UK MP With Passion For IRON MAIDEN Launches Rock The House Initiative
April 16, 2011, 13 years ago
According to the BBC, Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade likes to hear men in tight leather trousers screaming at the top of their voices. His passion is IRON MAIDEN and he has gone as far as Brazil to watch the band in concert.
Says Weatherley: "Some people like to go on a golfing weekend; my mates and I go on a music weekend instead. If there's a band going to Barcelona or somewhere to do a concert, we will try to go."
Weatherley, elected to Parliament at last year's general election, is, like so many hard rockers, very mild-mannered when away from the stadium.
Sitting on the terrace of the Palace of Westminster, overlooking the Thames, he explains his own efforts to promote British bands and small music venues with his Rock The House initiative.
It is aimed at raising awareness of copyright and related issues, in an age where musicians are losing millions of pounds through the popularity of YouTube and other internet providers of free music.
Fellow MPs are being asked to pick out the best demo tapes sent in by their constituents. They will go forward for a nationwide competition, after which industry judges will pick the winners.
Among the prizes on offer is a gig at Liverpool's Cavern Club, where THE BEATLES made their name.
Read the entire report here.
