Jez Collins
Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse are a well-known roots reggae musical band. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, in Birmingham, and comprised of David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals) and Ronald McQueen (bass). Hinds, as songwriter, has always been the engine behind Steel Pulse, from their early days establishing themselves in the… Read More »Steel Pulse
The Selecter
The original line-up: * Pauline Black : Vocals * Compton Amanor: Guitar * Charley Anderson: Bass Guitar * Charley ‘H’ Bembridge: Drums * Desmond Brown: Hammond Keyboard * Neol Davies: Guitar * Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson: [Singing|Vocals] Charley Anderson and Desmond Brown left The Selecter in 1980 tp form The People. James Mackie and Adam Williams… Read More »The Selecter
Scarlet Fantastic
Scarlet Fantastic press shot. Via Mike Davies Scarlet Fantastic were a British pop duo active in the late 1980s, consisting of Maggie De Monde and Rick P. Jones. The band had evolved from an earlier recording act called Swans Way. Scarlet Fantastic were to reach the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart only once, when they released their October 1987 single “No Memory”. De Monde has since… Read More »Scarlet Fantastic
Plone
Plone were an electronic music band from Birmingham, England. The group formed in late 1994 when Mark Cancellara and Mike Johnston started to buy old analogue keyboards and fx and began to rehearse making huge soundscapes. Johnston was living with Billy Bainbridge (who was in another band at the time, Supernal, also containing members of… Read More »Plone