Author Archives: trevor

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This brief review was in the unpublished version of Hobo Issue 2.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 →

HOBO REVIEWS – by CRAIG WARD of SUNSHINE Music agency Craig Ward as he is today Published in Issue 4 of  Hobo Magazine 1974. Craig was co-director of the Sunshine music Agency, Gulson Road, Coventry in 1974. Sunshine was a … Continue reading →

HOBO REVIEW 3 Published in Hobo No 2 August 1973 MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND – MESSIN Album review by Mike O’Hare of Coventry Virgin Records 1973 Having always been a fan of my Manfred Mann, the contents of this album came … Continue reading →

HOBO REVIEW 2  Published in Hobo No 2 August 1973 HOME THOUGHTS – CLIFFORD T. WARD  Album review by Mike O’Hare of Coventry Virgin Records 1973 Before I heard this album I knew nothing of Clifford T. Ward or his music. … Continue reading →

This review was  published in Hobo No 2 August 1973 TODD RUNDGREN   Wizard a True Star Album review by Mike O’Hare of Coventry Virgin Records 1973 Available from Amazon  Not knowing a great deal about Todd Rundgren, I didn’t … Continue reading →

(BIRMINGHAM) STREETPOEMS Streetpoems was another initiative by Streetpress and a fine looking magazine it was, produced at the Birmingham Arts Lab and printed by Moss Side Press in Manchester. After initial contact with the Birminham Streetpress in 1972 I got … Continue reading →

BIRMINGHAM STREETPRESS GIGS Birmingham Streetpress Gig, Moseley Around 1972, the Birmingham Streetpress organised a number of lively mixed media gigs – at the Fighting Cocks in Moseley and at the Birmingham Arms, New Street. The energy and creativity of the Birmingham Streetpress group was … Continue reading →

Birmingham Magazines 1 “The term “Brum Beat” or “Brumbeat” originated early 1960s in the wake of the “Mersey Sound”, later incorrectly described as “Mersey Beat” that came out of Liverpool. Norrie Paramore came up with “Brum Beat” as part of … Continue reading →