Jerry Dammers, the founder and main songwriter of The Specials, has denied claims made by his former bandmates in a recent interview. The keyboard player wrote to The Guardian to dispute comments from singer Terry Hall regarding the band's upcoming reunion shows. Dammers said: "The fact is that I would not have been invited to the first 'reunion' meeting at all had John Bradbury not told me about it. "Terry's manager circulated emails from which I was excluded. Rehearsals were held without me, and I only managed to attend two - one of which was attended (more)...
- 3/4/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Terry Hall has claimed that The Specials keyboard player and main songwriter Jerry Dammers is missing out by not rejoining the recently-reformed group. The influential ska band reformed in 2008 and played the main stage at Bestival under the name Terry Hall and Friends. Hall told The Guardian: "He's f**king missing out. He's missing out on being in this incredible band. "We haven't changed that much, we still take the p*ss out of each other, there's an understanding there that hasn't gone away. And he's missing out on that, and it's sad for him, to be honest." Drummer John Bradbury said (more)...
- 2/20/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The original Emmerdale farmhouse has been put up for sale at £1.25 million, reports the Daily Mail. The property, called Lindley House, is located in Otley near Leeds and has been owned by couple Helen and John Bradbury since 1997. Helen revealed that fans would often show up at their front door on Emmerdale Farm location tours. "It has stopped now because the ITV series has moved on," she said. "But it often felt as if we were in some kind of goldfish bowl when people drove up to our door. "Only die-hard fans now remember this house was ever a part of the series. But last year was the 5,000th episode and we were asked if three of the original cast members could be filmed outside for a documentary. "Sheila Mercier, who played Annie Sugden, (more)...
- 1/20/2009
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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