AFTER The Soft Machine and Gong, Daevid Allen and some friends formed the impromptu University of Errors. Through the U of E, he thought that it would be the perfect vehicle to visit some of The Soft Machine's early material upon which he was featured.
AFTER founder member Daevid Allen left the psychedelic band, The Soft Machine, they shifted direction and by 1970, the nucleus of Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge and Hugh Hopper (joined by Elton Dean and Lyn Dobson) had become a jazz-rock-fusion band.
THE third - and biggest - volume of the series. Super Drumming' began as a series in Germany in 1987. Some of the world's top drummers and percussionists were invited in to showcase the role of a drummer both as a soloist and as a rhythm player in a band.
IT'S been 40 years since Maddy Prior released, with Tim Hart, the album Folk Songs Of Old England' and since then she has become one of the most important voices in English Folk music. In fact, as a member of Steeleye Span she has done more to bring the genre to the masses than anybody else.
JOHN Payne's career has been varied and interesting. Most recently cast as the Parson Nathaniel in the touring version of Jeff Wayne's War Of the Worlds, he is perhaps best known for his 16 years in the rock band Asia.
INVASION of Time' sees the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) return to his home planet of Gallifrey to claim the Presidency of the High Council of Time Lords. In a series of out-of-character moves, he expels many officials and even companion Leela (Louise Jameson) to the wastes of Outer Gallifrey. Sonce he is behaving totally out of character, it appears that The Doctor has succumbed to the dark side of his nature.
FRESHLY out of prison, and Pete Doherty has announced that he will play a date at the Manchester Academy as one of the 02/Wireless festival's Weekender events.
BOLTON'S premier ska-punk band The Minions will play at The Dog and Partridge on Saturday to celebrate the birthday of promoter and Emos frontman Alan "Cotty" Cotterill.
A METAL versus punk night will take place at the Blue Boar, on Deansgate, on Saturday May 10.
Octagon to host new music night 1:55pm Thu 8 May 08 A NEW live music night taking place at the Octagon theatre will showcase some of the North-west's brightest talent in refined surroundings.
MANCHESTER'S electro popsters The Whip have been speaking about how much they are looking forward to this year's Gatecrasher Summer Sound System.
Islands talk about forthcoming album 1:35pm Thu 8 May 08 TWO thirds of Islands Lost At Sea made it to our interview, guitarist Bodge, they tell me gravely, is ill with a list of diseases too foul to print in a family newspaper. Oh, and rickets. Or stuck at work, whichever story you choose to believe.
THE Oh Boy Non-Stop Sixties tour will be doing the rounds this summer.
Less than a week left for Showcase submissions 11:43am Thu 1 May 08 BANDS hoping to apply to play at this year's Bolton Music Showcase have just under a week left to send in their submissions.
Kat Dibbits
