60s music

5 Reasons The Beatles’ 1964 Washington D.C. Concert Kicks Ass

Feb 11, 2016 The Retro Set 6

52 years ago today, on a frigid February afternoon, The Beatles played their first ever concert in the United States at the Washington D.C. Coliseum, to a sold out audience. The energy of that performance is as riveting […]

BIKINI BEACH (1964): Flesh and the Monkey

Jul 1, 2015 Danny Reid 0

Welcome to the fourth entry in The Retro Set’s weekly summer series taking a look at beach party movies of yore from guest writer Danny Reid. “Imagine, comparing us to monkeys.”