Stories about rock’n’roll continue to enthrall, and Kate Allvey tells us one about a cross-London dash to rescue a gig in our Steppin’ Out reviews. I’ve done some strange things in my 50 years going to gigs, but changing venues on the night is a new one on me! Enjoy the explanation and outcome.

We have a revealing chat with one of the UK’s finest bluesmen, Big Boy Bloater, and hopefully our efforts to spin the questioning a little bit away from the normal, and into the process of creating a new release is interesting to you; it certainly reveals the complexities and effort required for success.

We’ve also got a short Hemsby report from Dave Prince to whet your appetite for the full report from Kate Allvey next month.

Elsewhere, there’s the regular wide sweep of what’s going on in the wonderful world of rock’n’roll from jump blues to psycho; we hope you are enjoying the ride!

Rock On….Johnny Hop