Dexter Fletcher

More Rocketman Bullshit: Elton John wasn’t named after John Lennon

The new Elton John ‘Rocketman’ flick is just bullshit after bullshit. In trying to tell the story of the artist formerly known as Reg Dwight, director Dexter Fletcher just made shit up.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, contemporary, Dexter Fletcher, Elton John, pop, rock, Rocketman, UK

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Did Elton John Really Play Crocodile Rock at his First Troubadour Gig or is Rocketman Bullshit?

by Paul Cashmere

On August 25 1970 Elton John performed his very first American show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. In the new Rocketman movie the first song he performs is ‘Crocodile Rock’. Did he really?

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Dexter Fletcher, Elton John, pop, rock, Taron Egerton. Rocketman, UK

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Watch the new trailer for Elton John Rocketman

by Paul Cashmere

The new trailer for Elton John’s biopic ‘Rocketman’ comes with the profound advice “you’ve got to kill the person you were born to be to become the person you want to be”. Those were the rules that transformed geeky kid Reginald Dwight into superstar Elton John.

Tagged as: 70s, biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Dexter Fletcher, Elton John, movie, pop, rock, Rocketman, Taron Edgeton, UK

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Check Out Billy F. Gibbons Landman song ‘Livin’ It Up In Texas’

Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top has a brand new solo song which was recorded for the TV series ‘Landman’.

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50th Anniversary Skyhooks ‘Living In The 70s’ Album Released

Skyhooks classic ‘Living In The 70s’ album has been remastered (again) by David Briggs to mark the 50th anniversary of the album.

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The Sex Pistols To Tour Australia With Frank Carter

The Sex Pistols will tour Australia with Frank Carter on vocals and the three founding members Steve Jones (guitar), Paul Cook (drums) and Glen Matlock (bass) performing the 1977 punk classic ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols’.

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