Updated: 19 Jan 2019. When James Brown rolled the Rolling Stones – plus the first funk record Watching HBO’s new documentary on James Brown debunked one old myth that’s been around for years, amongst many other things, and also enlightened me on the first funk record. According to legend, the Rolling Stones were blown off stage after being…

Updated 5 August 2016. Full transcript of Iggy’s 66-minute 2014 UK music lecture. The highlight of Britain’s 2014 Radio Festival held in Manchester a couple of years ago was Iggy Pop giving the BBC Music John Peel Lecture. The talk lasted 66 minutes, so it’s a long read. Here’s the full transcript, courtesy of the BBC….

The fabulous Cream. From left: Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton.  UPDATED 17 August 2016 “Fascinating blogs :)” @Henleyguy1, Henley on Thames, England. 19 November 2014. Two years ago, Jack Bruce died. Let’s have a look back at Jack. If you ever listened to my ‘How Blues Evolved’ broadcasts on Code Zero Radio a couple of years ago, you’ll…