Author: Phil Cheeseman

Louise BryningMirador Arts 26 November 2024 Visitors to Blackpool’s Winter Gardens were transported back to the Fifties and Sixties as the finale of a project celebrating teenage culture of that era was celebrated. Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution has been a year-long project inspired by the fact that the first British jukeboxes were produced in Blackpool…

Louise BryningMirador Arts 18 November 2024 Music and memories of the Fifties and Sixties will be celebrated at a free event in Blackpool on November 20 marking the town’s place in the birth of the British jukebox, thanks to National Lottery players. The Winter Gardens, where many top rock ‘n’ roll stars performed, will host…

Louise BryningMirador Arts 12 October 2024 Take a seat under a hairdryer with a difference in Blackpool this autumn and be transported back to the era of rock ‘n’ roll. Created by sound artist, Dan Fox, from original Sixties hairdryers, Voices from the Hood is the latest element of Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution, a Lancashire-based…

Louise BryningMirador Arts 5 September 2024 Borrow a book and take a seat under a hairdryer with a difference at Morecambe Library this September. Voices from the Hood attracted 1,000 people at the recent Vintage by the Sea festival in Morecambe and it’s now at the library until September 12. Created by sound artist, Dan…

Louise BryningMirador Arts 21 August 2024 A Lancashire-based celebration of the British jukebox and teenage culture of the Fifties and Sixties has received a boost from Arts Council England. Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution, a project run by Lancaster-based arts and heritage charity, Mirador, and Lancaster University Library, has been awarded a £37,000 grant to support…

Louise BryningMirador Arts 12 August 2024 A  real gem has been found in a treasure trove of Fifties and Sixties memorabilia. When Phil McGrath heard about Mirador’s latest project – Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution – he loaned a box full of nostalgia from the era. And nestled within was a 1959 issue of the Melody…

Louise BryningMirador Arts A museum dedicated to British jukeboxes produced in Blackpool and Lytham St Annes opened exclusively as part of a series of events celebrating Fifties and Sixties culture. The Ditchburn Jukebox Museum in St Annes opened for three days to welcome people involved with Jukebox:The Teenage Revolution project, supported by The National Lottery…

Louise BryningMirador Arts 24th July 2024 The very first Technicolour rock ‘n’ roll musical will be screened in Lancaster this July as part of a free event celebrating the Fifties and Sixties. The Girl Can’t Help It (U) stars Fifties blonde bombshell, Jayne Mansfield and features appearances by music legends Little Richard, Fats Domino and…

Louise BryningMirador Arts 10th July 2024 Remember The Beehive, The Top Ten, The Golden Nugget, The Roaring 20s or The Casa Romano? These were just some of the coffee bars which were the places to be seen for teenagers growing up in Blackpool during the Sixties. And now they are being mapped as part of…

Louise BryningMirador Arts 30th June 2024 Children at a Lytham school and their grandparents turned back time by Rocking Around The Clock during a history lesson with a difference. Year 5 pupils at Lytham Hall Park Primary School took part in an intergenerational café as part of Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution project, a celebration of…