Poole-based fringe dwellers Da Biz found their feet in the fiery wake of punk as singer songwriter Ronnie Mayor and lead guitarist John Hole formed the group Tours in 1977 with Basher Spiers on drums and Steve Jeff on bass they established themselves by opening their own venue at The Brewers Arms in Poole and set about changing the world.
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Life in the 1980s
More from the estimable Gavin Underhill (I salute you, sir!) who kept and scanned this Echo Magazine feature about the nearly-dids of Bournemouth’s extraordinarily rich live music scene of the late 70s and early 80s. Zoom in to read if you can. If not, have a root around at Gavin’s website – great piece on Read More…
Coffin-Dodger Renegades
You might need to zoom in to see this Echo report from 2010, but anyone who remembers the buzz of Bournemouth’s live music scene in the early 1980s will find it’s worth the effort. Discover more at Coffin-Dodger Renegades.
Ronnie Mayor
Love, Life & the Urban Myth One of the by-products of popular culture’s ’nads being held in the vice-like grip of TV ‘talent’ shows and phone polls is that the language of Art has been hijacked by those that respect or understand it the least. Thus, we hear a lot about the ‘Artist’ and their Read More…