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10/01/2026

TEN YEARS GONE! RIP Bowie

08/01/2025

Jailhouse Oddity!

Mr Presley & Mr Bowie shared the same birthday so I merged these two mugshots. Here's a few interesting parallels.

David Bowie & Elvis were both on the same record label, RCA. Bowie named his last LP Black Star.

Back in 1960, Elvis Presley recorded a song called Black Star, which was intended as the title track for a film.

When the film's title was changed to Flaming Star, the song was re-recorded with the new title. The original version of Black Star was released posthumously in 1986.

The lyrics to Elvis's Black Star have a distinct kindred theme.

Every man has a black star
A black star over his shoulder
And when a man sees his black star
He knows his time, his time has come

Rumour has it that in 1975 Bowie wrote the song "Golden Years" for Presley but he turned it down thinking it wasn't right for him.

In 1977 Elvis asked Bowie to produce his next LP but he died 6 months later.

And... The unicode for this black star icon ★ is this U+2605 which happens to be the date of Mick Ronson's birthday. 26th May.

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03/08/2024

More activity on Atomic Sunrise. Not holding my breath as this cursed footage has been delayed for decades.

ATOMIC SUNRISE FESTIVAL9 – 15 March 1970, Roundhouse Theatre, London - UK.This clip features Hawkwind in 1970. The membersof Hawkwind at the time were Dik Mi...

15/02/2024

Some interesting vintage Pink Floyd footage from the making of "Live at Pompeii" appeared on YouTube last week. Previously only small clips of this had been seen.

A previously unreleased interview from December 1971 of Pink Floyd at Studio Europa Sonor in France, is now available in full on YouTube for the first time. ...

02/11/2023

Hawkwind's Epic LP Space Ritual with magnificent cover art by Barney Bubbles.

14/10/2023

Ever wondered who Owen Coffin was? You may remember this song as a kid, it being the theme tune for Weekend World. But did you know the tune LWT picked for a Sunday afternoon politics broadcast was based around a story of cannibalism? Nantucket Sleighride (to Owen Coffin) – a fictional account of a true episode involving 19th-century whaling ship The Essex. Owen Coffin was the youngest guy in the long boat they sent to harpoon a s***m whale. They got dragged out to sea and were close to starvation, so they drew straws, and the kid got the short one. They ate him. The term ‘a Nantucket Sleighride’ refers to the whale diving deep with harpoons in its back, then flying to the surface and pulling the long boats out at speed.” With lyrics by Cream producer Felix Pappalardi's wife Gail Collins “The opening lines, ‘Goodbye, little Robin-Marie, don’t try following me/Don’t cry little Robin-Marie, ’cos you know I’m coming home soon,’ were about herself and addressed the fact that Felix was cheating with a girl called Robin-Marie. 13 years later and a lot of He**in abuse Gail shot and killed Felix.

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Provided to YouTube by Legacy/ColumbiaNantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) · MountainNantucket Sleighride℗ Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by ...

10/08/2023

RIP Jamie Reid The subversive agit-prop punk icon who inspired dissent, and encouraged critical thinking.

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17/07/2023

Forty-six years ago, Punk Rock achieved a significant milestone by gracing the front cover of the esteemed newspaper supplement, the "Sunday Times magazine." The article, authored by Gordon Burn and complemented by captivating photographs taken by David Montgomery, featured an extensive section dedicated to The Clash, highlighted by a striking large photo of the band. This momentous event marked a turning point for Punk Rock, solidifying its presence in mainstream media and cementing its place in music history. Others may tell you it was the beginning of the end of Punk Rock.

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THE Sunday Times Magazine 4 December 1977 Cover Luciano Liggio Olympia We don t know much about the Raj photographs alas which begin on page 54

14/05/2023

Here's an interesting article from a Trouser Press magazine detailing causes of rock and roll deaths throughout the 1970's There's a shocking amount of OD's.

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02/05/2023

Some vintage vinyl with more being added on a monthly basis. So much vinyl but so little time. This is just a fraction of what's available.

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