Guardian Music — In April 1972, the Grateful Dead visited Europe for the first time, playing two dates at the Empire Pool, Wembley. Mick Farren reported on the freak flagbearers' visit for the International Times, revisited here on our latest trip to Rock's Backpages... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ROCKTIME said... ROCKTIME - Podcast Edition n. 02/11 THIS IS OUR MUSICAL PODCAST ... 60 YEARS OF R'N'R IN 60 MINUTES ! 1. CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS - Do you wanna dance (1962) 2. ETTA JAMES - I'd rather go blind (1968) 3. HOWLIN' WOLF - Smokestack ... more info

Guardian Music — He wrote dozens of hits in the 50s and 60sThe American songwriter and producer Luther Dixon, who has died aged 78, was responsible for dozens of pop classics in the 1950s and 60s and helped shape the classic "girl group" sound with the Shirelles. His... more info