Welcome to Music In The Attic!
I’m Ian and I was inspired to create this site during the 2020 lockdown when, during a rare trip up into my attic I stumbled across some boxes containing all my old gig tickets, concert programmes, newspaper cuttings and other assorted music memorabilia that had been gathering dust for many years.
I also came across my old vinyl records, audio and video cassettes and CDs which I hadn’t hadn’t seen or played in many years.
I even found a suitcase full of my old band T-shirts and rock patches and badges which I used to wear back in the 1980s!
Like many people of my age I love a bit of nostalgia so, rather than leaving all this stuff up in the attic to gather MORE dust I decided to share it with like-minded people, hence Music In The Attic was born.
Concert memories and Festival Flashbacks
This old stuff set me off on a nostalgic trip down ‘Memory Lane’ and I’ve since written about some of the special gigs and festivals I’ve been to over the years including the original Donington Monsters of Rock (now Download) festivals in the 80s, the Knebworth mud-bath in 1985, several scorching hot days at the Milton Keynes Bowl and of course the awesome Glastonbury Festival which I attended for 20 years.
I’ve even been on TV in the States!
Within a couple of years my little lockdown project had really taken off. Before I knew it I had several thousand social media followers, featured in my very first podcast, got interviewed by the BBC about my Ozzy Osbourne ‘riot’ story and even appeared in an American rock documentary about Guns ‘N’ Roses! It was insane and all a bit surreal at times…
Reliving my youth through my old vinyl collection
I have also rediscovered my love of vinyl and since bringing my old records out of ‘retirement’ I have treated myself to a turntable (my first in over 30 years) and have been reliving the music of my youth, one click and static crackle at a time! It’s been quite emotional…
So what’s next for Music In The Attic?
I genuinely have no idea. My enthusiasm for this project comes and goes in waves. Some days I’ve considered selling everything to fund my retirement. On other days I remember that some things have sentimental value and I just couldn’t bring myself part with them just yet (even those 40 year old band T-shirts which I’ll never get into again during my lifetime!). That said, I’m not getting any younger and I’m not sure if my family would thank me for leaving all this old stuff behind when I’m gone. If somebody was to make me a ridiculous offer for something that would fund another trip to Australia I could be seriously tempted. So if you see something you really fancy…
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