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June 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Jeff Beck – Still on the Run: DVD

Jeff Beck: Still On The Run Director: Matthew Longfellow Eagle Rock Ask any guitarist – they’ll tell you Jeff Beck is one of the greatest. Many will tell you he is the greatest, certainly he’s peerless in terms of his quest for exploration and expression given he’s forever linked to his Yardbirds-colleagues Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. […]
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February 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Win A Double Pass to the Eric Clapton Documentary – Life In 12 Bars

To celebrate the New Zealand theatrical release of Life In 12 Bars the new feature-length Eric Clapton documentary Madman NZ has given me five double passes for fans. The film will be screening in New Zealand from February 15-28 at selected theatres. To be in to win it is this simple: Write a comment below […]
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November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Clapton WAS God: The Last 30 Years…Turgid

In a word. Well, lifeless. Or lazy. Uninspired. Dull. Meaningless. Take your pick I guess. I was an Eric Clapton fan. Was. He was the first international big-name act I saw and it was amazing. On a good day I’m still happy with most of that first decade of work he did – I have a soft spot […]
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