Be sure to stay tuned at the end for the bonus track. Trust me. This will blow your mind. Even though you don’t see a lot of Beatles posts from me, know this – I am a stone-cold Beatles freak. I’ve written about them – … Continue reading A Couple of Solo Beatles Tunes (Plus bonus)
The Music Enthusiast is certainly aware of and sad to note the passing of Aretha Franklin. He’ll have a tribute to her further on down the road. Roughly year or so ago, I wrote a post about a book I had read called Maximum Volume: … Continue reading Book Review – Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966-2016
I’m so sad to hear the news of the passing of dear George Martin. I have so many wonderful memories of this great man that will be with me forever. He was a true gentleman and like a second father to me. He guided the … Continue reading Book Review – Maximum Volume – Biography of George Martin
As its name states, this documentary largely concerns itself with live videos of The Beatles, mostly in the US and UK. It starts out with a nice color clip from Manchester England in late 1963. By this time, Beatlemania had been in full force in … Continue reading Movie Review – Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
For the record, Tune In is not a new book but was published in late 2013. But I’ve only just got around to reading it. So, new to me… If you’ve ever read a biography of any sort about The Beatles, you’ve likely run into … Continue reading Book Review – The Beatles: All These Years (Vol 1) – Tune In
“But I said “Look here brother Who you jiving with that cosmik debris? —Zappa Ordinarily this is called “Cool Stuff I Heard and Saw This Week.” But I feel the need to blog about a couple of rock deaths, so, nothing cool about that. I … Continue reading Cosmik Debris – Stuff I Heard and Saw This Week (3/13/16)
First post here: “Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein.” Thus saith, supposedly, one Dick Rowe who was at the time the senior A&R guy at Decca Records. At least Epstein quotes him as saying that in his autobiography. The truth is that … Continue reading The Beatles (2) In America
