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Paul McCartney’s Simple Classic “McCartney!” Paul’s Solo Masterpiece Rises...
“I loved that record because it was so simple. And there was so much to see and to hear. It was just Paul. There was no adornment at all … There was no attempt made to compete with the things he had...
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Ursula Andress – Or “UNDRESS!” 007’s First “Bond Girl”! Honey Ryder Was 60’s...
“Hello, Honey!” One picture. One iconic name: Honey Ryder. The FIRST Bond Girl! As she said at the time: “This bikini made me into a success. As a result of starring in Dr. No as the first Bond girl,...
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“Heavy Metal Parking Lot!” Head Bangin’ Iconic Cult Short Film Rocks On!
“1986. Beer. Priest. Videocamera.” Thirty years ago, filmmakers John Heyn and Jeff Krulik filmed Judas Priest fans in a concert arena parking lot in suburban Maryland. Thirty years later,ﾠ Heavy Metal...
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The Eagles Swan Song! “Long Road Out Of Eden”! Glenn Frey’s Farewell!
A Musical Farewell To The Eagles! Following the tragedy of Glenn Frey’s death, Don Henley has announced that The Eagles are no more. I saw the band in 2013 as they performed their great “History Of...
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Todd Rundgren “Defaces The Music!” Todd’s Beatles Homage Divides Utopia!
“We Did The Whole ‘Beatlemania’ Thing.” “I thought it was the biggest mistake we could have ever made” Two Utopia band members with polar opposite reactions to the most polarizing Utopia album ever...
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“Hello It’s Todd!”“Something/Anything?” Rundgren’s Four-Sided Masterpiece!...
The review at the time of this album’s release said it all: “demonstrates his command of the studio, unfurling his falsetto over a kaleidoscope of rock genres” Time to dig into one of the greatest...
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Led Zeppelin “Stairway To Heaven” Lawsuit Goes To Trial! Homage Or Theft?
“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...
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“One Of These Nights!” The Eagles Meltdown At #1! Bernie Leadon Quits! Joe...
“One Of These Nights!” The Eagles Hit #1 – And Then Meltdown! You know the lyrics – EVERYONE knows these lyrics! One of these nights One of these crazy old nights We’re gonna find out Pretty mama What...
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“Todd”! Another Four-Sided “Plastic Waffle”! Todd Rundgren’s Eclectic Gem!
“There’s something at the heart of it that’s simply awful A man who makes a living off a plastic waffle!” Time to celebrate an album from an Artist whose “plastic waffles” make millions of fans...
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“Band On The Run!” Paul McCartney’s Triumph Over Adversity! Classic “Chaos &...
“I think most bands on tour are on the run.” With these words, Paul McCartney sets the stage for perhaps his greatest album ever – “Band On The Run” – a brilliant album that was as dramatic behind the...
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Ten Amazing Documentaries! Sex! Death! Comedy! Siberia! Fantastic Non-Fiction...
Time For Some “Truth!” I love documentaries. They can be deadly serious or comically absurd – they can be lurid, spiritual, political and everything in between – here are ten examples of great...
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The Eagles’“Desperado” Disaster! Brilliant Music! Shocking Album Snub!...
The “Outlaw” Eagles! It’s hard to believe, but the second Eagles album bombed when it was released – but is now considered a seminal part of the band’s history! For a time in the 70’s, rock’n’roll...
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Laura Nyro’s Smash Hits – For Barbra Streisand! Three Dog Night! Fifth...
Some of the catchiest pop songs of the late 60’s and early 70’s were written by one person, the terrific Singer/Songwriter Laura Nyro: Laura Nyro’s Hit Singles For Others! Nyro released a number of...
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Warren Zevon! Self-Titled Masterpiece! Linda Ronstadt’s Smash Hits! Eagles...
“But don’t it make you want to rock and roll All night long Mohammed’s Radio” “All night long” indeed…Warren Zevon’s brilliant self-titled album included some of Southern California’s most popular...
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Todd Rundgren Stays “Faithful!” A Shocking Record Label Betrayal! Beatles...
“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…...
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John Lennon “Beds” Tommy Smothers! Incredible “Give Peace A Chance” Story!...
Tommy Smothers “Beds” John And Yoko!” There is a story behind this iconic photo: Comedian Tommy Smothers is one of many celebrities lying in a bed with John Lennon and Yoko Ono…how he got there, and...
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Todd Is “Tortured!” Todd Rundgren’s Hilarious “Bang On The Drum” Hit! Record...
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...
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Forgotten Beatles Songs! Classic Lennon-McCartney Hits – For Others! The...
“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...
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“Venus And Mars!” Paul McCarney’s Classic “Rock Show!” An Almost...
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...
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Todd Rundgren’s Live “Nearly Human” Tour! My 1990 VHS Survives! Classic Live...
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...
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