Welcome to the A to Z of Psychedelia on 6 Music
Full length introductory episode to welcome you to the box set. Marc and Rob set out their stall discussing the main themes and players & th...
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A to Z of Punk on 6 Music
A definitive guide to Punk; celebrating pioneers, debunking myths and identifying inspirations. Written and presented by Marc Riley and music journalist Rob Hughes.
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20 of 62 episodesA is for Acid, Animals and Ambrose Slade
Did you know the Rolling Stones took a witch on tour with them? How drugs affected the 13th Floor Elevators' Roky Erickson and the treatment...
B is for Barrett, Buckley and Byrds
When Syd met Gilmore, what is the definition of psycedelia, the truth about the Byrds song Eight Miles High and how a gift of a banjo aged 1...
C is for Cream, Crazy World and Chocolate Watchband
The Chocolate Watchband support Frank Zappa but don't support The Grateful Dead or Jefferson Airplane - disaster. The Creation play an elect...
D is for Doors, Donovan and Dantalian's Chariot
Was Jim Morrison's dad responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam War? Was there tension between Donovan and Bob Dylan? - see Donovan's s...
E is for Easy Riders, Experiments and Electric Prunes
Which band were given their first break by an estate agent and played the definitive Psych song? Eddie Kramer helps the beatles and the Roll...
F is for Funkadelic, Fairport and Flowers
Non violent demonstrations and the flower power symbol linked to HG Well's Time Machine - wow. There's an in-depth look at The Fool a Dutch...
G is for Groundhogs, Garcia and Grace Slick
Advice for Jerry Garcia's parents, while a middle finger goes missing. Bill Graham is discussed, the greatest rock promoter ever. Plus Grace...
H is for Hendrix, Head and Hapshash
A plot-less film called Head as the Monkees go slapstick, Beatniks are explained, discussed and dissected and band posters come into their o...
I is for International Times, Iron Butterfly and Incredible String Band
In The Park becomes a tribute to Brian Jones and why were Marc's wife's grandparents there. Jeff Lynn and Roy Wood a match made in heaven an...
J & K are for Jefferson Airplane, John's Children and Kevin Ayers
The only band to play at Woodstock, Monterey and Altamont - Jefferson Airplane. Marc Bolan leaves John's Children after 4 months to join Tyr...
L is for Love, Lewis Carroll and Lucy In The Sky
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - the stories behind this iconic title. The Leaves take over The Byrds' residency at Ciro's on sunset Boulevar...
M is for Move, Monterey and Moby Grape. Part 1
Moby Grape launches first album at The Avalon Ballroom - they had their own wine made - but nobody brought a corkscrew - oops and somebody s...
M is for Moody Blues, Misunderstood and Magical Mystery Tour. Part 2
Facts - The Beatles's Magical Mystery Tour reaches only number 2 in the UK charts, John Peel champions The Misunderstood and The Moody Blues...
M is for Middle Earth, Mardas and Mamas and Papas. Part 3
Michelle Phillips is served with a writ to leave the Mamas and The Papas, Mama Cass is involved in blanketgate & Magic Alex promises The Bea...
N is for Nirvana, Nice and Nuggets
Todmorden is revealed as the rock capitol of the north, The Nice recruit Lemmy as a roadie and Floyd's Nick Mason owns a helicopter and comp...
O is for Owsley Stanley, Other Half and Os Mutantes
Does Randy Holden save the day for The Yardbirds? Did he really leave The Other Half because he didn't like his guitar? And what band used t...
P is for Prankster, Procol Harum and Pink Floyd. Part 1
Where did Syd Barrett get the name Pink Floyd from? Which Procol Harum track sold over 10 Million copies? And Linda Perhacs releases Paralle...
P is for Parliament, Pearly Queens and Pink Fairies. Part 2
George Clinton straightens hair for a living but goes onto produce cosmic funk operas. Janis Joplin has a sad decline but The Pink Fairies a...
P is for Peel, Protest and Purple Band. Part 3
It's all kicking off in Vietnam and the Civil Right's Movement is centre stage. The Purple Gang's singer was a disciple of occultist Aleista...