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Comments Off on Getting Kicks With Stevie Nicks – Self-defence Book
Stevie Nicks: multi-million selling singer-songwriter, nominated as one of the 100 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, one of the people behind the 10th best-selling album of all time (Rumours – Fleetwood Mac in case you were wondering),...
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1960s, 1970s, Art, Music •
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Comments Off on Alan Aldridge – The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
During the late 1960s Alan Aldridge became the go-to artist for bands and publishers who were looking for the edgy, psychedelic design that was de rigueur at the time. In fact such was his influence that he helped create the graphic style that determined the...
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1960s, Music, Popular •
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Comments Off on The Black Woodstock – Harlem Cultural Festival 1969
The Harlem Cultural Festival or as it is more commonly known Black Woodstock featured a number of concerts that were held in Harlem over the summer months of 1969 starting on June 29th and culminating on August 24th. Ironically, despite the name, Black...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – The Pasadenas I Believe in Miracles
Best known as the Jackson Sisters‘ rare groove classic,’ I Believe in Miracles’ has always been a guaranteed dancefloor filler and one of those records that is still considered a classic to this day. The Jackson Sisters’ version...
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1980s, Documentary, Food, Music •
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Comments Off on De La Soul – Three Feet High and Rising Press Kit Video
Fancy watching a bit of rare hip-hop footage from way back in March 1989? Yeah? Good, then settle down and check out this Press Kit video, essentially a promotional piece, detailing the history and influences behind De La Soul’s seminal debut release 3...
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Comments Off on Diggin’ the Tribe Vibe
1972 was a year that bought much uncertainty in Detroit.With Motown Records relocating to Los Angeles, the dominant car industry at the beginning of a terminal decline, the population dropping as people relocated to find work and the city still struggling to...
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Comments Off on Boogaloo with The Bugaloos
An American kids’ TV show featuring four actors with British accents who when auditioned were told it was for a British version of The Monkees (who in turn were an American version of The Beatles) and that’s before we even got to the storyline about...
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Comments Off on Soul Time with Madeline Bell
Despite hailing from New Jersey and now living in Spain, Madeline Bell’s career has mainly been based around her success in the UK. As well as having a smash on the Northern scene (or played out oldie depending on your point of view), she’s worked...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Liza Minnelli Use Me
Born into Hollywood royalty, daughter of Judy Garland, winner of an Oscar, two Golden Globes and an Emmy, one time Queen of Broadway and er, collaborator with the Pet Shop Boys Liza Minnelli’s career has been long, varied and very successful. Perhaps...
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Comments Off on Hipster Saint – Al ‘Jazzbeaux’ Collins
Al ‘Jazzbeaux’ Collins was a DJ and Broadcaster specialising in jazz, and an early pioneer of hipster speak along with the likes of Lord Buckley who we have featured before. He worked for a stack of radio stations and presented several television...
