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In terms of commercial impact, Surf Music was a short-lived phenomenon. The vast majority of popular surf recordings were waxed between 1961 and 1965; even then, their success was often confined to an isolated region (more often than not, Southern California). Yet its influence upon the sound of the rock & roll guitar is incalculable. […]
Trying to define the Midlands is like trying to define “the underground”, and so it can be appreciated that defining the Midlands underground is extremely difficult. But even the complete geographical idiot would appreciate that Birmingham is in the Midlands and that a club that featured groups such as Ten Years After, Canned Heat, Soft Machine, Jethro Tull, Chicago, The Who, The […]
THE RAMONES & TOTO (1979) This is just one of those lineups that makes less and less sense the more you think about it, but The Ramones supported Toto, who were big in the ’70s and ’80s with cheesy, commercial pop/rock hits like Rosanna, Hold The Line and Africa. They played one show together on 26 January 1979 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, […]
01 : You’re still bitter that Wham! broke up 02 : Punky Brewster is your hero 03 : You’re building your own Clockwork Smurf 04 : A-Ha‘s Take on Me is still your favorite video 05 : The only video games you play are Frogger and Pac Man 06 : You call all motorcycle cops “Ponch” 07 : Every time you go to the beach […]
Denise is 12 years old. She is stamping her feet outside the 2GZ radio station in Orange, mostly to keep some circulation happening, for the late afternoon is wet and cold. But there’s some anger in the petulant stomp, stomp! STOMP! of thick school leather against wet concrete. “Why isn’t Garth here,” she pouts. “Garth […]
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia announces first wave of acts. The next Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia will take place from 23–24 September. Now in its fifth year, the festival describes itself as a “pan-continental celebration of audio-futurists, operating at the bleeding […]
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