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Tag Archives: Bill Mead
Album review: THE SHARPEEZ – Live At Leo’s Red Lion

Black Frog Records [Release date 01.11.20] The Sharpeez ‘Live at Leo’s’ is a celebratory live album full of vim and vigour, despite being recorded outside and at short notice under socially distanced circumstances. The Sharpeez are song driven outfit with … Continue reading
Album review: THE SHARPEEZ – Wild One

Pete Feenstra interviewed Bill Mead for his Sunday Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This hour special features tracks from ‘Wild One’ 3Ms Music [Release date 30.05.18] The Sharpeez ‘Wild One’ makes a big statement of intent. For … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Baz Payne, Bill Mead, Brendan O'Neill, Ducks Deluxe, funk, guitar, Loz Netto, Mark Knopfler, Paul Madden, Rebel, review, rhythm & blues, rock, Rolling Stones, Teresa Revill, The Sharpeez, THE WHO
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Gig review: THE SHARPEEZ – Half Moon, Putney, 30 May 2018

British rhythm and blues is alive and well in the capable hands of The Sharpeez. They set the bar high for a genre of music that was almost rendered extinct by American rebranding of the genre as contemporary urban music. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Mead, Brendan O'Neill, gig, guitar, Loz Netto, Mick Green, Mike Steed, review, rhythm & blues, The Sharpeez
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Album review: THE SHARPEEZ – Live At The Tuesday Night Music Club

Self release [Release date 24.03.17] There’s something reassuring about The Sharpeez brand of retro rhythm & blues that steadfastly refuses to be cowered the industry re-branding of the term r&b. From the band’s high energy, rhythm guitar driven approach, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baz Payne, Bill Mead, George Thorogood, Jerry Garcia, live album, Live At The Tuesday Night Music Club, Mick Green, R&B, review, Richard Hayes, Rolling Stones, Rory Gallagher, Sean Tyla, Simon taylor, Spencer Blackledge, The Pirates, The Sharpeez, Tom Petty
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News: LARRY MILLER Benefit Gig – The Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 5 November 2016

Blues/rock guitarist Larry Miller suffered a stroke in August 2015 and is still recovering. Sadly he has been unable to play guitar since this time. To raise funds and speed his full recovery, fellow musicians and fans have organised a … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 November 2016, Benefit, Bill Mead, blues, blues rock, Catfish, Elisha Blue, guitar, guitarist, Larry Miller, Marcus Flynn, Salvation Jayne, Stevie Smith, Storm Warning, Surrey, Sutton, The Boom Boom Club, Todd Sharpville, Troy Redfern
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