Displaying items by tag: 60s
A Brief history of White Boy Blues (UK) on ZANI
A Short History of The Supremes On ZANI
A Short History of The Meters
The Leather Boys
Brief History of Greenwich Village
Yarbles! A Clockwork Orange and Pop Culture, Part Two of Two
“…And so farewell from your little droog. And to all others in this story profound shooms of lip-music brrrrrr.
Yarbles! A Clockwork Orange and Pop Culture, Part One of Two
A Brief History of the Pirate Radio Stations (UK)
In the early 60s Ronan O'Rahilly was a nightclub owner in London's Soho district and managed a number of pop music artists including Georgie Fame.
Quadrophenia's Lost Mod The Story Of London Mod Barry Prior
It’s called Saltdean, and I presume the derivation originates from the sulphurous air that permeates the atmosphere from the sea. It’s about five or six miles outside of Brighton, and unlike its celebrated neighbour, it’s bereft of any of the trappings that you’d expect to find at the seaside; no pier, no cafe, no illuminations or smell of fish and chips. In fact, aside from an imposing hotel that wouldn’t be out of place in The Shining, there’s very little here in Saltdean that one could call memorable.
A Tribute to Mac – Ian Patrick ‘Mac’ McLagan (12th May 1945 – 3 December 2014)

© Words - Val Weedon
Ian McLagan was a keyboard player best known as a member of the Small Faces and Faces. He sadly died on December 3rd following complications from a stroke.