Here are some links to websites relevant to some of my guitar-centric antics, and some other sites that I enjoy :-

LEIGH’S MAD WORLD OF GUITARS - http://leighheggarty.blogspot.co.uk

Just in case you missed it on the front page, here’s my blog which I’ve been writing for several years.

LEIGH’S FACEBOOK PAGE - we all know that Facebook is a bit crap. Well it is isn’t it? That said I’ve got a page (you can find it here) where you can ‘like’ me if you, er, like...

THE RUTS / RUTS DC - www.theruts.co.uk

Well it’s not that long ago that I would have told you that you were mad if you’d have said that I was going to play guitar in Ruts DC. But you weren’t, and I do!

TV SMITH - www.tvsmith.com

One of the greatest songwriters of the punk, or indeed any other, times. I play acoustic guitar for him now and then - I think I’d do it every night if I could.

THE FLYING SQUAD - www.theflyingsquad.biz

Not exactly a Dr. Feelgood tribute band, but definitely a chance for me to play all those Wilko Johnson riffs that I spent ages working out all those years ago.

THE UPPER CUT - www.theuppercut.co.uk

‘Sixties and Seventies rock, soul and rhythm ‘n’ blues’ from Roger, the two Terry’s and myself, coming to a pub near you sometime soon.

BACK TO ZERO - www.facebook.com/BTZset

Reformed mod band that originally only existed or a year or so at the end of the Seventies, featuring original members Sam Burnett and Andy Moore with me on guitar.

BIG AL REED AND THE BLISTERING BUICKS -

http://www.lemonrock.com/bigalandtheblisteringbuicks

Well I must admit that I didn’t think a band with a name as mad as this would get any gigs, but I’d reckoned without Big Al at the helm - the band works all the time!

UTTER MADNESS - www.uttermadness.com

I’ve depped with these nutty boys on many occasions, and have also played in their function  and corporate band alter ego THE F.B.I. BAND - www.myspace.com/thefbiband/

THE REPERTOIRE DOGS - www.therepertoiredogs.co.uk

I always enjoy my gigs with this great band - bizarre as it sounds they usually have the great Mick Ralphs from Mott The Hoople and Bad Company on guitar! 

THE PRICE - www.theprice.biz

Me and my buddies from way back in the Eighties and Nineties, a band who I once described as being ‘a curious mixture of triumph and failure’. It still is.

BALCONY SHIRTS - www.balconyshirts.co.uk

When I’m not off in the back of beyond mucking about with a guitar I’m often to be found mucking about behind the counter of this splendid retail establishment.

MUSIC SCENE INVESTIGATION - http://msi.icweekly.net

I make the occasional appearance as a panelist on this excellent podcast reviewing new music that’s been submitted for consideration.

DEPARTMENT S - http://dept-s.com/home.html

No one was more surprised than me when I was asked to stand in on bass guitar with the band that gave you ‘Is Vic There?’, except perhaps their bass player...

PETE HAYNES - www.petehaynes.co.uk

The powerhouse drummer Manic Esso from The Lurkers reinvented as an author, and a very fine one at that.

GLM / GOD’S LONELY MEN - www.godslonelymen.com

And talking of The Lurkers, here’s Pete Stride, Nigel Moore and Manic Esso in a new band - well worth checking out in my not-so humble opinion.

THE SEX PISTOLS EXPERIENCE - www.sexpistolsexperience.co.uk

THE PISTOLS - www.thepistols.co.uk

I’ve depped in both of these excellent tribute bands and can honestly say that they were some of the most enjoyable gigs I’ve ever played.

THE SEX PISTOLS - www.sexpistolsofficial.com / http://sex-pistols.net

And talking of Johnny and the boys - they have one of the best ‘non-official’ websites you’ll ever see, an extraordinary information archive for Pistols people everywhere.

THE WHO - www.thewho.com / www.thewho.net

The Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band In The World have a very corporate official site, so like me you’ll probably prefer the unofficial one, not least for it’s amazing guitar tablature section.

THE CLASH - www.theclash.com / www.theclashonline.com / www.theclashblog.com

One of the best bands of all time of course, who once again have unofficial sites that you may well prefer to their official one.

WILKO JOHNSON - www.wilkojohnson.org / DR. FEELGOOD - http://drfeelgood.org

The Canvey Island assassin and the current line-up of his old band seem to exist quite happily together in cyberspace, which I guess is a happy ending of sorts?

NECK - www.neck.ie

I played with these ‘psycho-ceilidh’ North Londoners between 2001-4, including a U.S. tour and The Glastonbury Festival. Great stuff. 

DAVE FINNEGAN - http://davefinnegan.com/

Dave played Mickah - you know, the mad drummer who headbutts everyone - in the film ‘The Commitments’. I used to be in his band - the Soul Destroyer himself!

THE DAILY MASH - www.thedailymash.co.uk

We all know the old quote ‘many a true word is spoken in jest’ don’t we? It very rarely rings truer than it does here.

COLLECTORS MUSIC REVIEWS - www.collectorsmusicreviews.com

They are pains to point out that this website is ‘not a catalogue’ which is a bit of a shame as it would probably be the only catalogue I for one would ever look at!

LOUDER THAN WAR - http://louderthanwar.com

‘Music News Reviews & Opinion, Punk Rock Culture & Politics’ from John Robb and co. - well worth a regular visit.

PUNK 77 - www.punk77.co.uk

Mentioning the words ‘punk’ and ‘rock’ next to each other reminds me that I haven’t mentioned this site yet - a splendid look back at the year that the two sevens clashed.

THE GOOD OLD BOYS - www.myspace.com/thegoodoldboysofficialmyspace/

West London rock ’n’ roll legends who leave pub audiences astounded on a regular basis. I work with Alan and Pete in an occasional acoustic trio called The Rikardo Brothers.

WHAT”S ON IN UXBRIDGE - www.whatsoninuxbridge.co.uk

If you find yourself looking for something to do in the Uxbridge area then this site will tell you whether or not anything is happening...

TROPIC AT RUISLIP - www.tropicatruislip.co.uk

...and with that in mind this excellent club puts on everything from tribute acts to old punk and heavy rock bands - definitely to be supported.

KRIS DOLLIMORE - www.krisdollimore.com

The ex - Godfathers / Damned / Del Amitri / Adam Ant guitar slinger now works as a solo blues singer and player, and is one of the best musicians you or I will ever see.

LONDON BOOKS - www.london-books.co.uk

John ‘Football Factory’ King also helps run a publishing house that puts out both new and old books and which, as they put it, is ‘flying the flag for free-thinking literature’.