A Short History of The Meters
The Meters were put together in 1965, when keyboard player Arthur 'Art' Neville (1937-2019) recruited George Porter, Jr. (bass guitar), Joseph (Zigaboo) Modeliste (drums) and Leo Nocentelli (guitar, vocals) . Art was born in New Orleans in 1937 and grew up in a musical family.
Free - Paul Kossoff (1950 - 1976) and Andy Fraser (1952 - 2015)
Paul ‘Koss’ Kossoff was born in London in 1950 and the son of famous British character, actor, David Kossoff (Kid for Two Farthings). He learned to play classical music but was always interested in blues and soon mastered the guitar.
Alan Hudson ,Football Legend, Reflects with Passion on Huge Games and Crowds
You dream of playing in a Wembley final as a young kid and when you get there you don't perform and it can stay with you for a very long time. Unlike at Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea in recent years, you don't get the opportunity too many times to go back and show a 100,000 the real you.
Marc Bolan (1947 - 1977) (T.Rex)
GF Newman’s Law & Order 40th Anniversary -BBC 4 Airing 12th April 2018 on ZANI
The Panic in Needle Park Reviewed on ZANI
ZANI's Video of The Week - Brian Wilson • 1976 Full Interview (The Beach Boys)
A rare, open and honest interview with Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, one of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Mavericks
An Ode to Jimmy Greaves
He was presician personified inside the penalty area, a goalscoring machine. Greavsie was born on 20th February 1940 in the Capital's East End, And years later shockwaves and tremors through our lands defences Jimmy Greaves would send.
Tilbury Skinheads Documentary - BBC Radio 1980
If you ever find yourself heading south on the A13, chances are you are either lost or on your way to Tilbury in Essex. It is very much a town at the end of the line, as the Worlds End pub down by the docks testifies, and definitely not the sort of place you want to end up on your ownsome come nightfall.
London Rock - 1970 Documentary with The Faces, Marc Bolan and more
Featuring The Faces, Marc Bolan, Linda Lewis, Matthews Southern Comfort and Fairport Convention all chatting, writing and rehearsing.