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Cult Heroes No. 19: Nutz

They toured with Queen and Black Sabbath, were hotly tipped by many in the mid-70s to become big news, and even had a management connection with Peter Grant. But Liverpudlians Nutz were destined to be consigned to features such as this, eventually failing to make the grade in the unforgiving yet all too forgetful world of contemporary music. Malcolm Dome looks back at what might have been. Check out all…

‘Appy Days: The Mick Box Column (No. 21)

This week, Mick’s on tour with Uriah Heep in Russia where he gets involved in a bomb scare, drinks too much vodka, is impressed with the beautiful laydees… oh, and plays a couple of shows! To read Mick’s previous columns, go here.

It’s A Big Weekend At Butlin’s With Nazareth, Moody And Mantis

Fancy spending the last weekend of January at Butlin’s in Skegness? If so, you could see a whole host of names, including Nazareth, Mick Taylor, Micky Moody, Praying Mantis and The Tygers Of Pan Tang.