JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
The trailblazing ’60s rockers who the press loved to hate
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An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message
EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
The Pretty Things Live At The BBC
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DURING the 1960s British R&B boom The Pretty Things were the band the UK press loved to hate.
Lead singer Phil May’s shoulder length locks were the subject of public debate. Appearing on the BBC’s Saturday Club in 1964, the cardigan-clad presenter Brian Matthew tackles May about his shoulder-length hair and fashionable threads — before they launch into their coming hit Don’t Bright Me Down.
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