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Tony Barrell's Adventures in Music and Mystery
A new book reveals the Beatles archives of four great photographers
Driving is not only hard work: it’s dangerous
Tony Barrell wrote the infamous joke Roxy Music rejection letter
I was there when Isla St Clair finally heard ‘the Isla St Clair joke’
Famous film scores were recorded in this London street
How David Bowie invited an old schoolfriend to travel the world
In 1967, Monkees fans demonstrated in London
The Royal Albert Hall's long history of controversy
Dusty Springfield was notorious for throwing food
How the Rolling Stones made history in Hyde Park