MUSIC

From the trendy seventies last time, we move on up to the next decade to spend time with a single that outsold everything within touching distance and elevated its creator into the musical stratosphere.  So, […]

From the fifties last month, we’re heading across to the kaleidoscope decade where music, fashion and lifestyle rarely stood still for a minute. A slight exaggeration perhaps but it was an exciting time to be […]

What can I tell you as we hang on to our seats to wiz our way back two decades from the seventies to the fifties in the blink of an eye, or in this case, […]

Staying with the eighties again this month but losing six years, December ’81 saw a handsome, super cool Spanish singer closing the year with the smoochie “Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)”, his first English […]

I have to say, it’s a pure coincidence that this month kicks off again with a George Harrison related item and his American-made guitar.  Not a Bartell fretless model this time though, rather a 1957 […]

Have you ever wondered what was stashed away in a cupboard under the  stairs in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios, that most famous of recording venues?  Silly question I know – but hope it’s […]

The fifties was a decade where men wore casual style clothes, while ladies prioritised formality, with a certain elegance where matching accessories were a must. It’s a pity – or is it? – that the […]

Hold on to your braces, we’re hopping across to the eighties for a peek at what was going on in July, when Frankie Goes To Hollywood dominated the top two places in the singles chart, […]

We’re just jumping a decade this month into the seventies because the time machine is on a go-slow.  Yes I know, a load of twaddle but it’s not easy coming up with a suitable introduction […]