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“While it is true that a descending chromatic four-chord progression is a common convention that abounds in the music industry, the similarities here transcend this core structure” With those words, a Judge is taking Led Zeppelin…
Todd Rocks My VHS Player! I was going through an old box, and look what I found! Todd Rundgren’s incredible 1990 tour to support his brilliant “Nearly Human” album! What A Concert! I was lucky enough to see this at… Read More ›
Paul McCartney’s Outer Space “Rock Show!” Here’s the former Beatle holding two planets…and here’s why – Paul’s late wife Linda was an amazing photographer, and she was capturing Macca with his “Venus And Mars” album cover prototypes: two circular orbs… Read More ›
“Paul McCartney and John Lennon Have A Song For You…Please Hold.” Can you imagine getting THAT call? Well, it happened a number of times in the 60’s and 70’s – John Lennon and Paul McCartney routinely wrote songs The Beatles… Read More ›
Todd Is “Tortured!” Time to look at another Todd Rundgren classic. Here how Todd describes this record: “I knew that the label was not taking, or promoting, my records seriously, so I thought, ‘why don’t I do an album where… Read More ›
“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something…Faithful!” It was one of Todd Rundgren’s sterling achievements – a single side of music as good as anything he has ever released… “Rundgren’s ‘clearest and most interesting set of songs since Something/Anything?’” The… Read More ›
Meet Jill St. John – America’s First “Bond Girl”! One of the many interesting aspects of the James Bond series is the “Bond Girl” – a beautiful co-star who gets involved with 007 in many different ways: Of course, James… Read More ›
A Pair Of “Desperados” Indeed! Tonight, the ending of “Ray Donovan” included “Desperadoes Under The Eaves”, a brilliant Warren Zevon Song from this Brilliant self-titled Warren Zevon album! Let’s look at one of Zevon’s greatest artistic achievements, which was used… Read More ›
PUT THE BLOODY KNIFE DOWN. Time To Talk More “Giallo!” If you don’t know about the classic Italian “giallo” genre of film shockers, you are missing some of the most suspenseful thrillers ever committed to bloody celluloid! “Giallos” are Italy’s… Read More ›
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