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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:15 pm
by Fretless
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The Gang of Four are an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Leeds. The original members were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. The band played a stripped-down mix of punk rock, funk and dub, with a lyrical emphasis on the social and political ills of society. Gang of Four are widely considered one of the leading bands of the late 1970s/early 1980s post-punk movement. Their debut album, Entertainment!, was ranked by Rolling Stone as the fifth greatest punk album of all time.

Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:53 am
by Fretless
Love for Sale is the second collaborative album by American singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, released on September 30, 2021, by Columbia and Interscope Records. It is the sixty-first and final studio album of Bennett's career, and Gaga's seventh.


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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2022 12:35 pm
by Lindsayt
June 8th, 1992. The Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara County, California is opened, on a limited numbers basis, to the public as a theme park. Demand is so high that visitors queue overnight. Attractions include 3 railroads, a Ferris wheel, Carousel, Zipper, Octopus, Pirate Ship, Wave Swinger, Super Slide, roller coaster, bumper cars, an amusement arcade and Bubbles the chimp.
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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:30 pm
by savvypaul
On this day in 1976: Paul McCartney and Wings were forced to postpone forthcoming US tour for three weeks after guitarist Jimmy McCulloch fell in his hotel bathroom and broke a finger.

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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:10 pm
by savvypaul
On this day in 1973: Dr Hook And The Medicine Show got their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine after their hit, 'The Cover of Rolling Stone' reached No. 6 on the US singles chart. According to members of the group, they really did buy five copies for their mothers, just like the song said.

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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:33 pm
by savvypaul
On this day in 1976: The Brotherhood Of Man were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, 'Save Your Kisses For Me.' The group's first of three UK No.1's.


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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:44 pm
by savvypaul
On this day in 2017: After months of uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature at a jovial, champagne-laced ceremony. The academy, which awards the coveted prize, ended prolonged speculation as to whether the 75-year-old troubadour would use a concert stopover in Stockholm to accept the gold medal and diploma awarded to him back in October.

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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 3:51 pm
by savvypaul
On this day in 1979: Duran Duran made their live debut at The Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic. The band have since then achieved 14 singles in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100, and have sold over 100 million records worldwide.

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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:32 pm
by savvypaul
On this day in 1968: Simon And Garfunkel went to No.1 on the US album chart with the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie The Graduate. The film boosted the profile of the folk-rock duo and on the strength of the hit single 'Mrs. Robinson', the soundtrack album rose to the top of the charts.

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Re: Alternative Photographic Archive

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:18 pm
by Fretless
in 1987 the Pet Shop Boys received both a BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award for "West End Girls". Later, on 15 June, they released what became their second number one single, "It's a Sin". The single caused some controversy: Tennant's school, St. Cuthbert's Grammar School, in Newcastle upon Tyne, chastised him in the press, while pop impresario Jonathan King accused them of plagiarising the Cat Stevens song "Wild World". King recorded a version of "Wild World" in the style of the Pet Shop Boys to prove his point. The group later sued King and won damages, which were donated to charity. The video to "It's a Sin" also saw their first collaboration with director Derek Jarman.

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