Françoise, Sylvie and Gillian: The Yé-Yé Girls And The Underrated World Of French Pop
Exploring the extraordinary Sixties French girl singers and their fluffy, disposable and brilliant music.
Tag: pop music
The Alternative Eurovision
The Eurovision entries are not entirely representative of a nation’s musical output – here are some stranger, cooler or eccentric variants.
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Good Morning Starshine: The 1960s Easy-Listening Acid Trip
The odd parallel universe of easy-listening cover versions of revolutionary acid rock classics that proliferated in the 1960s.
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Pump Me Up: Caroline Munro’s Pop Music Career
The oddly forgotten musical recordings by the British cult movie queen.
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Waldemar The Vampire: The Strange Case Of Waldemar Wohlfahrt And The Autobahnmörders
How a German playboy used the notoriety of being falsely accused of being a serial killer to become an unlikely 1970s celebrity.
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Classic Albums Revisited: HK119’s Imaginature
A psychedelic, conceptual study of nature and mystery from a unique and vital artist.
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Calling Occupants – The Carpenters Space Encounters
A 1978 sci-fi variety show even more unlikely than the Star Wars Holiday Special.
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The Things You Think Are Precious I Can’t Understand: Cover Versions That Miss The Point
In which introspective, personal studies of human frailty and despair are turned into vacuously bouncy dancefloor bangers, metal misfires and saccharine pop show tunes.
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The Insufferable Arrogance Of Instantly Forgotten Musicians
The misplaced egotism of the here today, gone later today pop star.
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Sarah Brand’s Musical Fantasies
The once heard, never forgotten recorded works of the unique singer and video producer.
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The Simple Pleasures Of The Poster Magazine
Remembering the glory days of the most ephemeral publications on the market.
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