Top Of The Box

In 1975 Bruce Springsteen visited the UK for the first time to play at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Springsteen’s arrival had been announced as though it were the second coming with posters asking Are You Ready For This and Jon Landau’s famous quote “I saw rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen. And [...]

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This is an excellent clip of Paul Weller and Amy Winehouse performing a cool version of the Etta Jones jazz classic Don’t Go To Strangers.
Paul Weller & Amy Winehouse – Don’t Go To Strangers

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Pixies formed in Boston in 1986 and enjoyed moderate success, soon becoming the darlings of the college rock scene and earning cult status world wide for their style of music and are credited along with Dinosaur Jr as the forerunners of the Grunge alternative rock explosion at the start of the nineties.
When the Pixies broke [...]

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A fine performance as ever from Aretha Franklin, seen here singing Love all the hurt away. She originally recorded the song with George Benson and does a fair impression of him in this video. What a great voice.
Aretha Franklin – Love all the hurt away

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From the film soundtrack of Pulp Fiction, this is Urge Overkill with Girl you’ll be a woman soon. Fantastic track!
Urge Overkill – Girl you’ll be a woman soon

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