Archive - Painted Dayglo Smiles

Dino, Desi & Billy: Tinseltown Teenbeat at its Most Tuneful

The sons of Hollywood royalty get the star treatment

Jun 15 •

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Giving The Cyrkle a Few Spins

The brilliant '60s American soft rock pioneers managed by Brian Epstein

Jun 1 •

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March 2025

Ronnie Bird: the Frenchman with the English Style

‘60s Parisian pop gets a Stones-y makeover

Mar 23 •

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The Bolder Side of Herman’s Hermits

Ten hidden gems by some British Invasion teenybopper faves

Mar 2 •

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February 2025

A Successful Songwriter Becomes a Troubled Troubadour

Exploring the hits and misses of P.F. Sloan

Feb 16 •

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More Than Just One-Hit Wonders: The Five Americans’ Sounds of Love

A Texan garage combo cranks out its terrific take on British beat

Feb 2 •

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January 2025

Visualizing the California Superpop of Thomas and Richard Frost

Two talented brothers’ struggle to hit the ‘60s musical bigtime

Jan 19 •

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Kicks Keep Getting Easy to Find

Delving into Paul Revere and the Raiders’ underrated late Sixties sounds

Jan 5 •

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