Book Review – The Beatles 100
Ever since I began reading books about my all-time favorite group, have searched out for those that didn’t exactly regurgitate the same stories. Or, if they…
Book Review – You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup
“I don’t want to be on the other side of this.” ~ My wife quoting me as to why it took so long to finish this book…
“When I Get Older…”
When I get older losing my hair Many years from now Will you still be sending me a Valentine Birthday greetings bottle of wine While doing…
On the Verge: Year of Bests – 2016
A few years back, I did not publish a year-end piece on those articles I most enjoyed reading for the period. Routinely, my online browsing turns up…
The Soundtrack of My Life – The 80s
My local colleague Arlee Bird from Tossing It Out broached a meme a few years back that certainly intrigued: The Soundtrack of My Life As Arlee…
Re-ranking the Top Ten of Rolling Stone’s The Beatles 100 Greatest Songs
If there’s one often demanding mission some of my fellow Beatles fans undertake, it’s tasking themselves with the supreme labor of ranking their songs. The numbers…
Friday the 13th Song & Cover: A Reprise
A few years back, due to a question from one of my children, I wrote about a number of songs I had collected over the years.…
Reblogged» Hear now: Beatles vocals-only tracks highlight harmonies, passion – latimes.com
Hear now: Beatles vocals-only tracks highlight harmonies, passion – latimes.com. Author Joe Maddrey shared this on Facebook recently and it is simply awesome. Randall Roberts, the…
Friday Song: Time and Love by Tom Scott
I’ve already stated the 70s was a period of transition with my music listening habits. Covered here as it pertained to an influential work that got me into…
Rolling Stone’s Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs
I promise just because Peter Travers went and ranked every Bond film, which I reacted to it, I’m not planning on making a Versus Rolling Stone article a…
It Rains... You Get Wet 