Brian Eno circa 1975/6
Over the years, the facts of the Beatles’ story have sometimes been shoved out of the way by half-truths and misconceptions. View some of the common myths about the Beatles.
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The famed photographer has died has died aged 76. Here are some of his photographs that helped define the mood of the Swinging Sixties
In 1964, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp were two young aspirant filmmakers wanting make their first feature. They had first met in a coffee bar in London, where they talked about their shared interests in film, art, music. Though from two very different backgrounds—Lambert ex-military, son of a composer, Stamp brother of actor Terence, son of a tugboat captain—there was an instant and dynamic rapport. When they met again while working at Shepperton Studios the pair decided to work together and make a movie. It was to be their calling card—establishing them as serious film producers. They discussed options on what their film should be about and decided on making a documentary about a young Mod band and their rise to the top. The High Numbers (aka The Who) performing at the Railway Hotel, 1964. While looking for a suitable group to film, Lambert chanced upon the Railway Hotel in Wealdstone, London. He was intrigued by a crowd of young Mods and their scooters outside the venue. He ventured inside. A band was blasting out songs to around 500 youngsters crammed inside—dancing, singing, ecstatically enjoying themselves under the bright red garish lights. Lambert thought the scene...
Bandstand was an Australian musical/variety television show which screened from November 1958 to 1972. It was produced at the stu...
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Brian Connolly was born in Hamilton, Scotland on the 5th October 1945. He was adopted at the age of two and went by the name Brian McManus until he was 18, when he discovered that he was adopted and changed his surname to his mother´s, Connolly. He moved to Middlesex and joined Wainwright's Gentlemen, replacing
A new book examines the role of fashion photography in the ‘60s cult film.
Terence Donovan: The 1960s Vintage Prints from the Archives is at Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London, from 3 to 27 July
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