By 1971, the pirate station ships of Radio Caroline had gone off the air, leaving Radio Luxembourg as the only one. As well as being freeform, the main purpose of the pirate stations was to be able to air ads without the restrictions of the BBC who, until 1973, operated as a...
Pete Townshend ̵...
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A Time Out London cover story to promote the latest stage version of Tommy. A big focus of the interview is life after Keith. To the fans, it never quite worked, but Pete is on record saying that the Who’s 1979 – 82 period was one of his...
Rolling Stones Recor...
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Double sided full page ad from the Record Mirror, June 10 1978. Available on 12″ single in shades of black and...
Tom Petty Billboard ...
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I love Tom, and this was extremely special as it was written by my great friend, fellow Pettyfile and amazing journalist, Melinda...
Aerosmith Comic R...
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This is absolutely fabulous. The illustration is so bad that it’s unbelievable it was produced by rabid fans. Perhaps it’s meant to illustrate an Aerosmith tribute band?:) Obviously it’s all gloriously unofficial and...
Led Zeppelin Rolling...
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It’s December 2007 and Rolling Stone prints the headline they’ve been waiting for since 1980. By the time the issue came out, the show had already...