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This is a video of my talk at BRLSI in July. It’s not great quality but you get the whole thing! I originally put it on YouTube but it got blocked because of my use of two Bob Dylan songs. This was a bit disappointing but I have decided to upload it here instead.…
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I am doing a talk at The Secular Hall, Humberstone Gate, Leicester on the 6th October 7.00 p.m. Hope you can make it. It should last about an hour including audio and film clips, and there will be an opportunity for questions and comments at the end. Also, in the spirit of the time,…
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Here are recent recordings and photos of La Reverie Gypsy Jazz Band. Recorded live on 22nd June 2017 at Rick Willson’s studio in Anstey, Leicestershire. Guitars: Will Smith, Keith Pell Accordion: Kenny Wilson Bass: Mike Whittle
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Here are recent recordings and photos of La Reverie Gypsy Jazz Band. Recorded live on 22nd June 2017 at Rick Willson’s studio in Anstey, Leicestershire. Guitars: Will Smith, Keith Pell Accordion: Kenny Wilson Bass: Mike Whittle
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I came across Adam Ritchie when I was researching into the Velvet Underground. Most of the early pictures of the band were taken by him and Lisa Law. It seems strange that there are not more pictures of the band from this time when you consider the number of photos taken at Andy Warhol’s Factory by…
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This interview was first published in VICE March 2nd 2010 British photographer and political activist John “Hoppy” Hopkins spent the 1960s documenting jazz, poetry, The Rolling Stones, Nelson Mandela, the sexual revolution – basically everything that defined the decade. When he wasn’t working, he was launching the legendary UFO club at The Roundhouse in…
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KT Tunstall on falling in love with Venice Beach: ‘It’s bohemian … and a bit barefoot’ http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/sep/02/kt-tunstall-venice-beach-california-us-interview?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
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Beyond the Beatles: Peter Blake’s pop art on paper http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/aug/23/beyond-the-beatles-peter-blakes-pop-art-on-paper-in-pictures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
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Documentary telling the story of Britain’s postwar infatuation with old New Orleans jazz. With rare 78rpm imports as their only guide, a generation of amateur jazz enthusiasts including Humphrey Lyttelton and Chris Barber created a traditional jazz scene that strove to recreate the essence and freedom of 1920s New Orleans in 1950s Britain. While…