Lloyd Lugsden, Bedford Clanger, Author at Bedford Independent

Love Your Local: a Clanger celebration of Bedford’s pubs

This month's Bedford Clanger cover story is a celebration of the Borough's pubs, past and present. At the heart of many communities, pubs need our support now more than ever. As more...

Interview: Ibibio Sound Machine – From Talking Heads to talking fish…

This October, Ibibio Sound Machine are bringing the party to Esquires Bedford with their mix of electro, jazz, Afrobeat, funk and Latin, melding into dynamic pop live. Our reporter, Lloyd Lugsden...

Interview: Betty Boo talks beat boxing, burgers and Boomania at 35

Next month Betty Boo bounds into Bedford Esquires to celebrate the re-issues of the Boomania and Grrrr albums plus the recent Rip Up The Rulebook. Lloyd Lugsden from the Bedford Clanger got to chat with Betty before the gig…

EP review: Rock n roll renaissance from Plateau

Plateau are a Bedford based four piece rock band, diverting indie and channeling The Doors and Soundgarden, with the DNA of Led Zeppelin. Singer Oli Power has a voice beyond his years and a penchant for headwear...

Interview: House of All (ex-The Fall supergroup)

House of All are a collective of original members of seminal post-punk band The Fall including Martin Bramah, Peter Greenway, Si Wolstencroft, Paul Hanley and Steve Hanley...

Interview: Mr C chats music, food and The End

Mr C aka Richard West is probably best known for MCing with The Shamen on their singles Move Any Mountain, Phorever People and the verrry naughty no.1 single Ebeneezer Goode where Mr C channelled...

Review: First Sunsinger single for seven years comes up smelling of roses

Bedford's own Sunsinger is back with a new song - Sweet Smell of Roses - the first in seven years. The song has a melancholic yet warm sound with Simon's rich voice building...

Oakley Arms celebrates anniversary of Paul McCartney’s Hey Jude pub performance

The Oakley Arms in Harrold might seem like an unlikely place for Paul McCartney to debut one of the Beatles' biggest hits, but 43 years ago, that's exactly where Hey Jude was heard for the very first time...

Singer songwriter Simon William: from Harrold Co-Op to centre stage

Hailing from the sleepy north Bedfordshire village of Harrold, music has been a big part of Simon William's life for a decade now. As well as singing (and working at the local...