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Cameroon Garage Funk – “a legacy of raw grooves and magnificent tunes”
Yaoundé, in the 1970s, was a buzzing place. Every neighbourhood of Cameroon’s capital was filled with music spots – but surprisingly there was no infrastructure to immortalise those musical riches. The country suffered from a serious lack of proper recording … Continue reading
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Interview With Charlie Gillett From 2008
 The late Charlie Gillett was a renowned broadcaster, journalist and author. He wrote the acclaimed and influential ‘Sound Of The City’ (“the first serious and comprehensive history of rock & roll”) and the story of Atlantic Records ‘Making Tracks’. … Continue reading
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Blues Unlimted Exhibition In Bexhill Museum
Bexhill Museum is pleased to announce a new exhibition for 2019 – BLUES UNLIMITED. Did you know Bexhill was the birthplace of Blues Unlimited Magazine? This small exhibition explains the foundations of the magazine and the personnel involved. It charts … Continue reading
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How They Got Over: Black Quartets and the Road to Rock’n’Roll
SCREENING: 17th November 2018 at 16:00 LDN – Picturehouse Central Dir. Robert Clem, 2017, USA, 87 mins UK Premiere + Q&A with the director and producer hosted by author Viv Brough In the decades following the Second World War, the … Continue reading
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Trailer: ‘Should’ve Been There’ The Story of The Melody Maker
Directed by: Leslie Ann Coles and starring: Barrie L Wentzell, Ian Anderson, Eric Burdon, Alan Jones, Sonja Kristina, Peter Whitehead – behind the scenes peek at all the rock ‘n roll legends of the 1970s, as director Leslie Ann Coles … Continue reading
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Tales From The Woods May 13th Gig
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Battle Ground Korea – Songs And Sounds Of America’s Forgotten War
Box set specialist Bear Family are to releasea four CD set ‘Battleground Korea: Songs and Sounds of America’s Forgotten War’, on March 23rd. Bear Family Records have assembled an impressive four-CD anthology that is part 1950s American soundtrack and part … Continue reading
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The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of UK Record Shops
A new book by Garth Cartwright called ‘Going For A Song’ will explore the history of UK record shops – from the age of the wax cylinder to the days of dubstep and the recent resurgence of vinyl. It will describe … Continue reading
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New documentary charts the birth of British blues in Ealing
A new documentary about a West London club where The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Eric Clapton played in the 1960s is now available. ‘Suburban Steps To Rockland’ is an independent film about the Ealing Club produced by 62 Films and … Continue reading
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John Lee Hooker Box Set Due
A new career spanning five-disc set from John Lee Hooker is due in October which will include some of biggest hits, rarities, live performances and previously unreleased tracks. Those unissued sides include “Unfriendly Woman,” “When I Lay My Burden Down” … Continue reading
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