Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Ragged Ragtime Girls: Leila Waddell, Aleister Crowley and seven dancing violinists

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I have been enjoying Phil Baker's 'City of the Beast: The London of Aleister Crowley' (Strange Attractor, 2022), which traces hi...
Monday, August 15, 2022

'Riot in Whitehall': London Miners Strike Demo 1985

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In February 1985 the miners strike in Britain was in its last few weeks. A highly organised state sponsored strike breaking operation was ha...
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Friday, August 12, 2022

Discothèque dancing - 'you don't need a band' (1964)

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'you Frug, Surf and Watusi and you don't need a band - Discotheque Dancing.  As of last night, the smart dances to do were the Frug,...
Thursday, August 04, 2022

Defend the Atlanta Forest

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'Defend the Atlanta Forest'  is a movement opposing the destruction of woodland in Atlanta to build a police training facility that ...
Saturday, July 30, 2022

Disco Chart 1980

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UK Disco Chart, Record Business, 25 February 1980 . Interesting to see BPM displayed, 'Spacer' by Sheila & B Devotion one of th...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Wildcat benefit at AMP, Covent Garden (1974) - with Charlie Gillett and members of Henry Cow

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I am always interested in the social/cultural/musical life of radical scenes, here's a report of a London benefit night for the mid 1970...
Saturday, July 09, 2022

Miners Strike Memories: Durham Miners Rally 1984

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Technically there was no Durham Miners Gala in 1984 - instead on the day the Gala would normally take place there was a miners strike rally ...
Friday, July 08, 2022

Farewell Mark Astronaut

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photo from Astronauts on facebook Sad to hear of the death this week of Mark Astronaut (Mark Wilkins). I saw his band The Astronauts a numbe...
Tuesday, July 05, 2022

London Makhnovist Centre squat in Fleet Street

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A group of Ukrainian anarchist squatters have occupied their second building in London. The London Makhnovists Centre at 187 Fleet Street op...