What A Supergroup! George Harrison! Bob Dylan! Tom Petty! Roy Orbison! Jeff Lynne! My blogging friend Clive looks at music through very unique filters, and the other day he did so through “light!” I was inspired by one song he… Read More ›
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My “Cinema A – Z” Series Goes From “Xanadu” To “Zardoz!” 007, Mel Brooks, The Beatles – The “X Y & Z” Of Film!
Celebrating The Power Of Cinema! I love movies, and have had a blast sharing some of my favorites with this special Movies A – Z” series of lists that celebrate the unique, obscure, offbeat and just plain strange films that… Read More ›
RIP Brian Wilson…An Homage To The Beach Boys Musical Genius…
RIP To The Legendary Brian Wilson… The music world is stunned today by the announcement that Brian Wilson, the visionary Artist behind The Beach Boys, has died…as just reported int eh Washington Post: Brian Wilson, the founder and principal creative… Read More ›
It’s “Music In The Key Of ‘T’!” From Meatloaf To Adele, Bob Dylan To Pink Floyd And Keira Knightley!
Time For Some Great “Music In The Key Of T!” I enjoy looking at a wide variety of songs that are either performed by an Artist with a specific “letter”, or the title of the song has it…so let’s get… Read More ›
RIP Quincy Jones…His Incredible Life And “Strawberry” Secret Revealed…
RIP Quincy Jones… Quincy Jones, a titan of American entertainment who worked with stars from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and Will Smith, died this week at the age of 91. He was an incredible Musician, Producer and Writer –… Read More ›
Steely Dan’s Brilliant Debut! A Terrific Blogger Goes “Reelin’ In The Years!”
I am a lifelong fan of the music of Steely Dan. So imagine how excited I was to read an insightful blog post about their iconic debut album! “Steely Dan” was the brainchild of the songwriting team of Walter Becker… Read More ›
“I” Have John Lennon! Dolly! Alanis! Elvis! “Music A – Z” Has Irony “In The Air Tonight!”!
Songs In The Key Of “I”! First, credit goes to “Music Grotto” for the terrific graphic – a celebration of music starting with the letter “I”! My look at “Music A – Z” lands on the letter “I”, which is… Read More ›
Happy 87th Birthday Jack Nicholson! A Celebration Of Cinema’s Icon….
“Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown.” One of cinema’s greatest lines – not said by Jack Nicholson, but to him! It’s just one of the dozens of memorable movies starring cinema’s great Actor. Time to celebrate the 87th birthday of Jack… Read More ›
A Tribute To Brian Wilson…An All-Star “God Only Knows” Performance And Insightful “Love & Mercy” Film…
There was some devastating news last month for fans of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys… According to news reports, documents were filed related to his health – the court filings stated that Wilson suffers from “major neurocognitive disorder (such… Read More ›
The “A” List Of Music! “Ain’t No Sunshine!” Bowie And The Beatles Too! These Songs Are All In The Key Of “A”!
Time To Make Some Music – Alphabetically! No better way to kick off a new year than by going into the past to highlight songs that resonate with me over the years – and I’m doing it by highlighting “songs… Read More ›
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