Rock is Dead! Songs by Todd Rundgren, the Knack, Elvis Costello, others: Gimme Five
To celebrate October, autumn and U2’s recent marketing fiasco, here’s a few songs about the death of everyone’s favorite bad penny, rock ‘n’ roll.
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The Beatles and Me on Tour, by Ivor Davis (2014): Books
‘The Beatles and Me on Tour’ recounts Ivor Davis’ month traveling with the band as an embedded correspondent in 1964.
The Beatles’ “She Said She Said” vs. Chubby Checker’s “She Said”: Odd Couples
The latest edition of Odd Couples finds two ’60s icons squaring off. Call this one: That’s What She Said.
The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969): On Second Thought
‘Abbey Road’ was simultaneously the Beatles at their best, and the sound of a band disintegrating.
Random Shuffle: Peter Cetera, the Beatles, J Mascis and a pile of bootlegs
Mat Brewster shares thoughts and memories as random music goes by.
Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole to speak during Beatles at the Ridge event
O’Toole, author of Deep Beatles, will give two talks on Saturday.
George Harrison, “The Inner Light (alt. take)” from The Apple Years (2014): One Track Mind
There are new insights for Beatles fans in ‘The Apple Years’ set, too.
‘It’s a common urban myth’: Micky Dolenz says the Monkees were never meant to be the American Beatles
“If you go to Wikipedia,” he quips, “that’s the kind of thing you’re going to hear.”
The Beatles, “Things We Said Today” from A Hard Day’s Night (1964): Deep Beatles
We hear hints of their impending musical evolution into Beatles 2.0.
Forgotten George Harrison gems from The Apple Years: Gimme Five
George Harrison’s catalog, even more than a decade after his death, is widely underappeciated outside of the radio hits, a grievous thing.
