Top Of The Box

This sensational film shot by Tony Palmer in 1972 appeared to be lost when Leonard Cohen’s manager Marty Machat died, but 38 years later the film has been retrieved and painstakingly put back together by Marty’s son Steven Machat.
The film was shot over 20 concerts on Cohen’s 1972 European tour and represent a near mythical [...]

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Brothers Ron and Russell Mael formed Sparks in Los Angeles way back in 1970 and enjoyed underground success with their electronic experimentation in the UK.
The band’s cult status in the UK earned them a residency at the legendary Marquee Club during a time when the Rolling Stones, Faces and The Who were regular performers.
The band [...]

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Depeche Mode was formed in Basildon Essex in 1980 by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher and Vince Clarke. Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album and enjoyed further UK success with electronic pop ensembles Yazoo, the Assembly & then Erasure.
A good career move then, you might think. [...]

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This was a genuine prog rock hit in 1971, Curved Air performing the classic track Back Street Luv, with the wonderful Sonja Kristina on vocals, who was famously married to Stewart Copeland of Police and Curved Air fame (1974/76). The couple married in 1982 and divorced in 1991.
Curved Air – Back Street Luv -1971

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The Doors were founded by Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison in Los Angeles in 1965. Light My Fire appeared on their eponymous album released in 1967.
Both controversial and influential during the late sixties, the death of singer Jim Morrison in Paris in 1971 only served to fuel the legend of the band.
This video showcases the [...]

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