Art Decades series of talks look to unveil the hidden lives of rock artists outside the recording studio and finds out how they coped when they were really tested to the limit.
11 December 2025
Stories from the Sound Booth
6 - 7pm
There are times in music history when the voice on the talkback in a recording studio is definitely the loudest voice on a record regardless of whoever is playing or singing. Larger-than-life figures like Phil Spector and Martin Hannett are profiled alongside some unsung heroes of the sound booth.
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22 January 2026
I See a Darkness - the Meaning of Goth
6 - 7pm
So much more than a musical subculture vaguely incorporating dry ice, hair extensions and garish make-up, the spirit of Goth can permeate most everywhere and the unlikeliest of musical artists can summon it. An Art Decades perfectly timed for a dark midwinter night - don't be afraid to embrace the dark side.
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5 March 2026
Belle Époque - Grandeur in Rock Poster Art
6 - 7pm
With an accompanying soundtrack, this Art Decades explores the golden age of rock posters in the 60s and 70s. With full reference to the innovations happening alongside, in movie poster art and graphic design, this talk expands to demonstrates the influence of everyone from Toulouse Lautrec to Andy Warhol on poster artists.
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4 Mar 2026
19:00 – 20:00
Talk: An introduction to the Life and Times of Thomas Sidney Cooper
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