By Paolo Hewitt And John Hellier

Ronnie Lane is best known for his work as guitarist and songwriter with The Small Faces and, later, The Faces. Starting out as an image-conscious mod and evolving through R&B and folk music into a proto-hipster, bohemian gypsy lifestyle, the story of Lane’s life is told straight form the horse’s mouth or indeed, mouths. There is no prose in the book; rather it is constituted of quotes and excerpts of interviews from Lane, his family, band members, and other insiders.

On top of various musical luminaries like Eric Clapton, and Pete Townshend, and bandmates Ian Mac Lagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Steve Marriott, much of the real insight comes from the figures on the periphery of the music world. Pauline Corcoran, the fan club secretary who was close with the band humanises the otherworldly popstar experience of ‘60s boy bands. She took to travelling separately from the band because the level of mania was so intense that she feared for her safety. She wonders aloud how the car windows withstood the pressure of the fans bodies pressed against them. Similarly, tour manager Russ Schlagbaum offers the type of candour about Lane that would be covered by Non-Disclosure Agreements these days.

Later, as Lane’s Multiple Sclerosis takes hold, the lightness of tone is maintained. Can You Show Me A Dream? is shot through with a humour and sense of camaraderie that seems to typify people’s memory of Lane but his flaws are not overlooked either. Lane had a short temper particularly when drunk, which was often, and treated those close to him shoddily. Hewitt and Hellier have put in an astonishing amount of work to assemble this tome but you’d never notice while reading it, as it flows so smoothly. The format and chronological structure of the book boost the narrative. Everything becomes immediate and intimate. It feels like a talking heads documentary on a Sunday on BBC 4; you get whisked away in a hazy, faux memory of ‘60s psychedelia and indulgence, and you will be sorry to get to the end.

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With a packed line-up Resonate Glasgow pops-up in the East End promoting collaboration, networking and learning for the Scottish music industry. A new and exciting music industry event for Scotland, Resonate Glasgow launches an exciting programme of key note speeches, workshops and live music. Set to take place on Thursday November 16 at the vibrant Barras Art and Design Centre (BAaD), the music event aims to create greater collaboration in Scotland’s thriving creative industry. 

Featuring an eclectic mix of masterclasses, panel discussions, breakout workshops, food, drinks and live music, Resonate Glasgow’s first home in the brilliant east end art space is the picture perfect setting. A true celebration of all things creative in Glasgow; BAaD features everything from oysters to pizzas to records and beyond which really highlights the creativity, ethos and DIY collaborative spirit of Scotland’s music capital.

The inaugural event will feature breakout discussions around women in music, synchronization, A+R, the Scottish infrastructure and keynote speeches from the likes of Dave Ambrose and an appearance from the young Scottish star Be Charlotte. Resonate Glasgow will finish with an evening of live music including The Nickajack Men, Mark McGowan and special guest appearances.

Resonate Glasgow is targeted towards industry professionals from across Scotland and concentrates on innovation, music industry training, collaboration and business development.

With a key focus on encouraging collaboration within the industry and nurturing conversation about Scotland’s music scene and infrastructure, Resonate Glasgow aims to inform, educate and provide ample opportunity for networking to working artists and business professionals here in Scotland.

The conference is highly relevant to artists, artist managers and all those working in the music industry who are looking to learn, network and develop their businesses further.

Resonate Glasgow 2017 is being curated by 23rd Precinct Music and is currently running in partnership with BPI, Notting Hill Music, Tenement TV, Tileyard Education, BMI, Gorbals Sound, Ticket Tailor, Help Musicians UK and SMIA. 23rd Precinct Music is a long running Glasgow music business operating in music publishing, artist management, booking agency and neighbouring rights services.

Tickets are available now from www.resonatescot.co.uk/buy-tickets The ticket price also includes catering, a goodie bag at the door upon entry and live music sessions at night.

Check out the current programme below with more to be announced in the coming weeks:

Celebrate Women In Music

Claire Gevaux (Help Musicians UK), Charlotte Brimner (Be Charlotte), Maya Medvesek (Nightwave), Yvonne McLellan (Native Publishing), Caroline Sewell (Musicians Union)

Joining The Dots

John Saunderson (Notting Hill Music), Paul Spraggon (SSA Law), Emma Stakes (Syco), Will Blake (Sound Collective)

What You Syncing

Rachel Menzies (Native Music), Connie Farr (ThinkSync), Claire Freeman (Crown Talent and Media Group), Pete Kelly (BT Sport), Alex Lodge (Thirty Two Music)

Are You Even Listening?

Halina Rafai (A Badge Of Friendship), Dave Grinnell (Believe), Tony Cooke (Scream Promotions), Chae Houston (Tenement TV)

Developing The Infrastructure of Scotland’s Music Industry

Dougal Perman (SMIA), Alan Morrison (Creative Scotland), Neil Semple (Department of International Trade), Rachael Brown (Cultural Enterprise Office)

Tileyard Education Masterclass

Digital Entrepreneurship with James Reynolds (The Ticket Fairy) & Tom Rodgers (MusicGuru)

Association of Independent Music Workshop

‘Get Paid To Do What You Love’ with Paul Pacifico (AIM CEO)

British Phonographic Industry Seminar

Chris Tams (BPI Director of Members Services) on the Music Export Growth Scheme

Ableton Masterclass

Ableton are delivering production workshops using both Live & Push with Ableton Certified Trainer and Soma’s Simon Stokes AKA Petrichor

Meet The Rights Organisations

Stuart Fleming (Performance Rights Society (PRS)), Brandon Bakski (Broadcast Music Incorporated(BMI)), Richard Goldman (Performance Rights Limited (PRL))

Help Musicians UK Drop In

Help Musicians UK offer their services via a drop in sessions.