Monthly Archives: October 2013

MARTIN BOWES,  as many of you will know, ran the Coventry Alternative Sounds Fanzine in 1979 / 1980, – an amazingly popular and documentary Coventry Music magazine during the Two Tone period in Coventry. The magazine wasn’t just about Two Tone though, … Continue reading →

HOBO PROPOSED BENEFIT A letter sent To Lynn Greenwood – Coventry Evening Telegraph August 1973 updating her on our ideas for a venue and Hobo benefit… Dear Lynn, We told you of our proposals to put on a benefit to … Continue reading →

TREV AND BO – ON THE SCENE! This post is from the original Hobo site on Vox blogs c 2007 After publishing the first edition of Hobo in June 1973, we dropped off a copy of Hobo for the editor … Continue reading →

This article appeared in Hobo, issue 1 in 1973. HELL! Warta Mess!! As I walked through he ruins of the Coventry music scene, uncovering odd flowers here and there, gasping for breath, methinks um watering can is needed, and um-builders … Continue reading →

The Minster Art Gallery – Hobo Issue One This article, called The Pulse of Art, was first published in Hobo Issue 1 June 1973 – it’s in the pdf of the magazine on here but reproduced as an article here. … Continue reading →

This brief review was in the unpublished version of Hobo Issue 2. Haven’t found much on line by Derek but here’s live song – Sweet Mystery. Although from Hemel Hempstead, Derek’s son used to stay in our shared house both … Continue reading →