Peter Stanfield
@peterstanfield.bsky.social
Author of “Dirty Real: Exile on Hollywood & Vine with the Gin Mill Cowboys”; “Pin-Ups 1972: Third Generation Rock n Roll”, etc.
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Will Straw’s 'Nights in Fairyland: Gossip, Blackmail, and the Many Lives of “Broadway Brevities”' (2026) is a neon lit history of New York’s pre-war sensationalist press and the lurid exposé of queer nightspots and lifestyles. Essential @wstraw.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Will Straw’s 'Nights in Fairyland: Gossip, Blackmail, and the Many Lives of “Broadway Brevities”' (2026) is a neon lit history of New York’s pre-war sensationalist press and the lurid exposé of queer nightspots and lifestyles. Essential @wstraw.bsky.social
The Private Life of Peter Green as serialised in Jackie magazine . . . new blog post – www.peterstanfield.com/blog
#petergreen #fleetwoodmac #jackiemagazine
#petergreen #fleetwoodmac #jackiemagazine
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Private Life of Peter Green as serialised in Jackie magazine . . . new blog post – www.peterstanfield.com/blog
#petergreen #fleetwoodmac #jackiemagazine
#petergreen #fleetwoodmac #jackiemagazine
The Who ten-pin bowling club at Piccadilly's Excel lanes in the Summer 1965. Paul Hogarth illustration . . . New post: www.peterstanfield.com/blog
#thewho @thewhothismonth.bsky.social
#thewho @thewhothismonth.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The Who ten-pin bowling club at Piccadilly's Excel lanes in the Summer 1965. Paul Hogarth illustration . . . New post: www.peterstanfield.com/blog
#thewho @thewhothismonth.bsky.social
#thewho @thewhothismonth.bsky.social
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Seen near the U.S. Embassy in London, UK 🇬🇧 (Nonce is UK slang for pedo.)
January 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Seen near the U.S. Embassy in London, UK 🇬🇧 (Nonce is UK slang for pedo.)
Merry Christmas from me too
December 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Merry Christmas from me too
A new blog post on Brian Hogg's marvellous book, "Low Yo Yo Stuff: Music and Memories a Thousand Times Over". Get a copy for the one you love the most. www.peterstanfield.com/blog
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A new blog post on Brian Hogg's marvellous book, "Low Yo Yo Stuff: Music and Memories a Thousand Times Over". Get a copy for the one you love the most. www.peterstanfield.com/blog
Reposted by Peter Stanfield
Day 4 of our advent calendar shows how some British pop trailblazers helped to shape rock music ... it's The Yardbirds by Peter Stanfield.
#advent #christmas #rockmusic #books #nonfiction #reaktionbooks
#advent #christmas #rockmusic #books #nonfiction #reaktionbooks
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Day 4 of our advent calendar shows how some British pop trailblazers helped to shape rock music ... it's The Yardbirds by Peter Stanfield.
#advent #christmas #rockmusic #books #nonfiction #reaktionbooks
#advent #christmas #rockmusic #books #nonfiction #reaktionbooks
Brighton’s Lambrini Girls do an Iggy, Dreamland, Margate’s last night
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Brighton’s Lambrini Girls do an Iggy, Dreamland, Margate’s last night
a recent find among my mum's photos. The scene is the common room, Maria Grey teacher training college, Twickenham, c.1954. Two years later the college's students would be raving on Eel Pie Island just over the bridge
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
a recent find among my mum's photos. The scene is the common room, Maria Grey teacher training college, Twickenham, c.1954. Two years later the college's students would be raving on Eel Pie Island just over the bridge
To mark my survey in Ugly Things #69 of the 1973 debates in the British press about the relative merits of THEM and Van Morrison, I've put on my blog the full text of Lester Bangs’ sleeve notes www.peterstanfield.com/blog #lesterbangs #them #vanmorrison
August 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
To mark my survey in Ugly Things #69 of the 1973 debates in the British press about the relative merits of THEM and Van Morrison, I've put on my blog the full text of Lester Bangs’ sleeve notes www.peterstanfield.com/blog #lesterbangs #them #vanmorrison
T-Shirts Optional – Led Zeppelin, Orlando, Fla (1971)
#LedZeppelin
#LedZeppelin
July 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
T-Shirts Optional – Led Zeppelin, Orlando, Fla (1971)
#LedZeppelin
#LedZeppelin
It was a typical Saturday night at the Ludlow Garage. . .
Standing in the rear was a tall girl wearing a black leather motorcycle jacket and blue levis and a look of utter boredom. #flamingroovies
Standing in the rear was a tall girl wearing a black leather motorcycle jacket and blue levis and a look of utter boredom. #flamingroovies
July 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
It was a typical Saturday night at the Ludlow Garage. . .
Standing in the rear was a tall girl wearing a black leather motorcycle jacket and blue levis and a look of utter boredom. #flamingroovies
Standing in the rear was a tall girl wearing a black leather motorcycle jacket and blue levis and a look of utter boredom. #flamingroovies
MC5 . . . working the press – London 1970.
Couple of hitherto unknown, to me at least, interviews with the band. Visit my blog for the lowdown, link in profile
#MC5
Couple of hitherto unknown, to me at least, interviews with the band. Visit my blog for the lowdown, link in profile
#MC5
July 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
MC5 . . . working the press – London 1970.
Couple of hitherto unknown, to me at least, interviews with the band. Visit my blog for the lowdown, link in profile
#MC5
Couple of hitherto unknown, to me at least, interviews with the band. Visit my blog for the lowdown, link in profile
#MC5
New blog post on Music Now 1970 and the paper’s coverage of T. Rex on the cusp
Link in my profile
#marcbolan #trex
Link in my profile
#marcbolan #trex
July 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
New blog post on Music Now 1970 and the paper’s coverage of T. Rex on the cusp
Link in my profile
#marcbolan #trex
Link in my profile
#marcbolan #trex
Got the Summertime Blues? Let Pete Townshend disabuse you . . .
July 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Got the Summertime Blues? Let Pete Townshend disabuse you . . .
Moving Like a Crazy Caterpillar Fed on Pep Pills . . . The Yardbirds at the Crawdaddy.
New blog post, link in profile
#TheYardbirds #yardbirds
New blog post, link in profile
#TheYardbirds #yardbirds
May 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Moving Like a Crazy Caterpillar Fed on Pep Pills . . . The Yardbirds at the Crawdaddy.
New blog post, link in profile
#TheYardbirds #yardbirds
New blog post, link in profile
#TheYardbirds #yardbirds
'The Most Blueswailing . . .' earned a top review in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. The Financial Times has yet to knock at my door . . . Thank you @wesleystace.bsky.social Full review is posted on my blog, link in my profile @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
#TheYardbirds #yardbirds
#TheYardbirds #yardbirds
May 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
'The Most Blueswailing . . .' earned a top review in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. The Financial Times has yet to knock at my door . . . Thank you @wesleystace.bsky.social Full review is posted on my blog, link in my profile @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
#TheYardbirds #yardbirds
#TheYardbirds #yardbirds
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Check out Boris Karloff in this rare 1949 radio adaptation of a Cornell Woolrich story. For commentary, see the April 20 blog entry on krutnik.com.
youtu.be/1WxH1LhhFIM?...
youtu.be/1WxH1LhhFIM?...
Boris Karloff, "The Night Reveals", Mystery Playhouse (ABC Radio)
YouTube video by Krutnik videos
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April 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Check out Boris Karloff in this rare 1949 radio adaptation of a Cornell Woolrich story. For commentary, see the April 20 blog entry on krutnik.com.
youtu.be/1WxH1LhhFIM?...
youtu.be/1WxH1LhhFIM?...
Hard on Shindigs! heels is an equally wonderful 4star review from Daryl Easley for Record Collector #theyardbirds #yardbirds @reaktionbooks.bsky.social #daryleaslea
April 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hard on Shindigs! heels is an equally wonderful 4star review from Daryl Easley for Record Collector #theyardbirds #yardbirds @reaktionbooks.bsky.social #daryleaslea
Fantastic 4star review from Grahame Bent for @shindig_magazine #theyardbirds #yardbirds @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
April 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Fantastic 4star review from Grahame Bent for @shindig_magazine #theyardbirds #yardbirds @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
Tony Blackburn Sings the Yardbirds. . . New blog post; link in profile . . .
April 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Tony Blackburn Sings the Yardbirds. . . New blog post; link in profile . . .