Ian Fortnam

Jan 7, 2025 | loudersound.com | Ian Fortnam

Prior to 2024, you’d always find the words ‘Peter Perrett’ appended with the apparently obligatory description ‘from The Only Ones’, the band he originally split from in ’81. You’d also find his name bandied about in circles debating the subject of unfulfilled potential. But not now. Perrett’s latest, deeply personal (double) album, The Cleansing, realises every iota of Perrett brilliance, addressing decades lost to drug addiction, and the inevitable approach to life’s conclusion.

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Ian Fortnam

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Prior to 2024, you’d always find the words ‘Peter Perrett’ appended with the apparently obligatory description ‘from The Only Ones’, the band he originally split from in ’81. You’d also find his name bandied about in circles debating the subject of unfulfilled potential. But not now.

Nov 28, 2024 | loudersound.com | Ian Fortnam

Recorded in 2020, as a tour-toughened Sweet lineup (then comprising recently added bassist Lee Small and lead vocalist Paul Manzi, alongside long-standing drummer Bruce Bisland, who replaced Mick Tucker in ’92, and 54-year-veteran guitarist Andy Scott) faced career-halting global lockdown, Isolation Boulevard captures a dozen re-recorded versions of the band’s greatest hits.

Nov 26, 2024 | loudersound.com | Ian Fortnam

In the early days of the century, as movies like Almost Famous and The Banger Sisters shamelessly counterfeited some of the more juicy episodes from Pamela De Barres’s life, she put the finishing touches to a screenplay based on her diary-led, bestselling memoir I’m With The Band. We spoke with her about her life, and the musician in it.

Nov 22, 2024 | loudersound.com | Ian Fortnam

As the 60s swung about them and their iconic mop-tops grew increasingly shaggy, The Beatles enjoyed an unprecedented level of celebrity. Ubiquitous, universally adored, John, Paul, George and Ringo were the four most famous faces on the planet. Their uncanny ability to crank out concise, era-defining hits was the key to their success, and their world-beating charm was significantly enhanced by their easy camaraderie. The Beatles were a gang; a gang that everybody wanted to join.