And a baker’s dozen at that. Normally I shy away from non-neat numbered lists. It should be 5, 10, 15 or 20 etc – not “the 9 things you need to do to avoid blah blah blah,” or “the 14 ways to ensure yada yada,” etc. Or in this case, my 13 favourite Rod Stewart…
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Rod Stewart And The Faces To Finally Reunite
The Faces in the 1970s. See below for details of September’s Rod Sewart / Faces reunion* One of the joys of being a perpetual student of popular music is discovering songs you never really knew from bands you thought you knew all about. I thought I knew all about The Faces, the wonderfully ramshackle early…
Possible Reunion Of The Faces: 2 Gently Great Ballads By One Of Britain’s Most Raucous Bands
The Faces in the 1970s. One of the joys of being a perpetual student of popular music is discovering songs you never really knew from bands you thought you knew all about. I thought I knew all about The Faces, the wonderfully ramshackle early 70s English rock band who featured not only a young Rod…
Sunglasses Inside Episode 2 – Happy New Year With Rod Stewart & His Tartan Suit
Happy New Year! 2015 is here which is ridiculous. I remember the mayhem of that rainy night in Paihia, Northland, New Zealand in 1999/2000 so vividly that I really cannot believe it was 15 years ago. There were torrential downpours, midnight pashes, 111 calls on brick cellphones for severed toes and many other mild shenanigans…
Why Rod Stewart’s Shag-tastic Autobiography Is Genuinely Inspiring, Plus A Forgotten Early Fave
I’ve just got home from four nights in Melbourne and in between a reunion with a dozen of the best Aussies I’ve ever met, taking in Derby Day at Flemington, playing (and losing) tennis with a long-time rival and catching up with my sister and brother-in-law, I found time to read Rod Stewart’s brand new…
The Perils Of Discussing Gay Marriage In Talkbackland & The Rod Stewart Song That Saved The Night
The last two nights on talkback were undoubtedly the most challenging of my career. For those outside of New Zealand, a bill on gay marriage passed its first reading in parliament by a vote of 80 to 40. I tried to encourage nuanced thought on the topic, but when it’s an issue as emotive as…