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The Girl With Kaleidescope Eyes...
RIP, Lucy. You will forever have a place in pop culture history.
LONDON - Lucy Vodden, who provided the inspiration for the Beatles' classic song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46.
Full story here: musicThe Beatles Rock Band
I got a chance to try it out at Best Buy this evening. It was fun, and I managed a personal best of 88% playing John's Rickenbacker on "Can't Buy Me Love." I'm not going to shell out for it, however, since we don't need the expense, we don't need the clutter, and we don't even have a platform for it. We're still happy with our hand-me-down ( Read more... )Quote of the Day
"When people say they don’t like the Beatles, they may as well say they don’t like fresh air." - Scottish alternative pop legend Edwyn Collins.A Beatles Mystery
I've always considered "Here Comes the Sun" a better song than "Something" and have long wondered why the latter Harrison contribution to Abbey Road is more lauded than the former.A Red Letter Day
Greg, several of our friends, and I saw the Pet Shop Boys last night at the House of Blues near Fenway Park. Fortunately it wasn't a game day, so we were able to drive in. The doors opened at 7:00pm, and the show didn't start until around 8:40pm (there was no opening act). We didn't mind, though, because the people watching was great - it would ( Read more... )Five Essential Kinks Albums
Here's why Ray Davies is one of the greatest songwriters ever. Again, you can preview these albums via iTunes or Amazon. They're listed in chronological order, BTW.
1. Face to Face
2. Something Else
3. The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
4. Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)
5. The Great Lost Kinks AlbumFive Essential Brian Eno Albums
Every rock/alternative music fan should listen to these - the first four, in particular, are seminal. I recommend previewing them at iTunes or Amazon - you'll want to hear more.
1. Here Come the Warm Jets
2. Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy
3. Another Green World
4. Before and After Science
5. Wrong Way Up
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