About Music History
Music history, sometimes called historical musicology, is a highly diverse subfield of the broader discipline of musicology that studies music from a historical point of view. In theory, "music history" could refer to the study of the history of any type or genre of music.
The sun goes down on Elton John with a rhapsodic Glastonbury set
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentThe sun set on one of the greatest careers in British Music History, as Elton John played the last UK show of his farewell tour at Glastonbury...
Sweden wins Eurovision, but UK is second from last
... Spain s Blanca Paloma combined traditional flamenco rhythms with a throbbing electro pulse on the vibrant, urgent EAEA; and France s La Zarra tied together decades of Gallic Music History in the Piaf-meets-Daft-Punk Évidemment...
Michael Jackson's nephew Jafaar Jackson to play him in biopic
... Michael Jackson is one of the most well-known singers in Music History, from shooting to fame with his family band the Jackson 5 to becoming one of the most successful artists of all time...
Barrett Strong: Motown trailblazer and hitmaker, dies at 81
... on Music History, " said Temptations founder Otis Williams in a statement...
Ghost Town: 'The song Margaret Thatcher wishes was never released'
... The single was simply one of the most timely releases in Music History...
The Beatles: Rare hand-written Hey Jude lyrics to go on display
... Mr Maycock said: " Mal s notebook is a unique document, covering as it does such an important period in the career of the most important band in pop Music History...
The Beatles and John Lennon memorabilia to be sold as NFTs
...John Lennon s eldest son Julian is selling several pieces of Music History from his personal collection...
The music icons captured by the Scots Amateur photographers
... It is this side of the Scottish Music History, 52, is trying to-year-old to keep...
The music icons captured by the Scots Amateur photographers
The Clash front man Joe Strummer in Edinburgh coasters, in 1985
There is a moment in the pseudo-documentary "Rude Boy ", where leather-clad fans of The Clash filmed standing in line at the Glasgow Apollo - unkempt, he grinned, and makes some questionable two-Finger gestures on the camera.
For Chris Brickley, this is the kind of material That transported him back to some of The Most memorable performances of his life in Scotland, from the late 1970s and 80s.
Not professionally-shot images of the artists, exciting fans on the stage, but the messier snapshots of crowds, fashions, and locations - Many of which are no longer in operation.
It is this side of the Scottish Music History , 52, is trying to-year-old to keep.
David Bowie in the Glasgow Apollo 1978He wants to self-publish a book around 2,000 amateur recordings from concerts in the whole of Scotland, from 1974 to 1990, from high-profile artists, memorabilia, ticket stubs, and back-room gigs.
"I wanted to Do Something That is a lot of work, but That the People want," he said. "It's not just an exercise in navel-gazing, it is important to our culture.
"music used to be so in a democracy, People just have bad luck and go to the gigs. The things cost so much more these days.
"The Other angle is, I Love Street fashion, what looked like People actually.
"those I like The Most is the amount of shots, where You are, right in front of - You don't just see The Band , You can see the background. People , hair, Split Ends and leather jackets. "
Pixies in Aberdeen is The Venue in 1989, Johnny Yen, Paisley Bungalow Bar in 1980in The Past year, Chris has carefully sourced the images through Social Media , all of the amateur photographers who released their old recordings for the nostalgia's sake.
The Collection includes recordings of some of the biggest names of the time - David Bowie in the legendary Glasgow Apollo in 1978, The Clash in the year 1985 in Edinburgh coasters and the Pixies at The Venue in Aberdeen in 1989.
But also Chris to great lengths to have the function of cities and villages, which he says are "rarely mentioned in the Scottish History of music".
Close Lobsters , the roofs club in Glasgow, in 1987, the Mo-dettes outside Valentino in Edinburgh, 1980He said: "I'm a big fan of The Cramps and The Fall - it is infamous tour, You will have co-headliners in 1980 and they played the Stagecoach Hotel in a tiny village outside Dumfries, on a Monday night.
"I viewed it as a concert - it was just off the M74, and it was a great stop-off point and a lot of great bands played there, such as Simple Minds and The Pretenders .
"There is a great story. This is what it's all about. Everyone knows about the Apollo (Glasgow), but if You go digging, this is the nature of the gig. "
Ramones at the Barrowlands in Glasgow in 1985The 500-page photo book of 14,000 in sponsorship as well as £4,000 secured a £, which was triggered through crowdfunding.
when published it, must still be completed, but Chris says he's working against The Clock .
He added: "Some of the hardest images to source places like the Mars Bar and Zhivago, this is where Simple Minds started to play their gigs. You great successes achieved by the play of every single toilet, You would go.
"are over, Most of these places, and we lose People as we go. That is, why do this Now . "
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