Archive for the ‘British Invasion’ Category
“The Dave Clark Five and Beyond – Glad All Over” – Two-hour special
Written by admin on March 14, 2014 – 6:07 pm -Great Performances is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the British invasion with the documentary “The Dave Clark Five and Beyond – Glad All Over”. The two-hour special will air on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 8 p.m. and Friday, April 11 at 10 p.m. on PBS.
The film tells the DC5’s story from their working class roots in war-torn England through to their rise to worldwide fame, which saw them achieve 15 consecutive Top 20 U.S. hit singles and sell more than 100 million records.
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Happy 70th Birthday Roger Daltrey
Written by admin on March 1, 2014 – 9:46 am -Rock legend Roger Daltrey celebrates his 70th Birthday today. The Who frontman was born March 1, 1944 in Hammersmith, London.
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Small Faces “Here Come the Nice” box set
Written by admin on February 5, 2014 – 6:01 pm -The limited edition Small Faces box set, “Here Come the Nice,” curated by original band members Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones, is out now.
“Here Come the Nice” is intended as a comprehensive round-up of the second half of the Small Faces’ output, after they had left Decca and signed to Andrew Loog Oldham’s Immediate Records.
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Happy 70th Birthday Keith Richards – 10 Classic riffs
Written by admin on December 18, 2013 – 7:50 pm -We celebrate Keith Richards’ 70th Birthday by looking back at 10 of the veteran rocker’s greatest guitar riffs.
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New releases update – November 2013
Written by admin on November 9, 2013 – 5:02 pm -
The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.
Highlights for November include:
- “The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Songs” in standard and deluxe editions (4 Nov – UK release)
- David Bowie’s 2 CD/DVD “The Next Day – Extra” (5 Nov)
- “The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Miami Pop Festival” album on CD and vinyl, + “Hear My Train A Comin'” on DVD and Blu-ray (5 Nov)
- the 47-CD “Bob Dylan – The Complete Album Collection Vol 1” (5 Nov)
- “The Beatles: On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2” and reissue of Vol 1 (11 Nov)
- “The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live” in multiple editions (11 Nov)
- The Who’s “Tommy” reissue in multiple editions (11 Nov)
- “Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival” on DVD and Blu-ray (19 Nov)
- Cliff Richard’s “Still Reelin’ and A-Rockin’ – Live at Sydney Opera House” on DVD and Blu-ray, and his new album “The Fabulous Rock ‘N’ Roll Songbook” (19 Nov US, 11 Nov UK)
- “Sinatra Duets – 20th Anniversary” in deluxe and super deluxe editions (19 Nov).
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