Pete Sheldon's Page

"Stop being silly Mr H.  If for one minute we thought you had a soft spot for Mr Bolton you would have been unceremoniously drummed out of the Sylvias...... inappropriate and out of time drumming that is!"

"'(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais' by those nice chaps the Clash I believe! How about 'She wore a blue dress when she walked in the room' Fairly easy one for people with taste and those who appreciate the beauty of the…"

"Yeah, he was sort of in the Wildhearts briefly but nicked CJ to form Honeycrack (who I thought were better than Ginger's mob although their PHUQ album is a powerpop/hard rock classic). The man can play anything, has a corking voice and writes…"

"After reading an email from Bruce (Tribe master!) I saw a caption for a brit Power-pop band called Jackdaw4. I was extremely glad of this for two reasons: - a) They are an absolutely astounding, hook-laden, joy and make me glad I'm alive. b) I…"

"For those of you who have not heard of a Brit band called Jackdaw4 I urge you to check them out. Very 'Jelly' in places but individual too. Songs are courtesy of the genius that is Willie Dowling. You won't be disappointed."

"First four gigs of 'known' bands happened in quick succession in 1980 all at the Sheffield City Hall (UK). These were Wishbone Ash, Saxon, The Scorpions and Def Leppard. All these bands were releasing great stuff then, even Def Leppard…"

"Just to ease my way in here I must share my latest purchase as it's taken so long to arrive (gargantuan, tedious, story attached). Its a lefty 12 string Italia Rimini in honeyburst. It'll jangle your wobbly bits off, looks as cool as a…"