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This unexpected gem comes from the Seventies Answer to The White Stripes – Brother and sister easy listening duo The Carpenters. All I can do is a Jazz dance style groover from 1969, apparently Gilles Peterson use to drop it into his set on Sunday...
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1970s, Architecture •
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Comments Off on My Old New York – Times Square of the Late 1970s
Interesting collage of photo’s of New York in the late ’70’s on you tube, pretty cool&#...
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1970s, Documentary, Music •
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Championed by Wax Poetics, US Army funk/soul outfit East of underground have gained some following since the aforementioned magazine released an LP of their material… Here is a little documentary from Wax Poetics about the band, to give you a fuller...
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1960s, 1970s, Literature, Magazine •
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Still going today, Downbeat magazine features Jazz, Blues and Rock. Here are some nice scans of various covers from the sixties and seventies. Cover stars include Stevie Wonder, Roland Kirk, Miles Davis, Dr John, John Coltrane and more. Nice!...
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Did you know that David Bowie invented the game Connect Four? Not really!! that was another false story made up by Journalist Stuart Maconie for his NME Column, But it would be good if it was true- wouldn’t it? Who knows, in years to come it might...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Gilbert O’Sullivan – Too Much Attention
Much like finding a tenner you’d forgotten about in a coat pocket we love it when we stumble across great songs by artists we don’t usually listen to. Call it Great Songs by Unlikely Artists or Songs We’re Really Surprised To Be Hearing From...
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Comments Off on New York Blackout 1977
In recent modern history there have been a number of culturally significant events that have acted as genuine catalysts in pushing music and fashion forward. Mods and rockers fighting at Margate in ’64, the Woodstock festival in 1969 ,the Sex Pistols...
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1970s, Music •
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Comments Off on Barry White Recording Session Outtakes
A copywriter in Texas discovered this outtake of a sweary and irritated Barry White trying to do a radio spot for the Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas. Want to hear the Walrus of Love and his potty mouth? Then check out the following video...
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Fasten your seat belts and get set to fly through some Airline related adverts from the golden age of advertising from the sixties and seventies...
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Comments Off on Cold as ice – Lolly and Ice Cream Adverts
If you’re somewhere in the world where it’s hot and the sun is shining and you need to cool down, then take a look at these groovy ice cream and lolly related adverts that are straight from the retro fridge. Included in our icey picks are...
