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Richard Berry’s Louie Louie: the song that sowed the seeds for garage, punk and heavy metal

Richard Berry’s Louie Louie: the song that sowed the seeds for garage, punk and heavy metal

  Garage bands have cut their teeth on it since time immemorial. Animal House venerated ...
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Led Zeppelin’s Mile-High Party Aboard The Starship 1973

Led Zeppelin’s Mile-High Party Aboard The Starship 1973

  In 1973, Led Zeppelin toured North American Tour for the ninth time. The tour was ...
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Street Life In London: ‘Careful Observations Among The Poor’ In 1877 (35 Photos)

Street Life In London: ‘Careful Observations Among The Poor’ In 1877 (35 Photos)

    In 1877 John Thompson toured London with a camera. With journalist Adolphe Smith, Thompson ...
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The Plotted Genius Of Jack Kerouac’s Divine On The Road Scroll

The Plotted Genius Of Jack Kerouac’s Divine On The Road Scroll

  Jack Kerouac's 1962 essay for Writer’s Digest  “Are Writers Made or Born?" begins: Writers are ...
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Visions of Old Kathmandu – What Was Lost (1976)

Visions of Old Kathmandu – What Was Lost (1976)

Kevin Kelly took these photographs of Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1976. As you can see from ...
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John Lennon’s Reply To The Royal Albert Hall’s Wonderful Letter Of Complaint (1967)

John Lennon’s Reply To The Royal Albert Hall’s Wonderful Letter Of Complaint (1967)

  In 1967, bigwigs at London's Royal Albert Hall wrote to the Beatles. The venue was upset at ...
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1956: Audrey Hepburn And Husband Mel Ferrer On A Windy County Road Outside Paris

1956: Audrey Hepburn And Husband Mel Ferrer On A Windy County Road Outside Paris

  In 1952, Audrey Hepburn called off her engagement to James Hanson, saying "When I get married, ...
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Photographs of 19th-Century Sexologist Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing

Photographs of 19th-Century Sexologist Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing

Psychopathia Sexualis was intended as "a medico-forensic study." Krafft-Ebing presented the case histories' most sordid details in Latin "in order to exclude the lay reader." ...
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Photos Of Censor Reverend Vernon Mitchell’s 1960 Tour Of Soho Strip Clubs

Photos Of Censor Reverend Vernon Mitchell’s 1960 Tour Of Soho Strip Clubs

London's Soho is synonymous with the business ends of sex. It's seedy and seductive, if ...
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The Gorbals Vampire Ate Children And Created A Moral Panic – Glasgow, 1954

The Gorbals Vampire Ate Children And Created A Moral Panic – Glasgow, 1954

"It all started in the playground - the word was there was a vampire and everyone was going to head out there after school..." ...
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Boston Corbett: The Self-Castrated, Christian Soldier Who Killed Abraham Lincoln’s Assassin

Boston Corbett: The Self-Castrated, Christian Soldier Who Killed Abraham Lincoln’s Assassin

Boston Corbett would become famous as the self-castrated Christian soldier who killed John Wilkes Booth, the man who murdered President Abraham Lincoln. ...
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Mods, Plods And A Dog In A Box: Scooters 1950-1969

Mods, Plods And A Dog In A Box: Scooters 1950-1969

  In praise of the scooter in British culture. Lots more here.       ...
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