20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1963
Featured Album: Please Please Me – The Beatles This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year [more…]
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Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Blue Dot Fever
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday proudly delivers yet another light-loafered, groin-polished googly from the gasworks end of musical magnificence. Tonight, as we respectfully mark Inflammatory Bowel [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1962
Featured Album: The Beach Boys – Surfin Safari Before I start with the article, I would like to raise a concern. Over the last few weeks there have been several comments about how bad some [more…]
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Unsung Mavericks: Shel Silverstein
The recent passing of Dr Hook & The Medicine Show’s singer Dennis Locorriere unexpectedly led me down a rabbit hole and sparked an idea for an article—or even a series. Listening to Dr Hook’s ‘Sylvia’s [more…]
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 – Grand Final Night
Huzzah! Let joy be unconfined! It’s Grand Final Night! So please be welcome to the 2026 festival of flamboyance and flounce that we all know and love as the Eurovision Song Contest. This time we’re [more…]
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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest Preview
Let joy be unconfined – It’s that most wonderful time of year – again… EUROVISION!!! Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday glides effortlessly across the neatly trimmed [more…]
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In Support ….of the Support – Part One
Once again I’ve found myself starting a piece for here where so much stuff has come into my mind I’ve had to split it. The lot of a support band is not great. On a [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1961
Featured Album: Runaway with Del Shannon This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the [more…]
20th Century
Star Crossed Lovers
The Beatles were global stars who changed the face of music forever, influencing film and fashion along the way. They remain the most successful band in history and pushed the limits of how famous musicians [more…]