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A brief history of Czechoslovakia’s psychedelic dawn
Much has been made of the impact The British Invasion on American music in the 1960s, but it also had a big effect on the psychedelic rock of Bohemia, as well ...
The Nazis wanted Britain on her knees... the Fighter Boys had one answer to that
Codenamed Operation Sealion, it was a massive undertaking that involved 260,000 troops, 34,000 vehicles and 2,000 ...
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On This Day in 2002, British Acts Disappeared From the US Hot 100 for the First Time Since 1963
On this day in 2002, the UK music reign ended when no British acts made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which hadn't ...
Pete Townshend’s obsession with his physical appearance: “The reason I wrote songs was because of my nose”
Songwriter, guitarist and founding member of the Who, Townshend was once described as, “A nose on a stick” by singer Roger ...
They spent years following the Kinks. Was this their final stop?
What happens when you build your life — and your friendships — around a band that can’t keep it together forever.
Which two albums sold over 30million copies in the 1960s?
At the dawn of the album era, two 1960s albums graced the Billboard 200 and sold a record 30million copies, ushering in a new ...
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Why Keith Richards Didn’t Want to Be Included in the “British Invasion”
He didn't want anything to do with it. Find out why Richards wished the Stones wouldn't have been under the "British Invasion ...