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Month: April 2018

U2 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, 5 June 1983

14 April 2018 SB 0

It was early summer 1983. U2 were on the American leg of their War tour, supporting the album of the same name from the same […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Seven Seas of Rhye» by Queen

11 April 2018 SB 0

The song Seven Seas of Rhye by Queen has a fascinating story. We were first introduced to the track as a short, rudimentary instrumental version, […]

“TONGUE AND LIPS” – the story of the Rolling Stones logo

7 April 2018 SB 0

It is one of the most well-known logos in the world, but the now-famous “Tongue and Lips” design did not begin life with anyone believing […]

When Scott Walker had a “car accident”

5 April 2018 SB 0

Did you catch the story about The Move and their overly keen press agent posted earlier this week? This post continues the theme of those […]

When The Move was sued over «Flowers In the Rain» by the Prime Minister

2 April 2018 SB 0

Tony Secunda was the kind of manager/press agent who was notorious for going just a bit too far back in the 1960s. He often managed […]

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