Month: May 2019

Friday Night Pub Quiz #9

Welcome to Friday Night Pub Quiz #9. Where you can test your music knowledge about rock’n’roll, from its roots in the early 20th century to punk rock in the mid-1970s. The background to most of the answers can be found in Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled. The specialist topic this week: Led Zeppelin. Questions 1.What…


Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band The story behind the Beatles most iconic album, released in the Summer of Love, 1967 – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. A look at the background to the album, the “clues” for the urban myth that “Paul is dead”, the cover design and the stories behind some of…


Friday Night Pub Quiz #8

Welcome to Friday Night Pub Quiz #8, where you can test your music knowledge about rock’n’roll, from its roots in the early 20th century to punk rock in the mid-1970s. The background to most of the answers can be found in Derek Shelmerdine‘s book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled. The questions vary in difficulty. The specialist topic this…