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Fighting fascism, riots and rock'n'roll: The onstage story of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band didn’t shift as many records as they deserved to, but as a live band they were like no other
The misunderstood Tom Jones cover that became the Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s biggest hit
Seen on Top Of The Pops alongside the sugary-sweet songs of the era, Delilah affected the band permanently, and not all in a good way.
How a 40-year-old Glaswegian out-weirded David Bowie to become the most unlikely pop star of 1973
The story of an ironically titled epic that acted as a condensed history of rock'n'roll
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s Tomorrow Belongs To Me is a prog epic
Gravel-voiced bandleader plays eco-warrior, futurist and satirist on 1975 genre-crossing album wrapped in a sleeve where Roger Dean meets Marvel
“I thought, ‘Why not give him my record collection?’” The soundtrack to Inspector Rebus’ life
Hi-fi freak who never got over Hawkwind explains what he listens to while he works – and revels in the joy of putting a Mogwai joke in one of his books
"If you haven’t been ripped off, you haven’t been in the music business”: How personal tragedy, the demands of touring and the pressure to make money destroyed Alex Harvey
In 1977, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band played the Reading Festival. Harvey was being acclaimed as a punk pioneer and the future looked bright. But it was to be their last ever gig…
How Alex Harvey conjured up one of rock's great moments of darkness and drama
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band's classic The Faith Healer took flight at the Reading Festival in 1973 – aided by a timely sunset and topless women
The 10 Best History Lessons In Rock
Because not everything has to be about sex, drugs and rock'n'roll...
