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Ribby Hall – The Ian Roberts Diary

Behind the scenes there is a lot to think about and a lot to organise. In his own words, Ian reveals what it takes to ensure the big weekend runs without a hitch…

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The Mercury myth

John Gray, Ian Roberts, Mike Walton, Neal Webb and Al Mitchell review 30 Warner Brothers tracks comparable to the glorious MERCURY works.

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Live in Glasgow

Chris Habegger flew in from Switzerland to see Roderick David Stewart live in Glasgow on May 1st.

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Stewart Closing Songbook

After he releases the fourth installment of his American Songbook series in October, Rod Stewart plans to hang up his dinner jacket.

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REVIEW: Rod Stewart @ M.E.N. Arena

HE was in our heart, he was in our soul and last night Rod Stewart gave us everything…

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REVIEW: Glasgow belongs to Rod

HE may be a London boy by birth, but when Rod Stewart launched his four-night stand at the SECC last night, the 10,000-strong Glasgow crowd took him to their hearts as one of their own.

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It was 30 years ago… A reappraisal of Smiler

Smiler was Rod’s fifth solo effort, his first in over two years, and was his last album for the Mercury label – Ian Roberts reviews…

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Like fine wine… he gets better with age!

LIVE: Subiaco Oval, Perth, Western Australia, 26 February 2005 – review by Michael Collins

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Still sexy after all these years

Warner Brothers have got together some of today’s best remix artists to update Rod’s now classic recording – Read the SMILER interview with Ryan Coseboom and Ralphi Rosario, the main mixers of the single.

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14th Grammy nomination for Rod

It is an honor to have been nominated for each of these Songbook albums, Rod said today.