Category Archives: Culture

The Tornados Telstar 1962 The Joe Meek story is long and complicated. Mr Meek lived not far from where I live now, and every time I go past his old place I look up at the plaque over the food … Continue reading →

The story goes something like this: In the very early 1970s, the German record label Polydor wanted a new band to rival The Beatles. What they got was Faust, definitely not German Beatles. Faust were one of the leaders of … Continue reading →

…that defined the 60s and are not The Beatles. David McWilliams The Days of Pearly Spencer 1967 This is one of the absolute great tracks from the 1960s. Look, this is one of THE great songs of any era and … Continue reading →