I am getting slightly obsessed by this video. At first glance, you see a couple of fresh-faced student types standing on a small stage in...

I first heard the name Pat Collier when another musician living in Forest Hill mentioned him. This legendary, almost cultish figure ran a...

I had grown up wanting to be Doug McLure in The Virginian or Pete Duel (above, right) in Alias Smith and Jones, gashing my leg horribly...

What's it like to ride an iconic Indian motorcycle around Rajasthan? Dan Synge finds out As we cruised at high altitude over the...

Back in my bedroom, which was now adorned with Sounds and NME covers and a colour photo of Blondie singer Debbie Harry Blu Tacked above...

It’s April 1974 and Britain is on the verge of social and economic collapse. Still, there's some light entertainment on the telly and...

London needs to punch up both culturally and civically argues Dan Synge This isn’t just a case of the post-holiday blues, but returning...

How to spend a weekend in Europe’s most enlightened capital. By Dan Synge Of all the 48 European capitals, Vienna can rightly claim to be...

In a new coming of age memoir Dan Synge explains how a generation has been unable to shake off their pop past I confess. I’m a man in my...

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Films set in recording studios are a drag, but let's make an exception for the Fab Four There has been enough written about The Beatles...

With live music back on the cultural agenda, we look at the people and places that rocked the capital. Part two: The Outsiders To the...

With live music back on the cultural agenda, we look at the people and the places that rocked the capital. Part one: The West End A...