Category Archives: Music and gigging

Off The Rails – a “Historical Document”!

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While my lady was decorating one of our rooms the other day, she was playing some old cassette tapes, with a view to getting rid of any stuff that really was not needed. Well, on one such day she was playing a cassette and thought “Is that really Joe Satriani playing Big Bad Moon? Then she recognized the vocal! It was Brian Cornish from the Off the Rails Band! Off The Rails – a “Historical Document”! The line up was, as far as I can remember, Brian (guitar and vocal), Jon Bourbon (harmonica), Mike Finding (Drums), Andy Waite, (Bass Guitar) … Continue reading →

The And Finally Big Band

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The And Finally Big Band’ is an offshoot of the critically acclaimed ‘And Finally… Phil Collins’ show. Producer and drummer Tim Harper has always wanted to create a traditional jazz swing orchestra in the style of Phil’s own big band and this is it! The original Phil Collins Big Band was a side project of English rock singer Phil Collins, which performed in 1996 and 1998. The group presented big band renditions of Phil Collins and Genesis songs. The group was primarily an instrumental act, with Collins remaining behind the drums, like the early days of Genesis and rarely singing … Continue reading →

An Awful Tabloid Decided To Review Her Lady Parts Instead Of Her Music. So She Responded Awesomely.

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Amanda Palmer, rock star and all-around awesome person, decided to have a little fun at the Daily Mail’s expense —in song — after they wrote an unflattering article about a wardrobe malfunction instead of reviewing the concert she performed. The song starts at 2:30 and includes hilarious NSFW words. At 4:00, she nails them for their awfulness. And at 4:30, she takes it to 11. WHAT an excellent response to the article below! Making a boob of herself! Amanda Palmer’s breast escapes her bra as she performs on stage at Glastonbury By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:07, 29 June 2013 … Continue reading →

I can’t remember when it all started!

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I was trying to remember when I first heard about Mojo – Stone Cold Players!! It’s well over 2 years ago and I was asked to sit in the drum seat while the real guy was away. An agent we used with Off the Rails suggested to Tony that he may like to give me a try! Well things developed after a couple of changes and now I have been lucky enough to sit in the seat full time for a good year….it’s a great band to play in – Classic rock covers right from the Who to Lynyrd Skynyrd, … Continue reading →