The Coral talk new ‘secret’ album ‘388’: ‘If you’re not going to be big, you better be interesting’
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Homepage Archives: 05/2026
‘What’s Goin’ On’ at 55: When Marvin Gaye pulled Motown into the album era
“I wanted them to take a look at what was happening in the world”.
Punk, irony, and politics in ‘Green Room’
How soon before you are enticed to give up on your morals?
Ed O’Brien – ‘Blue Morpho’ album review: Not such a secret weapon now
A brave step towards the unknown.
The Beatles songs by Paul McCartney would rather forget: “Just work songs”
The former Beatle has a few early songs he’s not particularly enamoured with.
Riots, curry powder, and priests at Isle of Wight Festival, 1970: The British Woodstock
“The lunatic fringe…”
“There’s something happening here”: The 10 most famous venues of Los Angeles’ counterculture
“I’d be safe and warm / If I was in LA.”
Sister Mary Corita Kent: The ‘Pop Art Nun’ who turned the 1960s psychedelic
Contrasting scripture with social commentary.
Communism, concrète, and The United States of America: The most underrated electro-pioneers of the counterculture age
“People thought us snooty, loud, and obnoxious…”
