The Beatles, Strawberry Fields Forever
In part 46 of my youtube countdown, we travel back to the past again, my past. When I was 17 years old, “Strawberry Fields Forever” was my favorite song in the world. I don’t know why exactly, but...
View ArticleWeen, The Mollusk
For part 59 of my youtube countdown, I have another video from Ween’s amazing 1997 record, The Mollusk. The song, appropriately enough, is “The Mollusk” itself. This song is a beautiful story about a...
View ArticleThe Beatles, All You Need is Love
At last we’ve arrived at part 100 of my youtube favorites countdown. This is the final part of the countdown, and boy has it been a magical journey through some of my favorite songs and videos of all...
View ArticleThe Making of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The best discoveries are the ones you make by accident. Just yesterday, my roommate keyed me into letmewatchthis.ch, one of those movie streaming websites of dubious legality. It’s a pretty cool...
View ArticleJohn Lennon, Come Together, Live!
They say elephants never forget, and they also say fuck Yoko Ono. When John Lennon played Madison Square Garden Live in 1972, he played an afternoon show and an evening show. “Elephant’s Memory,”...
View ArticleOf Montreal, Disconnect the Dots, Lysergic Bliss (live), Art Snob Solutions...
R.E.M. broke up yesterday, but worry not, because Athens, Georgia rocks on with their other native sons, Of Montreal. Of Montreal, famously not “of Montreal,” hail from R.E.M.’s hometown too. Kevin...
View ArticlePink Floyd vs. The Beatles, Time
In yesterdays post I alluded to how Dark Side of the Moon reminded me strongly of Abbey Road. I must not be the only one, because the image above is all over the internet. This leads to an...
View ArticleThe Kinks, Autumn Almanac
The Kinks. I love them. I love Ray Davies, the writer of this song, “Autumn Almanac,” an absolute stunning piece of musical genius from 1967. A lot happened in 1967. It was the year when the...
View ArticleMaking More Rock And Roll, Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper
Well, I haven’t updated the ole’ website in a good while, and the reason is because I’m still making more rock and roll. The intention of this humble little corner of internet space was never to be a...
View ArticleGeorge Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Sitar Lesson and Within You Without You
EDIT: Ravi Shankar died yesterday, Tuesday, December 12, 2012, at the age of 92 in Southern California. RIP you beautiful man; legend of music, Beatle guru, sitar master. Orignally Published May 5,...
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The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Inner Groove
As part 11 of my youtube favorites rolls on, we reach the slightly stranger section of my favorites list. From here on out you’re gonna see more odd videos like this “peppered” in with the more...
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The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Inner Groove
As part 11 of my youtube favorites rolls on, we reach the slightly stranger section of my favorites list. From here on out you’re gonna see more odd videos like this “peppered” in with the more...
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The Beatles, Strawberry Fields Forever
In part 46 of my youtube countdown, we travel back to the past again, my past. When I was 17 years old, “Strawberry Fields Forever” was my favorite song in the world. I don’t know why exactly, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ween, The Mollusk
For part 59 of my youtube countdown, I have another video from Ween’s amazing 1997 record, The Mollusk. The song, appropriately enough, is “The Mollusk” itself. This song is a beautiful story about a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Beatles, All You Need is Love
At last we’ve arrived at part 100 of my youtube favorites countdown. This is the final part of the countdown, and boy has it been a magical journey through some of my favorite songs and videos of all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Making of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The best discoveries are the ones you make by accident. Just yesterday, my roommate keyed me into letmewatchthis.ch, one of those movie streaming websites of dubious legality. It’s a pretty cool...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Lennon, Come Together, Live!
They say elephants never forget, and they also say fuck Yoko Ono. When John Lennon played Madison Square Garden Live in 1972, he played an afternoon show and an evening show. “Elephant’s Memory,”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Of Montreal, Disconnect the Dots, Lysergic Bliss (live), Art Snob Solutions...
R.E.M. broke up yesterday, but worry not, because Athens, Georgia rocks on with their other native sons, Of Montreal. Of Montreal, famously not “of Montreal,” hail from R.E.M.’s hometown too. Kevin...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pink Floyd vs. The Beatles, Time
In yesterdays post I alluded to how Dark Side of the Moon reminded me strongly of Abbey Road. I must not be the only one, because the image above is all over the internet. This leads to an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Kinks, Autumn Almanac
The Kinks. I love them. I love Ray Davies, the writer of this song, “Autumn Almanac,” an absolute stunning piece of musical genius from 1967. A lot happened in 1967. It was the year when the...
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