Steve Hands
Here's everything published by this contributor on musicOMH.
Steve's various creative roles have included skeleton-for-hire, stationery cleaner and box-shifter. Steve missed out on joining the formative Destiny's Child as he couldn't afford to pay his bills, bills, bills.
Steve spent far too much time alone in his bedroom as a teenager, with only his fabulous Realistic record 'deck' for company. Since then, Steve has spent years pondering the important contribution that Racey, Shakin' Stevens and Dr. Alban have made to the rich tapestry of Pop. These two facts alone make Steve uniquely qualified to blather on about music to his heart's content.
Steve lists his musical heroes as Opus, waistcoat-era David Essex, and the maracca-shaking, eye-patch dude from Dr Hook. His favourite musical memory is Sue Pollard singing Helen Reddy's I Am Woman on Tarby & Friends.
Articles by Steve Hands
El Guincho – Alegranza! (Album Reviews)
Jenny Lindfors – When The Night Time Comes (Album Reviews)
Kenna – Make Sure They See My Face (Album Reviews)
Son Of Dave – 03 (Album Reviews)
Girl Talk – The Night Ripper (Album Reviews)
Junkboy – Three (Album Reviews)
Mark Ronson @ Hammersmith Apollo, London (Live Music + Gig Reviews)
The Boggs – Forts (Album Reviews)
Valley Girl – Glamorous World (Album Reviews)
Caribou + Dirty Projectors @ Dingwalls, London (Live Music + Gig Reviews)
Guillemots – Back To Mine (Album Reviews)
The Fiery Furnaces – Widow City (Album Reviews)
Patrick Brsicoe – Colours Will Fly (Album Reviews)
Interview: Pram (Music Interviews)
Sly Stone: Introducing… (Features)
Sly and the Family Stone @ Opera House, Bournemouth (Live Music + Gig Reviews)
Hot Chip @ Somerset House, London (Live Music + Gig Reviews)
12-Stone Toddler – Does It Scare You? (Album Reviews)
Al Green & Candi Staton @ Royal Albert Hall, London (Live Music + Gig Reviews)
Simone White – I Am The Man (Album Reviews)
Experimental Pop Band – Tinsel Stars (Album Reviews)
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La Voix humaine and Les Mamelles de Tirésias create a varied and fascinating double bill at Glyndebourne Festival Opera 9 Aug 2022
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Prom 25: BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds present an evening of orchestral textures by Aho, Saariaho and Shostakovich 6 Aug 2022
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Festival Review: WOMAD 2022 4 Aug 2022
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Spell Book and La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina create an enchanting double bill at Longborough Festival Opera 3 Aug 2022
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Maggie Rogers – Surrender 3 Aug 2022
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Prom 21: From 8-bit to Infinity – gaming music comes to the Proms 3 Aug 2022
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Beyoncé – Renaissance 3 Aug 2022