27 June 2014 Legendary soul singer-songwriter Bobby Womack died on Friday 27 June. He was 70. The cause of death is currently unknown, although Womack had…
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On 27 December 1960, The Beatles appeared at the Litherland Town Hall Ballroom in Liverpool in a performance widely regarded as being a turning point in…
It’s really quite simple: This is Moonbase (pictured above) – These are the folk who are supposed to stop the UFOs entering the Earth’s atmosphere…
It’s a little-known fact that the theme from the ABC comedy series Bewitched (1964 – 1972) – written by Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield – actually…
19 June 2014 Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as Will You…
The first television channel to win the race to air in Australia was Sydney’s Channel Nine. A smiling announcer, Bruce Gyngell (pictured below), announced, “Ladies…
15 June 2014 Actor Francis Matthews, who was the voice of Captain Scarlet in Gerry Anderson’s 1960s TV show, has died at the age of…
15 June 2014 Casey Kasem, the voice of pop radio for nearly four decades, died on Father’s Day Sunday at St. Anthony’s Hospital near Seattle.…
13 June 2014 Jim Keays, who helped kick off garage rock in Australia and then helped transform the Masters Apprentices into one of the best…
11 June 2014 A judge has reversed his earlier decision and granted the daughter of Casey Kasem the authority to withhold medication, food and fluids from…
10 June 2014 A judge has ruled that Casey Kasem must be hydrated, fed and medicated while a court lawyer assesses his health. Kasem, the…
9 June 2014 British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died at home, aged 56. He played obnoxious, poetry-writing anarchist Rick in The Young Ones with…
11 June 2014 Sir Paul McCartney has postponed a number of US tour dates while he continues to recover from a virus he contracted last…
Park the car, get out that picnic table and eat those spam sandwiches you made earlier. Sit back in that fold up chair and drink…
” I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender” – Hollywood fought against the new medium of television with bigger stars and bigger budgets…
Melody Maker, 17 February 1979 We are dancing, Chrissie Hynde and I, to a Sex Pistols single, the exact title of which has been blurred by time…
“We want The Beatles, we want The Beatles” was the cry that drowned out the noise of the jet airliners at the John F Kennedy…
A look at some fascinating behind-the-scenes shots from some classic television shows and movies. UFO (1970 – 1973) Star Trek (1966 – 1969) Z Cars…
A photographic tribute to the female operatives of Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation (SHADO). Join us in the Leisure Sphere for a look at the…