Movie Music Monday – NUJV?

In 1965, The Beatles’ second feature film, Help! premiered at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London. The musical comedy, which followed the success of A Hard Day’s Night, was a much larger production than its predecessor, finding the band and director Richard Lester shooting in a variety of international locations. The film’s soundtrack doubled … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – NUJV? →

The Starr of The Beatles

I was approached by my blogger buddy, Max, from the PowerPop Blog recently and asked to contribute something for his "Beatles Week" feature. In truth, it will probably go longer than a week as there are many talented writers participating with me. I think his original thought was to have each of us write about … Continue reading The Starr of The Beatles →

Turntable Talk – Did Video Kill The Radio Star?

This blog is my entry for Dave over at A Sound Day's "Turntable Talk." Kudo's to Dave for picking some fantastic topics, and at the same time letting us participants "run" with it. The following are the instructions we were given: We were told we " ...don't have to write literally about the question, but … Continue reading Turntable Talk – Did Video Kill The Radio Star? →

How Do You Introduce Someone to the Fab Four?

This blog is part of Turntable Talk, a feature created by Dave at A Sound Day. Since I started this blog four years ago, I have wanted to write a blog about The Beatles. Outside of a few "mentions" and a couple guest blogs from my buddy Max, I have just never tackled a Beatle … Continue reading How Do You Introduce Someone to the Fab Four? →

Super Tune Top Ten

It's been awhile since I posted a musical blog, so in a way this is overdue. In a way, it is also sort of a twist on a combination of older blogs. What Prompted This Blog? While I wouldn't consider my daughter a "TV Head," PBS Kids or Disney Channel is usually on in the … Continue reading Super Tune Top Ten →

Tune Tuesday – Queen & ELO

I have to admit that I almost picked a Ringo Starr song today, because of his birthday this week. I didn't because I really couldn't decided whether to pick a solo song or some of his Beatles stuff. I am guessing that's a future blog - I'll add it to my "blog topics" list. Instead, the … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Queen & ELO →

The Big O

Roy Orbison is a rock and roll legend. I refuse to debate this. It is a fact. The Beatles and Elvis Presley (both legends in their own right) had stated on record that Roy was a major influence on their music. Roy's music was different - it had it's own style and a certain darkness … Continue reading The Big O →