If The Beatles’ emergence in the Western world in 1963 and ’64 seemed revolutionary, imagine its effect on Eastern and Central European countries under Communist rule. Beatles music, officially speaking, was forbidden in the Soviet Union... Read More

Formed in 1977 in West London, England, The Pleasers appeared as though out of nowhere—unfortunately for them, smack-dab in the middle of the punk-rock uprising—with a string of singles bearing the unmistakable stamp of British Invasion-styled pop.... Read More