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  Features4 months ago

  ‘Spanky And Our Gang’: Sunshine Pop At Its Best And Brightest

  With a harmony-laden music commonly referred to as “sunshine pop”, Spanky And Our Gang’s self-titled album represented the antithesis of 60s protest rock.

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  Features5 months ago

  How Toronto Became The Epicenter Of Cool For Canada’s Summer Of Love

  While most Summer Of Love stories focus on flocks of hippies heading to San Francisco, in Canada, the place to be was Toronto’s Yorkville.

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  Features5 months ago

  Monterey Pop Festival: The Epitome Of The Summer of Love

  The Monterey Pop Festival was the epitome of the Summer Of Love. A festival at which reputations were made and there was nothing but peace and love.

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  In-Depth6 months ago

  Up From The Underground: New York’s Summer Of Love

  The music of the Summer of Love in New York reflected the numerous communities already making noise in the city.

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  In-Depth6 months ago

  All You Need Is The Summer Of Love: How 1967 Sparked A Revolution

  The summer of 1967 has taken on an almost mythical magic, a psychedelic summer of love with beautiful people turning on, tuning in, and dropping out from Hyde Park to Haight-Ashbury.

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  Features8 months ago

  ‘Tim Hardin 2’: A Beautiful Album That Stands The Test Of Time

  A year after his debut, Tim Hardin returned with the stunning ‘Tim Hardin 2,’ released by Verve in April 1967.

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  Features9 months ago

  ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’: Peel Slowly And See The VU’s Debut

  ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ was never appreciated during its time, but now the VU’s debut is hailed as a groundbreaking album that pointed to the future.

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  Features1 year ago

  Expo 67: Canada Arrives With Jefferson Airplane, Supremes, Thelonious Monk

  Held from April to October 1967, Expo 67 found Thelonious Monk, Jefferson Airplane, The Supremes and Harry Belafonte celebrating all things Canada.

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  Features2 years ago

  The Bosstown Sound: Searching For Boston’s Psychedelic Scene

  After LA and San Francisco blew up in 1967, MGM records signed a number of Boston bands to create their own "Bosstown Sound" around the growing psych scene.

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  News4 years ago

  ‘The Velvet Underground And Nico’ Turns 50 With New Vinyl Release

  Fifty years after its original release, The Velvet Underground And Nico, will be reissued on 30 June in a 50th-anniversary package with the original art.

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  New Releases4 years ago

  Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention’s ‘Absolutely Free’ Celebrates 50th With Newly Expanded 2 LP

  Even 50 years later, Frank Zappa's 'Absolutely Free' is more relevant than ever and will be available as an expanded vinyl edition on 29 September 2017.

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  New Releases5 years ago

  Folk-Rock Pioneers Fairport Convention Announce ‘Come All Ye – The First 10 Years’ Box Set

  Pioneers of British folk rock, Fairport Convention celebrates their nearly 50-year musical legacy with a 7 CD box set for release on 28 July.

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  In-Depth6 years ago

  From Haight-Ashbury To Sunset Strip – The Rise And Rise Of Classic Rock

  The rise of Classic Rock in the 60s was nurtured with bands travelling across the Atlantic to play for crowds who saw music as something more than just pop.