What is Glam Rock? Glam rock is a genre of music that began in the early 1970s in the UK, musicians identified themselves by performing in outrageous costumes, hairstyles, platform shoes, and glitter. Top Glam Rock books, to buy on the Amazon Store Shock and Awe Glam Rock and its legacy Glam Rock Arthrology Cd …
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Moving in other mysterious ways The song Mystic Lady contained the words “Pleasant crescent moon”. Which pops up later. The more you get to know about the life and times of Marc Bolan the more interesting the mysteries are around some connections about this life and sadly about his departure. Bolan never learned to drive …
Bolan had his own TV show in 1977, “Marc” Produced by Muriel Young, directed by Nicolas Ferguson and shown on Granada Television for ITV. Marc attracted many of the biggest stars of the times, including; The Jam, Radio Stars, Showaddywaddy, Bay City Rollers, Mud, 10cc, Boomtown Rats, Roger Taylor from Queen, Rosetta Stone, Generation X, …
In January 1978 Kate Bush hit single “Wuthering Heights” was the debut single for the Kick Inside Album, inspired from the last part of the 1967 BBC series Wuthering heights, and the book by Emily Brontë. It is thought Kate Bush had written this song in the spring of 1977. The Queens Silver Jubilee year. …
The Beatles Town House: 3 Saville Row, Mayfair Number 3 Saville Row is a 4 story 1733 townhouse, located in the City of Westminster with a basement that became the Beatles recording studio during the ‘Let it Be’ recording sessions in 1968. The roof of no. 3 Saville Row would become the most famous roof …
Apple Corps the Home of the Beatles Back in 1967 Apple corps was founded by the members of the Beatles; Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Star. With its core division of Apple Records being the main area of activity. As with many things Beatles, even the name of their holding and management …
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Who was Topolski? The story of Royal Academic member Feliks Topolski from Poland (1907-1989.) Mr Topolski was a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and came to Britain in the mid 1930s. He would go on to become a famous World War 2 artist for both the UK and his native land Poland. Topolski …
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The Chinese New year main evening meal is a very important time as the family gets together over traditional symbolic dishes. Why not Let the Chinese New Year begin with Lettuce! Another thing you will see in London’s China Town and in China is the hanging lettuce suspended by a string in doorways. But why? …
The title of this blog is partly borrowed from the Last Bruce Lee Film in 1973. Dragons entering your front door for the new year is part of the traditions and theatrics on display during the London new year celebrations in Chinatown and all over the world. The Dragon itself is a symbolic symbol of …
The name Firecracker in Chinese translates to “Exploding bamboo”, as early as 200bc a method of heating bamboo was devised that resulted in a crackled explosion. The process in later years was speeded up by the use of Gunpowder! Chinese celebrations would not seem complete without a fair share of Firecrackers being let of. The …
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