Last weekend saw the Download Festival 2018 at Donington Park, and my annual visit to the circuit to listen to rock music rather than motor racing that usually takes me to the circuit. This year, the festival clashed with the BTCC round at Oulton Park, so rather than my normal three days at the festival,…
Formula One has announced a new theme tune. Given that the sport is a global brand, having a global theme tune makes sense in keeping with corporate branding. However, for me and many of my age, there will only ever been one theme tune for Formula One, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. And it’s not…
When you ask most people to name some of the pioneers of Rock ‘n’ Roll, there are a series of names that you will commonly hear; Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis are all likely to make an appearance. Less well known is Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who predates many of…
For most popular songs, the original version is the big hit, and any cover versions that come afterwards are compared to the one that everyone knows. However, there are some songs where the original version is not the most famous, and on that theme, here are ten songs you probably did not know were covers……
Last weekend saw a different type of entertainment at Donington Park as motor racing made way for the Download Festival 2016. Donington has been home to heavy rock festivals since August 1980 when seven bands made up the first Monsters of Rock festival. The annual event has been known as Download since 2003, and this…
Last weekend saw the Download Festival 2015, the rock music event in the Leicestershire village of Castle Donington, held at Donington Park. Donington has hosted such festivals for many years now, being home to the Monsters of Rock festival, which was the reason I first visited the village, for Monsters of Rock 1996. 19 years…
This weekend saw the Download Festival 2014, at Donington Park in Leicestershire. I’ve mentioned before that the link between Donington and rock music – as well as aviation and motor racing – made it an attractive place for me to work for several years, and to live nearby, and so Download means that I can…