Steve Crabtree

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By Richard JonesWith my body in a state of weightlessness, I could hear my breathing getting deeper, while my eyes were starting to close as I stared up at the twinkling stars. I was floating in a warm, gently moving pool, super-saturated with hundreds of pounds of Epsom salts, and for a person who can struggle to relax, it was a new experience for me.

5 days ago | on-magazine.co.uk | Steve Crabtree

What’s the title of your latest release, and what does it mean to you? It is ‘Bad Love’ from our debut album Pussycats and Monkeymen. An over 7 minutes hard rock-prog song that speaks about the remembrance and ghosts arising from a lost love. It is the most intense and powerful song of the album with many musical surprises and an amazing voice solo of Sara Cova our female singer. What was the hardest part about putting this release together, and why?

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By Steve Crabtree, June 2025With summer properly upon us – and if the warm start to June is anything to go by – it looks like we’ll all be needing ways to keep cool over the next few months. And in our house, where we get a decent dose of sun through the windows all day long, a fan isn’t a luxury – it’s an essential. We’ve tried a few options in the past. Desk fans, those little USB things, even portable hand-held. None of them really hit the mark.

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By Roger Crow, June 2025Hawaii had long been on the to-do list of dream holiday locations. When some cruising friends said they were booked on the Ruby Princess from San Francisco to Hawaii, Mrs C and I didn’t have to think too hard about joining them, and about 3000 other passengers. We flew from Leeds-Bradford to Dublin, and then San Francisco. Clearing customs in Dublin made life easier.

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By Steve CrabtreeAs a football fan, and an appreciator of clubs that have contributed greatly to the true history of the game – whether through success, memorable moments, tradition or nostalgia – I’ve always had a love for books that teach you something new about a club. Especially one like the mighty Bayern Munich, whose modern dominance is well documented, but whose deeper roots and evolution often need to be discovered.