Art Gallery, Coventry Earlier this week I zoomed down to Coventry – … Continue reading
Coventry Music Museum Proposal 2003
At long Last (and thanks to the huge efforts of Pete Chambers) Coventry now has a Music Museum championing the City’s huge musical history). This post (re-posted from the original Hobo Vox blog) has an early proposal by Trev Teasdel. … Continue reading
Friars Promotions
Friars was started by Vince Holliday (later Vince Martin) of The Vampires (one of Coventry’s earliest Rock n Roll bands started Friars Promotions. The Vampires were legendary and written about on the A to Z of Coventry bands. Vince with Wee … Continue reading
Colin Richardson Interview Part 7 (Artist Management, Charisma, Music Journalism)
08/09/2009 Visit Colin Richardson’s blog http://colinrichardsonjazz.typepad.com/blog/ Colin Richardson Interview Part 7 AFTER COLOSSEUM – EMAWhen Colosseum folded at the end of October 1971, I left the Bron Organisation to set up the London office of EMA, the Swedish tour promoters that … Continue reading
Colin Richardson Interview Part 6 – Monty Python at the Belgrade, Coventry
08/09/2009 Visit Colin Richardson’s blog on Typepad http://colinrichardsonjazz.typepad.com/blog/ Monty Python’s First Ever Live Performance – Belgrade Theatre, Coventry 1971 as part of the Lanchester Arts Festival. PART 6 ‘Live’ Python found at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry!By Colin Richardson 1971 Lanchester Arts Festival … Continue reading
Colin Richardson Interview Part 5 ( Formation of Colosseum and the Lanchester Arts festival)
07/05/2009 Follow Colin Richardson’s blog here on Typepad http://colinrichardsonjazz.typepad.com/blog/ Colin Richardson Interview Part 5 – Formation of Colosseum THE FORMATION OF COLOSSEUMby Colin Richardson A few months after joining Bron Artiste Management, July I think, I got a call from … Continue reading
Colin Richardson Interview Part 4 – Bron Booking Agent
6/18/2009 Visit Colin Richardson’s blog – here http://colinrichardsonjazz.typepad.com/blog/ Colin Richardson Interview Pt 4 – Booking Agencies Continuing from part Three we look at Colin Richardson’s development as a Booking Agent in the music business.. At some point you became a Booker … Continue reading