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For All The Lovers Out There

by on 14. Feb, 2011 in Hear, Misc, Records, See, The Sixties

Happy Valentine’s - going back in time to ’69 with what many regarded as a decidedly dirty little ditty back then. Taking the boudoir to the studio, Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg with the once scandalous, now somewhat quaint ‘Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus’: The first banned number one single in the UK and the [...]

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A Christmas Gift For You

by on 23. Dec, 2010 in Black Culture, CD’s / Digital, Documentaries, Misc, Records, See, The Sixties

One of my favourite things about Christmas is that it provides the opportunity for me to give an annual listen or two to what some would regard as Pop’s first concept album – the seasonal masterpiece, ‘A Christmas Gift For You’ (aka ‘Phil Spector’s Christmas Album’) issued on Spector’s Philles label, which was originally released [...]

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Celebration Of The Mediocre

by on 21. Dec, 2010 in Misc, TV

In years to come, people will look back on the first decade of the 21st Century and wonder just what happened to popular culture in the UK. A nation that was once at the vanguard somehow became obsessed with mediocrity, and then, with a typical swagger, began to successfully export it around the world.

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30 Years

by on 08. Dec, 2010 in Misc, The Beatles, The Eighties

John Lennon Wikiquote: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Lennon

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Celebrity Paradox

by on 10. Nov, 2010 in Interviews, Misc, See, TV

If you’ve not yet seen Jeremy Paxman’s interview with Russell Brand for the BBC’s Newsnight last month it’s well worth checking out. A compelling perspective on celebrity culture by someone both embroiled in it, yet fully aware of its ludicrousness.

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Five Super Soul Songs From Super Bad Brad

by on 06. Sep, 2010 in Black Culture, Hear, Misc, See, The Seventies

Soul is not something you acquire, it’s something you either have or you don’t, and sometimes you can find it in the most unlikely people.

It’s over a decade now since I was first introduced to the truly extraordinary talent that is Super Bad Brad, via Dermot Doran, whose father, Eamon Doran, founded the famous pubs in Dublin and NYC, which bear his name. Dermot had run off some VHS copies of Brad, who he’d got to know over in the US, singing ‘Ben’ and ‘You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine’, in order to amaze and entertain his friends. One of these tapes becoming essential viewing in our household, and something we’ve shared with numerous appreciative visitors down the years.

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Maestra

by on 24. Jun, 2010 in Misc, Tape, The Sixties

Delia Derbyshire, electronic music pioneer.

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And In The End The Love You Take Is Equal To The Love You Make

by on 21. Jun, 2010 in Merseyside, Misc, Read, The Beatles, The Sixties

The Beatles remain the best band ever. Others have and will continue to do new things with rock and roll, but The Beatles will forever mark the forms high renaissance. These are the guys who figured it out, took it to another level and defined it for generations to come.

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