Archive for May, 2008



Rome Goes To The Byrds in May ‘68

by Anthony Smith (staff) | Friday, May 30th, 2008

Forty years ago one of America’s most successful chart acts, The Byrds, ‘went country’ with their ‘Sweetheart Of The Rodeo’ album. TRF goes back to 1968 when, as students rioted nearby, the band performed alongside Pink Floyd and others at the first (and last) Rome International European Pop Festival.

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The Sistine Chapel: A Very Special Anniversary

by David Lown | Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Art historian David Lown celebrates the 500th anniversary of the start of work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo this month. Read on to discover more about the personalities that created it

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