June 2024

While the title is admonishing, even repentant, don’t expect this record to be miserable. It’s 1966 and the folk boom is a bit less of...

In 1960, Chicago-based Chess Records released a single that became one of the most influential and much-covered recordings in its catalogue. It was called “Spoonful”...

On May 30, 1962, Frank Sinatra’s private aircraft, the Christina, landed at London’s Heathrow Airport. Marking the first time the singer had appeared in the...

Gilli Smyth was not only co-founder of progressive rock pacesetters Gong with her partner Daevid Allen. Smyth also worked on their satellite projects Mother Gong...

Born on January 8, 1947, David Bowie was 20 by the time he released his self-titled debut album, on Deram, on June 1, 1967. By...

At first, to some, it was just the B-side of a new single by the most happening power rock trio of the day. Soon, we...