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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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 ›
Music That’s “Under Pressure!” From “Uptown Girls” To Prince – It’s “Music With A ‘U’!”
Time To Dance To The Tune Of “U”! David Bowie and Freddie Mercury gave us one of the greatest songs that began with the letter “U”, so let’s get going there and see where this musical letter of the alphabet… Read More ›
Miley, Dylan, ABBA – It’s “M” Music! Mamma Mia- These “Songs A – Z” Have The Key Of “M!”
This smoky room filled with turntables and amps was AI-generated: I asked it to give me an image of “music beginning with the letter ‘M’” and it did – because my “Songs A- Z” has ten great tuns that have… Read More ›
Have You Seen James Taylor’s ONLY Movie? Starring A Beach Boy? Here’s The Cult Counter-Culture Classic “Two Lane Blacktop”!
James Taylor’s ONLY Movie Role! There is nothing more exhilarating for a movie buff than finding an obscure masterpiece – especially when it stars James Taylor AND the late Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson! Time to celebrate one of the… 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 ›
David Bowie Meets Queen! Here’s The Story Of The Brilliant, Wine-Fueled Madness Of “Under Pressure!”
The True Story About A Brilliant Musical Mashup! David Bowie Sings With Freddie Mercury! In looking back at David Bowie’s incredible career, there is one very unique song he wrote – or co-wrote that is! It’s one of music’s best-loved… Read More ›
James Taylor’s “Bite Of The Apple!” His Start With The Beatles!
Introducing James Taylor! He’s one of the great singer/songwriters of modern times, but there was a time when he wasn’t known at all! Did you know that The Beatles gave Taylor his start? They signed him to their Apple record… 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 ›
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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