It's fascinating to remember that Royston Ellis, the bisexual Beat poet who introduced the Beatles to drugs in 1961 and collaborated with Jimmy Page the same year, wrote the first bio of Cliff, who prior to his conversion to Christianity was something of an icon for rebellion and counterculture.
the day that society at large understands that testosterone and estrogen are necessary hormones in your body regardless of your sex, and that hormone supplementation is a health question rather than a loaded emotional question, will be one of the greatest days in human history.
Why yes, I did once leave my copy of Ash's 1977 running while starting to watch Batman Returns on VHS and then spending several minutes trying to work out why Michael Gough seemed to be vomiting and giggling as Alfred walked around Gotham Plaza.
When 90s albums get reissued, instead of deluxe expanded editions they should do versions cut down to a nice tight 40 minutes or so
Also new from BBC Archive, this fantastic documentary about the Mike Stuart Span, A Year in the Life (1969), with the bonus of a 1989 catch-up interview at the end. If you like psychedelia, showbiz and/or Brighton, this is for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBua...
we need a revival of romo music
Hidden deep in the multi tracks of Sister Sledge 'Lost In Music' you can hear Nile Rodgers giving advice to Kathy Sledge 😍
So, let's make today's news all about me. The second time I met Brian was during the first Smile tour. I was blown away by how the finished Smile turned out and wanted to communicate that to Brian. I remembered Brian saying he wanted to make people feel loved so I thought I'd take that approach. 1/2
My favourite one like this is Don Henley getting Brian to autograph a copy of Pet Sounds. Brian signed it "thanks for all the great music" then thought for a second, crossed out "great", and wrote "good"
i knew there was going to be brutal weeks in the 2020s & 30s where we lose essential artists by the day, and man, this is one of them
Honestly, you could make a great little sunshine pop album from the Velvets' catalogue. "Sunday Morning", "I'll Be Your Mirror", "Who Loves the Sun", "Ride Into the Sun", "I'm Sticking With You", "Pale Blue Eyes", "After Hours", "New Age", "Femme Fatale".
Isabelle Adjani in 'One Deadly Summer' (1983)
Bert Jansch is the debut album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch. The album was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder at engineer Bill Leader's house and sold to Transatlantic Records for £100. Transatlantic released the album, which went on to sell 150,000 copies.
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21-year-old Scottish folk singer-songwriter Bert Jansch's self-titled debut LP was released on April 16, 1965. Recorded at engineer/producer Bill Leader's house, the album was sold to Transatlantic Records for a little more than $100. It ended up selling more than 150,000 copies.
Cartoonish painting of a cat’s face in white lines on red background with the words a cat under the influence of LSD
A Cat Under The Influence of LSD created by Martin Birch c.1960s in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital where he was compelled to live.
This is part of a large body of work full of literary references & philosophical questions which satirises the psychiatric system which held power over him
Judge Dread's Greatest Hits
"Hey kids! How fat is Judge Dread? Guess right and win one of his mucky records!"
I remember being astonished when filling out a *Waterstones loyalty card* that they had tickboxes for how many books you buy a year and the top answer was "ten or more"
First, I would put everything under wraps, hire an unknown director and ask for a budget of $200 million.
Then, I would give the director $2 million, embezzle the rest for silent film preservation and then escape to Montenegro.
is skiffle the best genre for autistic people considering it's played with the rhythm of a chugging train?
David Johansen, Gene Hackman, Roberta Flack... the '70s are as over as they're ever gonna be
This post got me to thinking about musical opposites, e.g.
• Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
• Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Anyone think of any other examples of this?
Awful news about Marianne Faithfull. RIP to one of the greats.
Every time I hear/see the phrase "Beatlemania" I just picture Paul McCartney throwing John Lennon through a table
Find it very annoying that in light of the horrible shit that’s happening to trans people in the US, the narrative of cis progressives is still “he won’t stop at trans people!!” when it is actually bad even if he did stop there as trans people are, in fact, people
How do you define a year in cultural terms, let alone a decade? It's never quite as straightforward as it looks...
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Eraserhead is a rite of passage many encounter in late high school or first year, pitched to them as a 'fucked up movie,' rental store contraband, basement watched deep in the night, only to haunt them for the rest of their lives like a shadow in ways they won't fully comprehend for decades
An 1970s advert for a mask making book with a scary paper mask in black and white
Babe come over, we can make space age puppets & masks together
prediction for 2025 - Momus will release yet another album that I'll love
doctor who checklist!! am I a fake fan?
