Tag: Holland

  • The Beach Boys Vinyl Challenge – Part 2: Holland.

    The Beach Boys Vinyl Challenge – Part 2: Holland.

    The challenge: To find lesser known moments from The Beach Boys catalogue and build up a concise collection of Beach Boys records that a) don’t cost the Earth and b) that are good enough to get regular plays on the turntable. I popped into Wow and Flutter in Hastings while taking a couple of days…

  • The Am-Azing (Moltmaker’s) Beatles Museum, Alkmaar

    The Am-Azing (Moltmaker’s) Beatles Museum, Alkmaar

    Alkmaar in Holland is perhaps best known for its traditional cheese market. Burly men have paraded the streets of Alkmaar for hundreds of years, all dressed in costumes whilst selling their wares. And there’s also a cheese market. Perhaps less well known, however, is Alkmaar’s Beatles Museum. The obvious question is “Why Alkmaar?” Although the…