So, you have arranged for the Sex Pistols to come to Manchester for a still talked about gig, and you have put a band together to support them, you release a legendary EP with that band and then quit. You come back with another band and release four albums (and a fifth when you return thirty years later), the band now recognised as an influential post punk band. You then release one solo record then disappear for a bit release two albums with another band that never crack th

If you hear either the names Annie Lennox or Dave Stewart, I would imagine within five seconds most people would think, ah Eurythmics and why would you not they were huge throughout the 80s and many of their hits are still instantly recognisable today. However, as I’m sure many of you know Eurythmics were not Annie and Dave’s first brush with fame, no that was The Tourists. The Tourists were a five piece band led by Peet Coombes (sadly no longer with us) who was their main s

We talk about our biggest stars from the UK in music, no one is arguing with McCartney, Jagger, Elton John and George Michael, here’s another one for you, Robert Smith. He has been making records since 1979, nearly fifty years and his most recent record went top ten across the world. Let’s not also forget that he slotted in a couple of years with Siouxsie and the Banshees whilst still pushing The Cure to further success. Here’s the news though, I didn’t like Disintegratio