On This Date, November 25th in 1965: Harrod’s department store in London opened two hours after closing time so that members of The Beatles could do their Christmas shopping in private.
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The Birth of London’s Batcave Club
On this Date, July 21st in 1982: The club Batcave opened its doors for the first time at The Gargoyle, 69-70 Dean Street W1 in London. Batcave, which became the first Goth punk club, was founded by members of the band Specimen. While they were not big in the US, Specimen had a few great songs such as “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” and “The Beauty of Poison,” which are both on my iPod. If you, too, have fond memories of dancing to these songs in dark, smoky clubs, you can download them (and others) from iTunes.
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The Specimen
Pink Thing of the Day: Giant Pink Sofa
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Two girls enjoy the sunshine from a giant pink sofa before the start of the finale of the T-Mobile Big Dance 2010 in Trafalgar Square on July 10, 2010 in London, England. The Big World Dance, involving thousands of dancers, is the climax of over 850 dance events that have taken place in the capital over the last 9 days. The T-Mobile Big Dance 2010, is London’s Legacy Trust UK programme led by the Mayor of London in partnership with Arts Council England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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The Mighty Boosh’s Noel Fielding to Exhibit Original Artwork in London!
Heads Up: American fans of the hilarious and twisted BBC/Adult Swim series, The Mighty Boosh – starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt – might want to schedule that long-planned trip to London for sometime between next Monday and the end of the year. That way, you can check out Noel Fielding’s exhibit of his original paintings, starting July 5th at Maison Bertaux patisserie in London. The show is entitled Brian Ferry versus the Jelly Fox, which makes sense when you know that Noel is a huge fan of the former Roxy Music front man (Ferry is referenced in the 2004 Mighty Boosh episode, Hitcher).
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Classic New Wave Single of The Day: OMD’s “Red Frame/White Light”
On This Date, February 1st in 1980: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (generally known simply as OMD) released the awkward dance single, “Red Frame/White Light” from the group’s self-titled debut album. The song’s title refers to old school UK based telephone booths.
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Red Frame, White Light