Ok, I’m having some time off from Spotify playlists, but luckily, other people are not. So big thanks for David Jackson (aka @JacksonWylde on Twitter) for producing the Butterflies Never Cry playlist.
Tag: retro
The Birds reform; play gig
Cult British R&B band The Birds, the band that kickstarted Ronnie Wood's career, are back on the scene after a break of more than 40 years. Ron isn't in the line-up of the band once described as ‘London’s greatest R&B group’, he's probably busy doing the Faces reunion. Vocalist Ali […]
Brighton Beach Leicester – last one
The image above says it all – the next Brighton Beach in Leicester (Saturday 5th June) will be the last one in the city after a stay of 14 years. But it's not too late to have one more dance there, with the final night offering two rooms of indie/60s […]
Annie Greenabelle Babydoll Dress
For an instantly classic 60s look with minimal effort, a babydoll or shift dress is always a hit. This Babydoll Dress by Annie Greenabelle has a simplistic yet flawless sixties feel that's versatile enough to wear all year round. The A-line cut creates an immediate sixties silhouette, with a mid […]
Britac Spirit of 69 shirts
Britac has a new range of shirts online – Spirit of 69. The shirts all use a large check (four different colours) and come with matching hankies, offering all the usual detailing – button down collat with back collar button, short sleeve with tab and 2 buttons finished with a […]
Made in Dagenham movie
Fans of 60s-based cinema might be interested in a forthcoming movie based in that particular decade – Made in Dagenham. The film stars Sally Hawkins as Rita O'Grady who kickstarts the 1968 Ford Dagenham strike by 187 sewing machinists which led to the advent of the Equal Pay Act. Working […]
Eddie Piller on Vintage
No, he's not talking about hunting round your local charity shop, the 'vintage' here refers to the Vintage at Goodwood event. It's been touched on across this site in the past, on the forums and yesterday on our Facebook site relating to The Faces playing the event. But for those […]
Pretty Things v Norman Wisdom in What's Good For The Goose
Nice to see a decent quality clip of 60s cult classic What's Good For The Goose hitting YouTube – so here it is. Yes, that is Norman Wisdom in a dinner jacket, giving it his all as the Pretty Things play a gig in Southport (where he's actually supposed to […]
