72nd Year! 
72nd Year!
The Whole Story of The Famous Kinema Ballroom Dunfermline
(and the Cinemas of Dunfermline & Rosyth)
72nd Year! |
| Wot's New? (Significant News / Additions / Alterations / Enhancements / Deletions)
28/01/10 Added: Photograph & enhanced biography of Camera Added: Several new Memories including Jeff Beck, Cream & Zoot Money
24/01/10 Enhanced & corrected: Biography of The Avons Added: Biography of Dum de Dum Enhanced: Biography of The Ardennes Enhanced: Biography of Sunset Culture Enhanced: Biography of The Spellbinders
03/01/10 Added: Keep updated with new developments with twitter.com/KinemaGigz
28/12/09 Added: Biography of Heidi
24/11/09 Added: A short history of the Alhambra Cinema
03/11/09 Added: Details from the listed building documents for the Alhambra Cinema
29/09/09 Added: Gig Review - Sergeant / Beatnic Prestige / Ray Summers / Modern Faces / Crayons at Fife Fest
28/09/09 Added: Ballroom Memories
20/09/09 Added: Much enhanced biog of Eire Apparent
06/06/09 Added: Pix of Atomic Kitten arriving outside 'The Ballroom' and on stage too. Added: Pic of Val Verde Added: Pics of Cissy Stone Added: Pics of Hue & Cry Added: Gig review of Hue & Cry
01/06/09 Added: Biog of From The Jam Replaced: Biog of Bruce & Jamie Watson
18/05/09 Added: Iron Maiden Ticket Added: Memories
14/05/09 Added: Press Article - The Kinema Evolution
24/03/09 Added: Biog of Tommy Reilly
02/03/09 Added: Biog of The Leads
26/02/09 Added: List of significant events in the same year as the opening of the Kinema Ballroom 1938. Added: Skids Kinema ticket for the Christmas party Sunday 23rd December 1979.
22/02/09 Added: Review of Hue & Cry gig on 19th February 2009
21/02/09 Added: News that The Rezillos have NOT SPLIT after all! :-))
20/02/09 Added: News that The Rezillos have split! :-((
14/02/09 Added: New pics of The Skids on the Kinema Ballroom stage!
13/02/09 Added: New Biog - The Sunshine Underground
09/02/09 Added: New Biog - Sergeant
01/02/09 Added: New Biog - Honey Ryder
22/01/09 Added: New band - Richfield Springs
21/01/09 Added: News of Stuart Adamson's Commemoration
10/01/09 Added: Several new pix and enhanced biogz on page for bands with names commencing with 'A'
09/01/09 Added: Press release - Velocity Changes Direction
08/01/09 Added: Info & pix of Joe Lethal Added: Pix of Abrasive Wheels Added: Biog & pix of Sloopy Added: Biog & pix of Radiation Added: Biog & pix of Jody
05/01/09 News: 'KinemaGigz' achieves HALF A MILLION hits!
29/12/08 Added: Bruce and Jamie Watson biog Added: Isa and the Filthy Tongues biog
29/12/08 Enhanced: Hue & Cry Biog Added: Iron Virgin photos Added: New comments
26/12/08 Added: Rezillos Pix
24/12/08 Added: Venue Information page Added: Dunfermline Press Review of The Rezillos gig 18/12/08 Added: Dunfermline Press Review of The Attic Lights gig 21/11/08
12/12/08 Altered: Biog of Big Country to correct some inaccuracies
13/11/08 News: Velocity wins Gold! ('Best Bar None' awards 2008)
07/11/08 Added: Biog of Sunset Culture / The Spellbinders
30/10/08 Enhanced: Biog of The Flying Hat Band
24/10/08 Added: Biog of The Modern Faces
23/10/08 Added: Biog of The Chemists
21/10/08 Added: Biog of Black Arrows
20/10/08 Added: Biog of Attic Lights Added: Biog of The Brogues
25/09/08 Added: Biog of Auntie Pus
19/09/08 Added: Additional info for The Different
12/09/08 Added: Exclusive Stuart Adamson Interview from 1989!
07/09/08 Added: Press article - 'City Nightclub Sets up a Treble Chance!' - 3 gigs in October 2008.
06/09/08 Added: Biog of The View Added: Biog of Beatnic Prestige
03/09/08 Added: Biog of The Music
31/08/08 Added: Memories from 1948!
30/08/08 News: Velocity sells-out 1100 tickets for 'Recess' - under 16s (alcohol-free) disco night with DJ Mark Breeze & Krystle.
23/08/08 Added: Dunfermline Press article on the booking of Ocean Colour Scene
17/08/08 Added: Biog for Guru Josh
18/08/08 Added: A review for the first Clash gig in 1977 from Bruce's record shop free fanzine called 'Cripes'. Added: A review for the second Clash gig in 1978 from Fife's fanzine 'Kingdom Come' Added: A DP newspaper article for The Draymin on 08/08/08.
17/08/08 Added: Biog for Radiation Added: Biog for Jody
13/08/08 Added: Biog entry for TNT - Much more to come soon. Added: Biog entry for Sloopy - Much more to come soon. Enhanced: Biog of Fagin Added: Biog entry for Heidi - Much more to come soon.
31/07/08 Added: Footage of The Clash on stage at The Kinema!
24/07/08 Added: Biog of RMN Project Added: Biog of Former Ladies of The Supremes
22/07/08 Added: Biog of Val Verde Added: Biog of The Rutlands Added: Biog of Mel Taylor
20/07/08 Added: Biog of Taffy Added: Photograph of Damian
19/07/08 Added: Autographed photograph of Viola Wills Added: Autographed photograph of Glen Goldsmith Added: Autographed photograph of Maria Whittaker Added: Photograph of Big Fun on stage at Hollywood Boulevard Added: Biog info for The Big Easy Added: Biog & Photograph of Jayne Added: More new photographs of Hollywood Boulevard
01/07/08 Added: New photographs of Hollywood Boulevard
27/06/08 Added: New act added - Taffy
27/06/08 Added: New photograph of the frontage of Hollywood Boulevard. Added: Additional information on The Rezillos from 'HiFi' Harris! News: KinemaGigz reaches number 8 in the Scottish Top Sites Directory
23/06/08 Added: Biog of Alexian Folk
20/06/08 News: Velocity stages it's first under 16s disco with live singing from Sebastian Westwood of 'Basshunter'.
11/06/08 News: Kinema Live joins forces with Fat Sams Dundee and Inverness Ironworks to collectively book acts to play at all 3 venues on consecutive nights!
17/05/08 Added: Scan of Elton John ballroom ticket
10/05/08 Added: Biog of Studio 54
15/03/08 Added: Photograph of Fagin Added: Biog of Booty Luv
05/03/08 Added: Advert for Monty Sunshine (1962) Added: Advert for Ricky Valance (1962) Added: Advert for Gene Vincent (1965)
29/02/08 Added: Courier article for Reunion Plan to Mark 40 Years of the Ballroom (2004) Added: Courier article for Nostalgia Gig to Recall Kinema’s Glory Years (2004)
27/02/08 Added: Biog of - The New Broom Blues Band
25/02/08 Added: Photographs of The Top Notchers Added: Photograph of The KB Band
24/02/08 Added: Photograph of The Wynd Added: Photograph of The Draymin Added: 13 more pix of the 2007 refurb by CLG Added: pix of Velocity's opening weekend Added: Velocity Logos
24/02/08 Added: Dunfermline Press article for Rival Emerges for City-Centre Revamp Added: Memory of Elton John Enhanced: Biog of Fagin Enhanced: Biog of Downtown Flyers
23/02/08 Added: New banner logo - Thanks to Alan Brown & John Gallacher at CLG!
15/02/08 Added: Dunfermline Press article for Spellbinding! 1980 Added: Dunfermline Press article for Revamped Nightspot to Re-open This Month 1998 Added: Advert for Boney M 2000
14/02/08 Added: Advert for Judas Priest 1973 Added: Advert for The Bay City Rollers 1971 & 1974 Added: Advert for Night Magic 1980 Added: Advert for Bacchus International Discotheque Services 1980 Added: Dunfermline Press article for TV Set to Hit Town! 1984 Added: A new band 'Friendly Folk' in 1974
13/02/08 Added: Dunfermline Press article for Ballroom Conjures up Night Magic 1980 Added: Dunfermline Press article for Night Magic Granted a Licence for a Spell 1980 Added: Dunfermline Press article for That's Night Magic 1980
10/02/08 Added: Dunfermline Press article for Dunfermline Dancers Put in the Spotlight (Night Magic details) 1980 Added: Courier article for Bid to Mark Folk Club Milestone 2006 Added: Dunfermline Press article for When We Were Skids 2007
09/02/08 Added: Advert for Hawkwind 1971 Added: Advert for Mott The Hoople 1971 Added: Dunfermline Press article for the plan to Extend the Ballroom (Castleton) 1973 Added: Dunfermline Press article for Cliff in Concert 1973 Added: Dunfermline Press article for Pop Star Gives Gospel Message 1973 Added: Advert for Wizzard 1973
08/02/08 Added: Advert for The Strawbs 1971 Added: Advert for Yes 1971 Added: Advert for Elton John 1971
06/02/08 Added: Advert for Hank Locklin 1969 Added: Advert for David Bowie 1969 Added: Advert for Deep Purple 1969 Added: Advert for Genesis 1970 Added: Advert for Bay City Rollers 1971 Added: Advert for Argent with Slade 1971 Added: Advert for Edison Lighthouse 1971
05/02/08 Added: Advert for 'The Who' 1965 Added: Advert for 'Cat Stevens' 1967 Added: Advert for 'The Zombies 1967 Added: Advert for 'The Small Faces' 1967
04/02/08 Added: Dunfermline Press article for the proposed extension from 1963 Added: Dunfermline Press article for the extension opening from 1964
03/02/08 Added: Two Dunfermline Press articles for the Opening Night from 1938
31/01/08 News: January 2008 has been a record-breaking month for KinemaGigz with 23,611 hits! Added: Biog of The Bluetones Added: Biog of The Draymin Added: Biog of The Wynd Added: New 'Press' page for published articles (mostly from The Dunfermline Press)
30/01/08 Added: 'Gig Reviews' page added with a review of 'The Bluetones' gig on 19th January 2008
26/01/08 News: The Bluetones gig on 19th January 2008 will be the only gig at 'Velocity' under the 'V:Live' brand. As of Saturday 26th January 2008, all future gigz at 'Velocity' will be under the 'Kinema:Live' banner
19/01/08 News: Live gigz return to the ballroom with 'The Bluetones' on 19th January 2008 supported by 'The Draymin' & 'The Wynd'
31/12/07 News: 'KinemaGigz' achieves 250,000 hits!
23/12/07 News: KinemaGigz reaches number 9 in the Scottish Top Sites Directory
01/12/07 Added: Biog of The Argonauts Enhanced: Biog of Glasgow Enhanced: History page
27/11/07 Alteration: Biog of Rogue altered as I had the wrong band
25/11/07 Added: Biog of Family Sam Added: Biog of Downtown Flyers News: 'KinemaGigz' achieves 200,000 hits!
22/11/07 News: Announcement of The Bluetones to open 'V-Live' on 19/01/08
18/11/07 Added: Biog of Frenzy Enhanced: Biog of Everest The hard Way
12/11/07 Added: My exclusive new KinemaGigz interview with Fay, Eugene & Jo of The Rezillos!
09/11/07 Added: Mention of "the extraordinary kinemagigz website" by Tom Morton (Author and BBC Radio Broadcaster)
04/11/07 Added: Biog of Camera Enhanced: Biog of The Dead End Kids News: KinemaGigz reaches number 17 in the Scottish Top Sites Directory!
31/10/07 Added: Biog of Fife Strathspey & reel Society Added: Biog of Peace & Quiet Added: Link to The Edinburgh Gig Archive
08/10/07 Added: Biog of West Farm Cottage
07/10/07 Added: Biog of The Billy Anderson Trio
04/10/07 Added: Biog of Bilbo Baggins Added: Biog of Cissy Stone
28/09/07 Added: New photographs & video of the ballroom rip-out/refurbishment by CLG News: KinemaGigz reaches number 20 in the Scottish Top Sites Directory!
26/09/07 Added: Photographs of The Alhambra Cinema and a Cinema House programme from 1951!
24/09/07 Added: The comic cover that inspired the naming of The Rezillos
23/09/07 Added: The Skids Documentary Trailer!
22/09/07 Enhanced: Biog of Archie Fischer Enhanced: Biog of Barclay James Harvest Enhanced: Biog of Billy J Kramer & The Dakota Enhanced: Biog of T-Bones Enhanced: Biog of Shane Fenton & The Fentones Enhanced: Biog of Hawkwind Enhanced: Biog of 7 West
19/09/07 Added: New 'Memories'
14/09/07 News: 164,000 hits later, 'KinemaGigz' is ONE YEAR OLD today!
09/09/07 Added: Facilities for visitors to make a PayPal donation.
07/09/07 Added: Some new 'Memories' (SAHB & Judas Priest)
02/09/07 Added: Some new 'Memories' (Ballroom General) & 'Comments' Removed: All record of 'The Lover Speaks' Added: Biog of 'The Gift'
01/09/07 Added: New pix of Carnegie Hall Added: New pix of Ballroom rip-out 2005 Added: New pix of Regal / Alhambra Advert Added: New pix of Ballroom frontage & VIP Lounge 2005
27/08/07 News: 'KinemaGigz' launches new page describing The History of Dunfermline & Rosyth's cinemas
24/08/07 News: 'KinemaGigz' attracts 150,000 hits in 49 weeks!
22/08/07 Added: Images of a journey through the original entrance to the original Kinema building and back out again.
21/08/07 Added: Images of the ongoing 2007 rip-out / refurbishment
05/08/07 Rewritten: Biog of Salvation
03/08/07 Added: Images of tickets & posters for Ultravox, The Rezillos, The Scars, The Skids, The Valves, The Stranglers (Many thanks to Ray & Kay Smillie) Added: More images of The Skids Added: Pix of Thelma & the High Seas Showband
28/07/07 Added: Biog of Thelma & the High Seas Showband
24/07/07 Replaced: Biog of The Amboy Dukes Davie Gordon kindly pointed out that the band associated with Ted Nugent never made it to the UK and that our band were from Nottingham! Many thanks Davie.
23/07/07 News: 'The Ballroom' closes its doors for the last time for a 12+ week refurbishment by its new owners Castle Leisure Group.
15/07/07 Added: Biog of The Country Gospel Four Added: Poster for The Damned / The Ruts & local band Activan gig on 12th June 1979. (Thanks to 'punkr')
13/07/07 Added: Biog of Fingerprintz Enhanced: The Skids biog again.
11/07/07 Added: View of the ballroom's interior upon opening in 1938
02/07/07 Enhanced: Additional information on the History page News: Ballroom sold to CLG today!
30/06/07 Enhanced: The Edge biog with a pic of their pin badge Enhanced: The Skids biog with the advert for their first ever gig at The Bellville Hotel
29/06/07 Enhanced: The Skids biog with the advert Tam Kellichan responded to!
10/06/07 Added: Trax single 'Home' mp3 to download News: KinemaGigz reaches number 25 in the Scottish Top Sites Directory!
09/06/07 Added: Pic of The Valves Added: Pic of The Skids Added: Biog of The Torpedoes
06/06/07 Added: Newsletter feature Added: Advert for Gig in the Glen
04/06/07 Added: Pic of Aly Bain with Mike Whellans
30/05/07 Added: Biog of 'The Sapolas' Added: Biog of 'Bad News'
27/05/07 Enhanced: Biog of 'Harmony Grass'
26/05/07 Added: Biog of 'Joe Lethal' Enhanced: Biog of 'The Writing On The Wall' Added: Biog of 'The Arrows' Enhanced: Biog of 'The Poets' Enhanced: Biog of 'The Beatstalkers' Enhanced: Biog of 'Brian Poole & The Tremeloes' Enhanced: Biog of '1-2-3'
22/05/07 News: Rumour has it that the ballroom may be about to close once more for refurbishment & a change of owner/management.
21/05/07 Added: Biog of Monolug (Many thanks to Mick Brennan & Stevie Starr.) Added: Biog of Pat Kelly
11/05/07 Added: Biog of Mickey Ainsworth
07/05/07 Enhanced: Biog of Slurpy Gloop (Thanks Pano)
03/05/07 News: KinemaGigz attracts 100,000 hits in 30 weeks!
29/04/07 Added: Biog of Max Houliston & His Band Added: Biog of Praying Mantis
27/04/07 Altered: Biog of The Scars Added: Pic of The Scars Added: Pics of The Skids Enhanced: Biog of The Skids with image-rich discography and Peel sessions details.
20/04/07 Added: Biog of Glasgow
16/04/07 Added: Biog of The Puppets Enhanced: Biog of Everest The Hard Way
16/04/07 Altered: Skids convention 2007 advert - Postponed!
06/04/07 Added: Biog of Ellie Warren Added: Pic of Dunfermline Press advert for Billy Fury Added: Pic of Dunfermline Press advert for The Yardbirds Added: Pic of Dunfermline Press advert for The Kinks Added: Pic of Dunfermline Press advert for Gene Vincent
05/04/07 Added: More Cream dates and pix (Many thanks to Bob Elliot) Added: biog of The Blackhawks Enhanced: Biog of Macbeth Periscope Many thanks to Ken Jensen
24/03/07 Added: Biog & advert for Paradox Enhanced: Biog of The Ivy League I'm most grateful to David Adamson for the info above
11/03/07 Alerations: Ads moved to Nav bar and photographs added to Home page Added: Skids Convention 2007 advert Alerations: Move to standard 9pt text size commences Added: New animations for 'Biogz' & 'Gigz' pages Added: Press clipping for the Skids
07/03/07 Added: Photograph of Pano from Slurpy Gloop Added: Photograph of Rodney from The Different Added: Photograph of Skids newspaper clipping Added: Updated advertising banner for www.the-skids.co.uk
04/03/07 Added: Links Page for additional links to sites you may like to visit (Still in development) Added: Skids ticket stub on my 'Pix' page
19/02/07 Added: Photograph of The Shadettes Added: Photograph of The Athenians' single Added: Photograph of The Poets I'm much indebted to Stuart Prentice for all of the above images
18/02/07 Added: Photograph of The Zephyr Guitar Four Added: Photograph of Mike Satan & The Hellcats Added: Photograph of The Hellcats Showband I'm most grateful to Dave Smith for all of these images
17/02/07 Added: Photograph of Studio Six Added: Photograph of The Applejacks Added: Photograph of The Four Pennies Added: Photograph of The Koobas Added: Photograph of The Big Three Added: Photograph of The Mojos Added: Photograph of The Jacobeats Added: Photographs of The Poets Added: Photographs of The Beatstalkers Added: Biography & photograph of The Ardennes I'm hugely indebted to Stuart Prentice for all of the above images Enhanced: Biog of Hardin & York Enhanced: Biog of Insect Bites
16/02/07 Added: Ariel photograph of the ballroom showing the positions of the original building and the extension Added: Photographs of Beggar's Opera I'm indebted to Virginia Scott for these Enhanced: Biog of 'Rokotto' Thanks to Steve Menzies Enhanced: Biog of 'Activan' Enhanced: Biog of 'The Hibernating Bears' Thanks to 'Mel' Kevin Mellville Added: New biog & photo of Smiles Thanks to Robert Strain
11/02/07 Added: Audio file of Johnny Mike & The Shades on BBC Saturday Club - 'This Boy' I'm indebted to Noel Lawrence for this recording
10/02/07 New: Aerial view of the ballroom early 1990s on my 'Pix' page Enhanced: Biog of 'Mike Satan & The Hellcats' I'm indebted to Dave Smith for the additional information
05/02/07 Enhanced: Biog of 'Johnny Mike & The Shades' I'm indebted to Noel Lawrence for the additional information
30/01/07 Added: New band & Biog of The Abrasive Wheels I'm indebted to Ken Smith for the addition of this entry Alerations: Site-wide configuration check & cosmetic tidy commences
29/01/07 Enhanced: Biog of The Change with another photo & information relating to later names Enhanced again: Biog for The Red Hawks (New Pic of their single!)
26/01/07 Added: New band & Biog of The Coventry Automatics (later: 'The Special AKA' / 'The Specials') I'm indebted to Ken Smith for the addition of this entry
10/01/07 Enhanced again: Biog for The Red Hawks Enhanced: Biog for Lucas & McCulloch
08/01/07 Added: Images of 'Dunfermline Press' adverts for: 'Shane Fenton & The Fentones', 'Matt Monro', Rolf Harris' and 'Lulu & The Luvvers' I'm indebted to 'The Dunfermline Press' & Brian Nobile for all the images above
07/01/07 News: 'KinemaGigz' attracts 50,000 hits in 15 weeks! Added: New photographs of 'The Change', 'Bobby Dene & The Dynamos' & 'The Red Hawks' I'm indebted to Brian Nobile & Watty Robertson for all the invaluable images above
05/01/07 Added: Who & Why page with a bit about me and why I created this site
30/12/06 Added: Biog of Ignatz
21/12/06 Added: Comments from Richard Jobson (The Skids) Added: Comments from Frank Boyle (Scottish Press Awards 'Cartoonist of the Year' 2003 and 2006 and author of 'Boyling Point' in the Edinburgh Evening News)
18/12/06 News: Check out the whole of page three of the latest (Winter 2006) edition of 'Bygone Dunfermline' (an annual special newspaper produced by 'The Dunfermline Press') for an article and interview with me about KinemaGigz and my entertainment connections in Dunfermline
12/12/06 Added: Biog of The Beings
11/12/06 Enhanced: Biog for The Hipple People Added: Biog of The Avengers Enhanced: Biog for The Beatstalkers
10/12/06 Added: Photographs of The Topnotchers Added: Photographs of Cherry Grant & Lena Hylands Added: Photograph of Horace Demarco & The Kool Beats I'm much indebted to Jim Kirkpatrick & his mother Margo for all the invaluable images above.
05/12/06 Enhanced: Biog for Cherry Grant Added: Photographs of Freda Drysdale
03/12/06 Added: Photograph of Trax
02/12/06 Added: Photographs of Cherry Grant Added: Photograph of Fred Orr & His Band Added: Photograph of George Hylands Added: Photograph of The Kinema Ballroom Band Added: Photograph of The Kinema main entrance in the 1940s Added: Photograph of Kinema Ballroom revellers in the 1940s I'm much indebted to Freda Drysdale for all the invaluable images above.
29/11/06 Added: Biog of Dodger
25/11/06 Added: Biog of The Senate Added: Biog of The Senators
24/11/06 Added: Biog of The Edge Added: Support slot for Ultravox was Doll By Doll - Thanks Ray Added: Biog of Vehicle Enhanced: Biog for The Writing On The Wall
22/11/06 Added: Biog of Rogue Added: Biog of The Roving Kind Added: Biog of Sammy Enhanced: Biog for Kris Ryan & The Questions
21/11/06 Added: Biog of Jefferson Added: Biog of The Magic Lantern Added: Biog of Merlin News: I received my copy of a new book by Alex Ogg - 'No More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980' as plugged on my Home page. I submitted the photograph and information on Trax which includes a name-check for KinemaGigz
19/11/06 Added: Biog of The Hurricanes Added: Biog of The Zephyr Guitar Four Enhanced: Biog for The Zones Enhanced: Biog for Mike Satan & The Hellcats Added: Photograph of Tommy Lister & The Dunfermline City Jazzmen Added: Photograph of The Revellers Added: Photograph of Horace Demarco & The Koolbeats
17/11/06 Added: Date for Madness / Clive Langer & The Boxes / The Go-Go's Added: Biog of Madness Added: Biog of Clive Langer & The Boxes Added: Biog of The Go-Go's
14/11/06 Added: Stranglers Ticket for postponed gig
14/11/06 Enhanced: Biog for The Athenians Enhanced: Biog for The Falcons Added: Biog of The Chessmen Enhanced: Biog for Bobby Dene & The Dynamos Enhanced: Biog for The Red Hawks
13/11/06 Enhanced: Biog for The Change Enhanced: Biog for The Red Hawks Added: Memories of The Red Hawks Added: Memories of Emile Ford
12/11/06 Added: Biog of Gypsy Added: Biog of Morgan Added: Biog of Mark Ashton Added: Biog of Vengaboys Added: Biog of The Lou's Added: Biog of Levi & The Rockats Added: Biog of The Scars Added: Memory of Wild Horses
11/11/06 Added: Biography information & photo of 'The Ambassadors' (My thanks to Bill Nisbet) Added: Biography information & photo of 'The Sole Generation' (My thanks to Bill Nisbet)
05/11/06 Added: More new artists - Gypsy, Morgan & Mark Ashton on 23/04/72. (My thanks to David McLaren)
04/11/06 Added: New arrow buttons to assist navigation on 'Gigz' pages
30/10/06 Enhanced: Biog for Biocar incl images
29/10/06 Added: Photograph of Big Country Added: Photograph of Bobby Dene & The Dynamos Added: Photograph of Cecil Hunter Added: Photograph of Hollywood Boulevard Added: Photograph of The Kinema in the sixties Added: Photograph of The Falcons Added: Photograph of The Red Hawks Added: Photograph of The Shadettes Added: Photograph of The Topnotchers
28/10/06 Added: Biog for Highway Added: Biog for Hopscotch Added: Biog for House Of Lords Added: Biog for Jackson Heights Added: Info concerning The Damned's second support slot. (Thanks Ray)
27/10/06 Added: Biog for Tommy Bishop Added: Biog for Bubblegum Added: Biog for Capricorn Added: Biog for The Clouds Added: Biog for 1-2-3 Added: Biog for The Crestas Added: Biog for The Dedicated Jugmen Added: Biog for Hello Enhanced: Biog for The Golden Crusaders
26/10/06 Added: Biog for Status Quo Added: Biog for The Drones Added: Biog for The Jeff Beck Group Added: Biog for Supertramp
25/10/06 Added: Biog for Breakthru' Added: Biog for Brewers Droop Added: Biog for Curved Air Added: Biog for Jack Bruce & Friends
24/10/06 Added: Memories of The Who Added: Date for Jack Bruce & Friends Added: Date for Status Quo Added: Date for Slaughter & The Dogs Added: Date for The Drones Added: Date for The Jeff Beck Group Added: Date for Stone The Crows Added: Date for The Merseys Added: Date for Supertramp Added: Date for Medicine Head Removed: The Delroy Williams Show Removed: The Sugar Band I'm very much indebted to David McLaren for all the above
21/10/06 Added: 5 photographs of the Night Magic lightshow / dance floor and the logo. (See Pix page) My thanks to Paul Martin for these terrific images
20/10/06 Enhanced: Trax biog with more information & photographs Enhanced: 7 West biog with photographs Enhanced: The Subject biog with photograph Added: Photograph of some Skids button badges Added: Memories Added: Comments
19/10/06 Added: 16 additional 'Top of Page' links to improve navigation of 'Actz' page Added: Biog for The Electric Chairs
18/10/06 Enhanced: The Story of how The Beatles almost played The Kinema clarified!
17/10/06 Added: Biog for 7 West Added: Information about a fatal stabbing in 1967 Added: Date for Vengaboys Enhanced: Biog for Slurpy Gloop Added: Pix of The Woodmill High School Magazine containing an interview with The Small Faces after their ballroom gig on Monday 24th April 1967 I'm indebted to Alex Stean for these images
16/10/06 Added: Date for Curved Air nailed - Sunday afternoon 3rd October 1971 Added: A plug for Alex Ogg's new book, No More Heroes including info for The Skids, The Rezillos, The Valves & Trax (to which I contributed) was added. It contains mention of KinemaGigz.com
13/10/06 News: 'KinemaGigz' attracts 20,000 hits in first twenty eight days! News: I was interviewed about all aspects of KinemaGigz by DJ Graeme Scott on Kirkcaldy's local radio station VRN1287 (AM) between 22:30 and 23:45! Luckily I'm not superstitious about Friday the 13th! ... (Am I famous yet?)
12/10/06 Added: Clash supports identified as The Skids & The Lou's Added: Rezillos date with The Scars Added: Wayne County & The Electric Chairs support identified as Levi & The Rockats Added: Two ticket stubs on Pix page. (I'm indebted to David McLaren for all the above) Enhanced: Biogz data for 'The Change' Added: Various Wanted information News: I feature in the 'On The Spot' column of the Dunfermline Press (p10). (See Pix page)
05/10/06 News: Large article on KinemaGigz appears on page four of today's Dunfermline Press (See Pix page)
03/10/06 Added: Family biog Added: The Flys biog
02/10/06 Added: 'Web Address' field to Feedback Form Added: The Flys support for The Ruts in 1979 News: KinemaGigz is featured as a news item with a live link on dunfermline.info
01/10/06 Added: Memory of Mat Mattress
30/09/06 Added: Comments from the DAFC.net 'Off Topic' forum Added: The Falcons biog enhanced News: 'KinemaGigz' attracts 5,000 hits in first sixteen days!
28/09/06 News: KinemaGigz mentioned in 'Notes' column of Dunfermline Press in an article entitled 'How To Avoid Doing The Housework' (p10). See Pix page
27/09/06 Added: Revillos Biog Added: Rezillos Biog Enhanced: Biogz data for The Subject Altered: Comments page Improved: Trax Biog
22/09/06 Altered: Biogz data for Big Country (courtesy of Bruce Watson)
20/09/06 Added: Biogz data for Trax Added: Some new links Added: Comments page
18/09/06 Added: Comments Added: Barbara Dickson's appearances in 1966
17/09/06 Added: Skids/Trax Memories Added: New page for your Comments Added: 'Feedback Confirmation' page Added: Clash Pix News: Feedback Form bug fixed
16/09/06 Added: Nameless Ones biog Added: Trax song listing Added: This 'Wot's New?' page
14/09/06 News: 'KinemaGigz' is launched.
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