ABBA Waterloo 50th Anniversary – Book for the O2 rooftop party | Music | Entertainment

ABBA Waterloo 50th Anniversary – Book for the O2 rooftop party | Music | Entertainment

1974 was a uniquely bonkers year at Eurovision. The previous year’s winners, Luxembourg, didn’t want to host due to the costs so it was held at the Brighton Dome, hosted by Katie Boyle. A radical, ludicrous, new voting system was installed and then immediately discarded the following year. Far more seriously, an actual political revolution … Read more

Paul McCartney & Wings Band On The Run 50th anniversary review: Macca’s post-Beatles high | Music | Entertainment

Paul McCartney & Wings Band On The Run 50th anniversary review: Macca’s post-Beatles high | Music | Entertainment

Macca had his back against the wall when he made this album in Lagos, Nigeria. His drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Henry McCullough had quit unexpectedly, leaving just Paul, wife Linda and multi-instrumentalist Denny Laine (ex-Moody Blues) in the recording studio. The McCartneys were also robbed at knifepoint. Out of that chaos, Macca made his … Read more