Welcome to the Block17 music section!

We’ll be publishing articles focussed on local bands and gigs over the coming months.

Also, we have our in-house funky-haired muso Relfy to guide us through what is good and what is not in the Teesside music scene.

As the wheel goes round

by chopper on January 16th, 2011

Respected: The ‘50s;Revered: The ‘60s;Remembered: The ‘70s;Ridiculed: The ‘80s.Disparaged as ‘Cheesy’ by those too young to have experienced them, the ‘80s supposedly bucked the trend of music tradition before order was restored in the ‘90s.From…..

From Genesis to Revelation

by chopper on November 20th, 2010

Monday, 1st May 1978: the first unsolicited bulk e-mail was written and, when sent two days later, several hundred people with a relevant address received a promotional message from Digital Equipment Corporation; “spam”, as it…..

Ridicule is nothing to be sacred of

by muso on October 31st, 2010

Let’s make no pretence of this: there is no sanctimony herein; honestly.Musically, ‘Guilty Pleasures’ is an oft-used phrase to hide our perceived embarrassment at admitting to a penchant for something that seems not to fit…..

by chopper on April 04th, 2008

Important information about a Canoe!…

’Canoe’ will be released on Monday, 7th April 2008 under indie internet record label www.Bigfmusic.com and will be available to download for 79p from.
http://indiestore.7digital.com/suzanneelizabethmarron.

Singles will be available to buy on…..

The Block 17 Weekly Music column

by relfyoftheboro on March 26th, 2008

For those that are familiar with my taste in music it will likely come as a big surprise that I’ve been entrusted with writing a music column for Block17. Let me re-assure you all now…..

Suzanne Marron by chopper on March 26th, 2008