“Did you know that me and Alan Ladd were exactly the same height?” All year long, I’ve been diving into some of the greatest films of the 70’s – and I want to share one of the 70’s great undiscovered… Read More ›
70’s Music
Songs Celebrating Radio! Journey! Donna Summer! Hall & Oates! Queen And Beach Boys!
Do you know this image? It’s the cover of a sadly neglected album by Daryl Hall & John Oates…the image is iconic and the music is as well…time to celebrate songs about the radio! This classic radio with all the… Read More ›
A Terrific Homage To Crosby Stills Nash & Young…
If you click Clive’s story above, you will get a terrific look at the music majesty of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young…the “Take It easy” blog always has great music stories like this… I shared this… Read More ›
“The Only Living Boy In New York!” Paul Simon Breaks Up With Art Garfunkel Over “Catch-22!”
What Caused Simon & Garfunkel To Break Up? First, a big thanks to Clive, so reminded me of this wild story with his recent post celebrating The Wrecking Crew! His link is below…but first, why did this massively successful duo,… Read More ›
Are These The Greatest Album Covers Of All Time? New List Says Yes – But I Say…
Are These Some Of The Greatest Album Covers Of All Time? I hate countdown lists. They are nothing more than clickbait – so of course, when Billboard magazine listed the 100 greatest album covers of all time, I gritted my… Read More ›
Powerful “Music With An ‘M’!” From Kelly Clarkson To The Beatles And Tom Petty’s Mudcrutch Too!
Kelly Clarkson’s Divorce Album! As you can see by the imagery on the single above, Kelly Clarkson bared her soul on her new album “Chemistry”! That’s why my “Music With An ‘M’” dives into one of her most personal songs!… Read More ›
Mick Jagger Turns 80! Do You Know His Controversial 1970 “Performance” In A Bathtub?
Celebrating Mick Jagger’s 80th Birthday – In A Bathtub! Last week was Mick Jagger’s 80th birthday, and I want to celebrate in a different way…as my year-long look at the greatest decade in cinema – the 70’s – included a… Read More ›
RIP Randy Meisner…A Musical Appreciation Of This Eagles Founding Member…
RIP To A Founding Eagle… Such sad new for music fans…Randy Meisner, one of the original founding members of the Eagles, died on July 26 at age 77. His death was reportedly due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease – this… Read More ›
Marlon Brando’s “Deliverance?” My 70’s Cinema Look At A Wild Casting Coup!
“Squeal Like A Pig!” It is one of cinema’s most iconic – and unsettling – lines. And one of film’s most intense moments of all time. I just spoke to someone who didn’t know even know that “squeal like a… Read More ›
The Case For Warren Zevon…His Complicated Life And Brilliant Music…
First, please click on Clive’s terrific look above at three of the late Warren Zevon’s greatest songs….the videos are in his story, which looks at how misguided the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame is for not including him… Zevon was a… Read More ›
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