March 11, 2026

Tolkien, Muz Murray and the Third Ear Band in an interesting essay by philologist Monica Sanz.

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In an interesting article entitled " Shadows of Middle-Earth: Tolkien in Subculture, Counterculture and Exploitation " written by ...
March 04, 2026

American label published vinyl edition of the Elements album in August 2025.

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In August 2025, the American label Antarctica Starts Here (San Francisco, California) released the remastered vinyl edition of Third Ear Ba...
February 27, 2026

Penny Valentine interviewed Paul Buckmaster for Sounds in May 1971.

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Every time I discover an old interview with Paul Buckmaster   somewhere  I'm glad to share it with all the TEB fans because Paul was a c...
February 22, 2026

A rare interview with Ursula Smith and Richard Coff in 1970 after their departure from the TEB.

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Here is a rare interview with Ursula Smith and Richard Coff conducted by Steve Peacock and published by Sounds  on October 17, 1970, jus...
January 06, 2026

Thanks!

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When I conceived and created this archive in November 2009 to fill the void of information and knowledge about the Third Ear Band, the group...
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December 27, 2025

Was TEB music truly inspired by Terry Riley?

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When analyzing the musical form of a band, the question of sources of inspiration, if not actual influences, is fundamental in order to even...
December 13, 2025

Another unexpected discovery: a Third Ear Band's radio session in 1970!

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Here is another miraculous discovery from the web, a new live radio set by TEB from February 15, 1970, taken from a John Peel's Sunday S...
December 07, 2025

Carolyn says...

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When my dearest friend Carolyn Looker , Glen's lifelong partner, sent me this stuff about the band (circa second half of 1970) where Swe...
October 26, 2025

Do you know Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia (1990) quotes the Third Ear Band?

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  Do you know that a great novel as Hanif Kureishi 's "The Buddha of Suburbia", published in England in 1990 by Faber & Fa...
October 12, 2025

Viv Albertine remembers first time she saw the Third Ear Band.

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Viv Albertine , singer, guitar player, founder of seminal female punk band The Slits (1977-1982), in 2014 published an autobiography title...
October 05, 2025

Bernard Parmegiani's "Pop Secret" on album.

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For some time now, the music market and the web have been full of surprises and twists and turns that have made it almost impossible to keep...
September 27, 2025

The lost Third Ear Band's 1970 John Peel Session found!

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Last June, the excellent YouTube channel FoundTapesLost ( https://www.youtube.com/@FoundTapesFound ) released this rare find, which had be...
September 10, 2025

What kind of amplification is used by the Third Ear Band?

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Reader Jack Bancroft from Ealing (UK), asked Melody   Maker expert Chris Hayes on 7th February, 1970 issue.  Here below the reply:    no©...
September 01, 2025

On the road with the Third Ear Band. Steve Pank's memories on driving for the band.

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Dave Tomlin (left) and Steve Pank in London, 2010 After I had published the magazine, Albion , I was running weekly benefits in All Saints C...
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May 27, 2025

Goldmine's obituary on Simon House.

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I want to bring to your attention a very good and touching obituary about Simon House published in the last hours on the Web. It was writte...
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