Pete Chambers BEM Archives - The Coventry Observer

NEWS 12^th May, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Rudesix Reggae Rumble coming to Coventry and Danny Ansell's single Jericho is out now

NEWS 5^th May, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Tributes paid to Coventry music legend Taz Singh

NEWS 28^th Apr, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Pete chats to Neil Jones from Stone Foundation ahead of the band's Birmingham gig

NEWS 21^st Apr, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Happy birthday to Coventry legend Vince Hill

NEWS 14^th Apr, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Greyfriars Court's tribute to Coventry greats and check out talented Levi Washington

NEWS 7^th Apr, 2022

Music Matters - Legendary city drummer Harry Heppingstall heading to Coventry Music Museum

NEWS 31^st Mar, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Tribute to Beat drummer, Taz update, Attrition and Primitives coming home to Coventry

NEWS 24^th Mar, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - New EP from Abz Winters and Jordan set to perform at Coventry's 1 Big Weekend

NEWS

17^th Mar, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Keep Coventry legends Hazel O'Connor and Taz Singh in your thoughts

NEWS 10^th Mar, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Portrait exhibition of Coventry greats goes on show

NEWS 3^rd Mar, 2022

Music Matters - New EPs from Coventry's Debt of Information and Rugby's Courthouse

NEWS

24^th Feb, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Blue plaque to Coventry's Lt Pigeon as Mouldy Old Dough turns 50

NEWS 17^th Feb, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Andy Beglin back with new album and city's legend broadcaster at Expo2020

NEWS 10^th Feb, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - The Coventry influence on the Expo Dubai 2020 and Raw Records' rare Specials Bob Maeley cover

NEWS 3^rd Feb, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Legend Meat Loaf leaves us a legacy of songs and a Coventry connection

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Festival celebrating Delia Derbyshire returns for the fourth year

NEWS 20^th Jan, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Tribute to Kerri Bowes, Never Apart's new single and Ghost Town top in 2021

NEWS 13^th Jan, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Celebrating 50 years of Coventry's Lieutenant Pigeon

NEWS 6^th Jan, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - New single from RudeSix and congratulations Pauline Black OBE

NEWS 30^th Dec, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - The inspirational Coventrians chosen to win the 2021 'Pete Awards'

NEWS 22^nd Dec, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Up-and-coming Coventry rapper Dammz and Skatta is back

NEWS 16^th Dec, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Leamington's Woodbine Street Studios gets a plaque and Wick is 'Chasing the Rainbow'

NEWS 9^th Dec, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Neville Staple back with new release and verdict on 'Get Back' Beatles documentary

NEWS 3^rd Dec, 2021

New children's book tells the story behind Coventry's 2-Tone revolution

NEWS

2^nd Dec, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Cabin Studios gets blue plaque, King of the Alps and Scrapyard Wilson

NEWS

25^th Nov, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Odd Socks new EP, Warriors of the Dyscotheque new single and Caitlin McCarthy up to number 45

NEWS 18^th Nov, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Celebrating Knight's venue and Caitlin's 'Goodbye' - one of the best songs to come out of Coventry

NEWS 4^th Nov, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Celebrating Coventry's thriving electronic dance scene

NEWS 28^th Oct, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Charles Worrod left his mark in Coventry and in Africa

NEWS 21^st Oct, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP Arthur ‘Modie’ Albrighton - so many treasured memories

NEWS

14^th Oct, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Godavarius Walk, Eaten Alive Fanzine and Prims' Coventry homecoming

NEWS

9^th Oct, 2021

Tribute paid to The Beat drummer Everett Morton who has passed away

NEWS 30^th Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Getting shirty, Made In Coventry and legend Hazel makes her City of Culture mark

NEWS

23^rd Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Caitlin is Artist of the Month and The Loft at the Rialto Plaza

NEWS 16^th Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - The Specials - New 'Protest Songs' album and homecoming gig

NEWS 8^th Sep, 2021

Lend me a Lady Godiva! - Could 'Coventry currency' encourage more local spending?

NEWS

9^th Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Godiva Festival's return and Dill's new album

NEWS

2^nd Sep, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Remembering blues legend John Warwick and Hazel's Coventry home-coming

NEWS 26^th Aug, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP 'musician's musician' Ollie Warner, Abbey Road and 2-Tone exhibit

NEWS

19^th Aug, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry really feels like the UK City of Culture and calls for station plaque

NEWS 12^th Aug, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - New 2-Tone badge launched for guides and The Session's new single

NEWS

29^th Jul, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Powerful lyrics on Leamington's LAMP CD

NEWS 15^th Jul, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Neville Staple Band live at Coventry’s Assembly Festival Gardens

NEWS

8^th Jul, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - A mosaic to you Rudy at Coventry bus station

NEWS

24^th Jun, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Ghost Town on the top spot again and the latest on HMV Empire Coventry

NEWS

17^th Jun, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Avidfan's 'Always Be Coventry' and Warriors of the Dyscotheque

NEWS

10^th Jun, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - 2-Tone Live and Legacies and Death House remastered

NEWS 3^rd Jun, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Abz, Natasha and Brad Turner and Lieutenant Pigeon

NEWS 27^th May, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP Don Ker - 'a Coventry music great and a gentleman'

NEWS 20^th May, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry Music Museum is back - and with two new exhibitions

NEWS 13^th May, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - BLM-inspired power anthem 'Inflamed' released by Dean McDonald

NEWS 6^th May, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Finding Common Ground in Leamington and Selecter's 40th anniversary edition out now

NEWS 29^th Apr, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Alternative Sounds CD celebrates Coventry's Ska

NEWS

22^nd Apr, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry singer-songwriter remembers his mum and 'Our Moe' and new release for Sam McNulty

NEWS

15^th Apr, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Abz, Razzle and The Senses putting Coventry on the map

NEWS

8^th Apr, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - New guide book for Coventry UK City of Culture, Coundon's Hot Talent and the Wall of Hits

NEWS 25^th Mar, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - HMV Coventry deal will help Empire strike back

NEWS 18^th Mar, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Chance to play big festival and Pa Salieu makes BRITS shortlist

NEWS

11^th Mar, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coundon's Hot Talent, Nice one John and Tom Grennan heading for Coventry

NEWS

4^th Mar, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - New material for Coventry's Mintakaa and Shanghai

NEWS

25^th Feb, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Selecter's Too Much Pressure remastered for 40th anniversary

NEWS

18^th Feb, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Be part of the Coventry 2 Tone exhibition and Senses have new album

NEWS 11^th Feb, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP Coventry's Brian Fowdrey of Mad Classix fame

NEWS

4^th Feb, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Mugun and more ensure Coventry's rap and grime scene is thriving

NEWS

28^th Jan, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Staring at the Rude Boys and something completely different......

NEWS

21^st Jan, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Sometimessean's 'mesmerising' The Drifter and Nigel Meffen has a bite at a new novel

NEWS

14^th Jan, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry rapper hailed, fond farewell Moe and well done Ruby

NEWS

7^th Jan, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - From Ghost Town to host town as Coventry's City of Culture year gets under way

NEWS 11^th Dec, 2020

MUSIC MATTERS - Museum recognition, Alternative Sounds and staying home this Christmas

NEWS

4^th Dec, 2020

MUSIC MATTERS - Pete sheds light on the latest developments in the Coventry scene

NEWS 27^th Nov, 2020

MUSIC MATTERS - 'Coventry Venues - A Year in the Live’

NEWS 20^th Nov, 2020

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry music hero Andy is back recording again and 2-Tone drama in the pipeline

NEWS 6^th Nov, 2020

Music Matters - John Garrison and 'recognise the 2-Tone legends during Coventry's City of Culture year'

NEWS

30^th Oct, 2020

Music Matters - More Fresh Maggots on the way on Coventry Museum's very own record label

NEWS

23^rd Oct, 2020

Music Matters - ‘Delia Derbyshire' documentary, which explores Coventry music legend, premieres

NEWS 16^th Oct, 2020

Music Matters - 'Sad farewell to legendary Shadows' basist Brian 'Licquorice' Locking'

NEWS

12^th Oct, 2020

Coventry Music Museum - hit hard during the Coronavirus pandemic - receives £15,800 grant to help safeguard its future

NEWS 15^th Jul, 2020

MUSIC MATTERS by Pete Chambers BEM: Compilation album celebrates local musicians and visual artists

NEWS

8^th Jun, 2018

MUSIC MATTERS: You can sometimes get what you want

NEWS

5^th May, 2018

MUSIC MATTERS: Celebrating Saxa

NEWS

7^th Apr, 2018

Pete Chambers BEM81 posts

MUSIC MATTERS - Rudesix Reggae Rumble coming to Coventry and Danny Ansell's single Jericho is out now

MUSIC MATTERS - Tributes paid to Coventry music legend Taz Singh

MUSIC MATTERS - Pete chats to Neil Jones from Stone Foundation ahead of the band's Birmingham gig

MUSIC MATTERS - Happy birthday to Coventry legend Vince Hill

MUSIC MATTERS - Greyfriars Court's tribute to Coventry greats and check out talented Levi Washington

Music Matters - Legendary city drummer Harry Heppingstall heading to Coventry Music Museum

MUSIC MATTERS - Tribute to Beat drummer, Taz update, Attrition and Primitives coming home to Coventry

MUSIC MATTERS - New EP from Abz Winters and Jordan set to perform at Coventry's 1 Big Weekend

MUSIC MATTERS - Keep Coventry legends Hazel O'Connor and Taz Singh in your thoughts

MUSIC MATTERS - Portrait exhibition of Coventry greats goes on show

Music Matters - New EPs from Coventry's Debt of Information and Rugby's Courthouse

MUSIC MATTERS - Blue plaque to Coventry's Lt Pigeon as Mouldy Old Dough turns 50

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Andy Beglin back with new album and city's legend broadcaster at Expo2020

MUSIC MATTERS - The Coventry influence on the Expo Dubai 2020 and Raw Records' rare Specials Bob Maeley cover

MUSIC MATTERS - Legend Meat Loaf leaves us a legacy of songs and a Coventry connection

MUSIC MATTERS - Festival celebrating Delia Derbyshire returns for the fourth year

MUSIC MATTERS - Tribute to Kerri Bowes, Never Apart's new single and Ghost Town top in 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Celebrating 50 years of Coventry's Lieutenant Pigeon

MUSIC MATTERS - New single from RudeSix and congratulations Pauline Black OBE

MUSIC MATTERS - The inspirational Coventrians chosen to win the 2021 'Pete Awards'

MUSIC MATTERS - Up-and-coming Coventry rapper Dammz and Skatta is back

MUSIC MATTERS - Leamington's Woodbine Street Studios gets a plaque and Wick is 'Chasing the Rainbow'

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Neville Staple back with new release and verdict on 'Get Back' Beatles documentary

New children's book tells the story behind Coventry's 2-Tone revolution

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Cabin Studios gets blue plaque, King of the Alps and Scrapyard Wilson

MUSIC MATTERS - Odd Socks new EP, Warriors of the Dyscotheque new single and Caitlin McCarthy up to number 45

MUSIC MATTERS - Celebrating Knight's venue and Caitlin's 'Goodbye' - one of the best songs to come out of Coventry

MUSIC MATTERS - Celebrating Coventry's thriving electronic dance scene

MUSIC MATTERS - Charles Worrod left his mark in Coventry and in Africa

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP Arthur ‘Modie’ Albrighton - so many treasured memories

MUSIC MATTERS - Godavarius Walk, Eaten Alive Fanzine and Prims' Coventry homecoming

Tribute paid to The Beat drummer Everett Morton who has passed away

MUSIC MATTERS - Getting shirty, Made In Coventry and legend Hazel makes her City of Culture mark

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Caitlin is Artist of the Month and The Loft at the Rialto Plaza

MUSIC MATTERS - The Specials - New 'Protest Songs' album and homecoming gig

Lend me a Lady Godiva! - Could 'Coventry currency' encourage more local spending?

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Godiva Festival's return and Dill's new album

MUSIC MATTERS - Remembering blues legend John Warwick and Hazel's Coventry home-coming

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP 'musician's musician' Ollie Warner, Abbey Road and 2-Tone exhibit

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry really feels like the UK City of Culture and calls for station plaque

MUSIC MATTERS - New 2-Tone badge launched for guides and The Session's new single

MUSIC MATTERS - Powerful lyrics on Leamington's LAMP CD

MUSIC MATTERS - Neville Staple Band live at Coventry’s Assembly Festival Gardens

MUSIC MATTERS - A mosaic to you Rudy at Coventry bus station

MUSIC MATTERS - Ghost Town on the top spot again and the latest on HMV Empire Coventry

MUSIC MATTERS - Avidfan's 'Always Be Coventry' and Warriors of the Dyscotheque

MUSIC MATTERS - 2-Tone Live and Legacies and Death House remastered

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry's Abz, Natasha and Brad Turner and Lieutenant Pigeon

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP Don Ker - 'a Coventry music great and a gentleman'

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry Music Museum is back - and with two new exhibitions

MUSIC MATTERS - BLM-inspired power anthem 'Inflamed' released by Dean McDonald

MUSIC MATTERS - Finding Common Ground in Leamington and Selecter's 40th anniversary edition out now

MUSIC MATTERS - Alternative Sounds CD celebrates Coventry's Ska

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry singer-songwriter remembers his mum and 'Our Moe' and new release for Sam McNulty

MUSIC MATTERS - Abz, Razzle and The Senses putting Coventry on the map

MUSIC MATTERS - New guide book for Coventry UK City of Culture, Coundon's Hot Talent and the Wall of Hits

MUSIC MATTERS - HMV Coventry deal will help Empire strike back

MUSIC MATTERS - Chance to play big festival and Pa Salieu makes BRITS shortlist

MUSIC MATTERS - Coundon's Hot Talent, Nice one John and Tom Grennan heading for Coventry

MUSIC MATTERS - New material for Coventry's Mintakaa and Shanghai

MUSIC MATTERS - Selecter's Too Much Pressure remastered for 40th anniversary

MUSIC MATTERS - Be part of the Coventry 2 Tone exhibition and Senses have new album

MUSIC MATTERS - RIP Coventry's Brian Fowdrey of Mad Classix fame

MUSIC MATTERS - Mugun and more ensure Coventry's rap and grime scene is thriving

MUSIC MATTERS - Staring at the Rude Boys and something completely different......

MUSIC MATTERS - Sometimessean's 'mesmerising' The Drifter and Nigel Meffen has a bite at a new novel

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry rapper hailed, fond farewell Moe and well done Ruby

MUSIC MATTERS - From Ghost Town to host town as Coventry's City of Culture year gets under way

MUSIC MATTERS - Museum recognition, Alternative Sounds and staying home this Christmas

MUSIC MATTERS - Pete sheds light on the latest developments in the Coventry scene

MUSIC MATTERS - 'Coventry Venues - A Year in the Live’

MUSIC MATTERS - Coventry music hero Andy is back recording again and 2-Tone drama in the pipeline

Music Matters - John Garrison and 'recognise the 2-Tone legends during Coventry's City of Culture year'

Music Matters - More Fresh Maggots on the way on Coventry Museum's very own record label

Music Matters - ‘Delia Derbyshire' documentary, which explores Coventry music legend, premieres

Music Matters - 'Sad farewell to legendary Shadows' basist Brian 'Licquorice' Locking'

Coventry Music Museum - hit hard during the Coronavirus pandemic - receives £15,800 grant to help safeguard its future

MUSIC MATTERS by Pete Chambers BEM: Compilation album celebrates local musicians and visual artists

MUSIC MATTERS: You can sometimes get what you want