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Review: Life After Dark – A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues – by Dave Haslam

Wez G December 8, 2022 No Comments Acid acid house Amazon jungle Antarctica Astoria authorities birmingham Bonds bouncers Bristol Britain British Britpop Chicago China Chuff Chuff Club a Go Go club culture clubbing Cocaine Communist coomunism Daddy G dance music dancefloor danny rampling Dave Haslam Detroit DJ djs dress code ecstasy Encyclopedia Engels entertainment Fredrich Engels garage Gary Glitter guitar Hacienda House Music Ibiza jazz Jimi Hendrix Jimmy Saville judge jules Liverpool London LSD Manchester Massive Attack Ministry of Sound Miss Moneypennys Mods and Rockers music music industry narcotics New York Newcastle Newport nicky holloway nightclubs norman jay Paul Oakenfold promoter records rock and roll Routledge Sahara Sasha Shelleys Shoom SPectrum Summer of Love superstar DJs The Animals The Beatles The Cavern The Crawdaddy The Rollimng STones TJs Trip U.K.UK Music USA venue John s9icolo venues vinyl Wild Bunch working class

I got excited when this book arrived on my doorstep. At first glance it has all the key ingredients for a great book. Hacienda DJ author, history of British nightclubs – I expected lots of gory detail and exciting anecdotes and couldn’t wait to get to the acid house chapters….The…

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Review: Black Russian – by Vladimir Alexandrov

Wez G September 1, 2022 No Comments 20th century abolition America Atatürk Atlantic Black Russian Bolsheviks Chicago classist clubbing Constantinople entertainment Europe Frederick Bruce Thomas French French Army Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas istanbul jazz London Mississippi New York New. York City nighclubs Odessa ottoman Empire race racism restaurant Revolution Russia russian revolution slavery slaves Soviet Union Soviets theatre Turks US Embassy USA World War 1

This is an exciting tale from the turn of the twentieth century of an eccentric man of the world who encountered directly some of the most important global events of that era. It is a biography of Frederick Bruce Thomas or Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas. He was born to former plantation…

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Review: King Of Clubs – The Eddie Fewtrell Story – by Eddie Fewtrell and Shirley Thompson

Wez G January 14, 2018 No Comments Bernard Manning Bev Bevan birmingham Birmingham nightclubs Birmingham nightlife club history clubland Eddie Fewtrell entertainment Fewtrell Gangster jazz Krays music industry Richardsons Shirley Bassey Sonny Liston the krays Tom Jones

Eddie Fewtrell, a pivotal figure in Birmingham’s nightclub scene, began his career in the 1950s, building a respected empire renowned for safety and entertainment. A tough yet principled businessman, he resisted crime attempts by notorious gangs. His venues attracted stars and fostered community ties, making a lasting impact on Birmingham’s nightlife history.

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