The Kinks in Newcastle

In 1965, the Century Theatre in Newcastle hosted ‘The Big Show’. The lineup included major british artists of the time, such as the Honeycombs, Tony Sheveton, Manfred Mann and The Kinks. The footgage below, found in the NBN archives and digitalised by the GLAMx Lab, shows some of these artists firstly, catching the Koondooloo, one … More The Kinks in Newcastle

BOP BOPA-A-LU A WHOP BAM BOO! HOW LITTLE RICHARD MADE ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY IN NEWCASTLE

♦♦♦ LITTLE RICHARD RETELLING STORY OF RING THROWING IN AUSTRALIA – RECORDED INTERVIEWS 1984 AND 1986 Videos contain two segments of interviews with Little Richard recorded in 1984 and 1986 where he relates the story of his conversion from Rock to Religion whilst on board a ferry to an Australian town, during his 1957 tour … More BOP BOPA-A-LU A WHOP BAM BOO! HOW LITTLE RICHARD MADE ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY IN NEWCASTLE