Displaying items by tag: London
Monday, 31 October 2016 11:46
Toy in Store Record Release : Clear Shot 28 October Rough Trade East
Hello Francis! Francis is the Lad I met at the Rough Trade signing last night. He's nine. And HE snagged a plectrum when the band had finished. YES!!
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Music
Wednesday, 21 September 2016 13:55
A Short History of Marc Bolan (1947 - 1977) (T.Rex)
Many believe the name Bolan came from the name, Bob Dylan. In 1967 now Marc Bolan, he joined John’s Children who were a dynamic live band.
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Music
Monday, 12 September 2016 15:14
'We're the Middle, We're the Middle, We're the Middle of the Shed' ( circa 1973)
28 Bus down the Kilburn High Rd, through the concrete of Paddington, under the Westway, looking down at the antiques in Notting Hill, past Biba and the crowds in Kensington High St, Olympia passes on the right and its a big swing left into the North End Rd, trundle on and past the Nashville at Talgarth and down towards the North End Rd market.
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Sport
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 16:37
Small Faces Documentary
Documentary retrospective on the very influential British Invasion band, the Small Faces. Includes archival interviews with Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott
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Video of the Week
Monday, 20 June 2016 15:05
From Footy to Verdi - Opera Holland Park
This short documentary challenges stereotypes about theatrical art forms, in particular opera, and their audiences. Three old-school Chelsea fans in their 50s, two of whom could scarcely imagine a more alien world than classical music, were taken on a journey to discover opera, and their reactions were filmed every step of the way.
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Video of the Week
Monday, 20 June 2016 14:14
Colin Macinnes : Writer of Modern Life
My lord, one thing is certain, and that’s that they’ll make musicals one day about the glamour-studded 1950s.
Colin MacInnes, “Absolute Beginners” 1959
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Culture
Wednesday, 01 June 2016 13:06
Ian Richardson as Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Sign of Four.
With the huge success of the BBC’s Holmes starring Benedict Cumberbatch the world's most famous detective Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as his loyal sidekick Dr Watson,
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Film
Tuesday, 12 April 2016 17:46
‘All or Nothing ‘ Musical Reviewed
Mod radio has had the privilege and honour of being a part of the long awaited ‘All or Nothing’ musical based on the, strive for success by the mighty Small Faces band.
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Music
Thursday, 07 April 2016 11:58
The New (Old) Modernists of London Town
Youth cults, eh. Been there, done it, bought the Armani tee-shirt and all that.
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Culture
Wednesday, 23 March 2016 18:51
The Legend of Spring Heeled Jack
One of the most curious and persistent of all paranormal creatures is Spring Heeled Jack. Reports of his existence date back to the early 19th century in Sheffield,
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Culture
