Bay City Rollers guitarist Neil Henderson dies aged 73 after health battle Henderson achieved success with Bay City Rollers and Middle Of The Road The Independent UK · Sep 25
‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded Fifty years ago this week, the Sex Pistols played their first Manchester gig and caused a sonic revolution. What happened to the other bands that were tipped for big things that year – and why did the rock’n’roll dinosaurs survive? The Guardian - UK · Jun 5
Supporting the Jam, sausages with the Bay City Rollers and defying skinheads: post-punk girl group Dolly Mixture look back The all-girl trio gave punk a playful spin and drew admirers in Paul Weller and Captain Sensible – but, singer Debsey Wykes recalls, faced confusion for being out of step with era’s noise and anger The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025
‘I hated playing by the rules’: Johnnie Walker, the empathetic radio DJ with a rebel spirit His BBC career began with a year-long suspension and he was later fired for on-air comments. Yet the broadcaster’s warmth meant listeners followed him for more than five decades The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025
Johnnie Walker, legendary BBC Radio presenter, dies aged 79 Walker first rose to fame among British music fans as a disc jockey on pirate station Radio Caroline in the Sixties, and later became a favourite among BBC listeners, even if he did hate the Bay City Rollers The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024
New musical featuring sons of huge Scottish band to open in Glasgow A BRAND new musical featuring the hit songs of an iconic Scottish band is set to open in Glasgow... The National (Scotland) · Nov 26, 2024
Great British Railway Journeys season 15: release date, destinations, exclusive interview and everything we know Great British Railway Journeys season 15 on BBC2 sees politician-turned-presenter Michael Portillo explore Britain’s post-war history by train. WhatToWatch · Mar 12, 2024
“I wanted us to be the punk Monkees, the mainstream Ramones or Mötley Crüe with sneakers”: the story of Candy, the cult 80s LA glam rockers who produced a future Guns N’ Roses superstar With their debut album, Whatever Happened To Fun?, LA power-pop outfit Candy should have been huge Louder · Jan 14, 2024
Rod Stewart rocks Edinburgh with a few surprises in 'emotional performance for the ages' The iconic singer performed one of his last-ever gigs at Edinburgh Castle with a few surprises that delighted fans who had to endure some bad weather along the way. Edinburgh Live · Jul 10, 2023
Legendary Edinburgh band Bay City Rollers announce new member ahead of worldwide tour Edinburgh band Bay City Rollers have announced a new member for their worldwide tour, with childhood fan John McLaughlin joining them ahead of their 50th anniversary celebration. Edinburgh Live · Jul 6, 2023
Bay City Rollers' new member announced by band ahead of worldwide tour Dream come true for childhood fan John McLaughlin who joins the legendary Scots band ahead of their 50th anniversary celebrations next year Daily Record · Jul 6, 2023
Original Edinburgh Bay City Rollers frontman vows to recover decades' worth of royalties Clark has vowed to recover decades worth of royalties having been the voice of the band for almost a decade before being replaced by the late Les McKeown who died in 2021 Edinburgh Live · Jun 29, 2023
Original Bay City Rollers frontman vows to recover decades’ worth of royalties For almost a decade, Gordon 'Nobby' Clark was the voice of the Edinburgh band before being replaced by Les McKeown, who died in 2021. Daily Record · Jun 29, 2023
Daily Record · Jun 20, 2023 Bay City Rollers star Les McKeown 'screamed in his sleep' for decades after being abused by the band’s manager Les McKeown's family have laid bare the suffering and anguish he battled after being raped by manager Tam Paton.
Louder · Jun 15, 2023 The world nearly got a supergroup featuring members of the Sex Pistols, Blondie and the Bay City Rollers Blondie’s drummer, the ex-Sex Pistols bassist, the Bay City Rollers’ guitarist and Paul Weller nearly made up punk’s weirdest supergroup
Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023 'The Tory party has moved on from Boris, leaving behind a sad and angry clown' At the best, his shot at becoming leader again is blown - the gloss has come off him and the circus that is the Tory party has moved on, leaving behind a sad and angry clown.