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Author: Ben Forrest Archives: 01/2024

FESTAC ’77- Nigeria’s forgotten Woodstock

FESTAC ’77: Nigeria’s forgotten Woodstock

A month-long festival fraught with controversy.

Ben Forrest
Jan 21, 2024

Was this Pink Floyd classic inspired by ‘The Magnificent Seven’?

The track has a distinctly cinematic quality.

Ben Forrest
Jan 21, 2024
Jello Biafra - Dead Kennedys - Singer - Musician

A journey through the eclectic record collection of Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra

“We made five bucks at the gig! I could spend it on speed, or spend it on coke, or spend it on records.”

Ben Forrest
Jan 21, 2024
Dry Cleaning - 2022

Revisiting Dry Cleaning’s ‘Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks/Sweet Princess’

Where it all started.

Ben Forrest
Jan 21, 2024
James Chance & The Contortions - Buy - 2004

The Contortions – ‘Buy’

One of the finest albums to come from New York’s no wave scene.

Ben Forrest
Jan 21, 2024
Traffic Sound - exploring the history of Peru's psychedelic pioneers

Traffic Sound: exploring the history of Peru’s psychedelic pioneers

Peru’s finest musical export.

Ben Forrest
Jan 20, 2024
A Private Enterprise - 1974 - British Asian Film

‘A Private Enterprise’: the first British-Asian movie ever made

A criminally forgotten film.

Ben Forrest
Jan 20, 2024
The Jam - 1980s - Paul Weller - Bruce Foxton - Rick Buckler

The news article that inspired The Jam song ‘Eton Rifles’

A writing masterclass from Weller.

Ben Forrest
Jan 20, 2024
Blast - Damned Flame - 1973 - Belgian Band

‘Damned Flame’: how Belgian band Blast created the first hardcore punk single

A stunningly original sound.

Ben Forrest
Jan 19, 2024
Henry Rollins - Black Flag

Accessory to manslaughter and the hangover from hell: Henry Rollins’ first LSD trip

A horrifying tale.

Ben Forrest
Jan 19, 2024
British singer and songwriter Joe Strummer, 1980s

The band Joe Strummer called the American Beatles

“It took a lot of intelligence to make something like that.”

Ben Forrest
Jan 19, 2024
Dinosaur JNR - Dave Matthews - Neptune Theatre - January 2024

Dave Matthews joins Dinosaur Jr to cover Neil Young in Seattle

Watch fan-footage here.

Ben Forrest
Jan 19, 2024

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