Somewhere, a long time ago, a music was forged that would become the basis of nearly all pop music in the second haldf of the last century. The Blues, as it became known, was folk music interpreted by African American musicians from music and songs that had been played in the fields as far back… Continue reading THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THINGS: Mississippi John Hurt – Stack ‘O’ Lee Blues. Okeh 8854. February 1929.
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THING: The Modern Lovers – Pablo Picasso. (from) The Modern Lovers. Home Of The Hits HH-1910. August 1976.
The true sound of a music inadvertently built for tomorrow. After with The Velvet Underground who created the reason for their existence, The Modern Lovers were the second most future rock group that ever existed. Sometime in 1971, or thereabouts, Jonathan Richman invented the sound of the underground, ten years into the future. That dark,… Continue reading THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THING: The Modern Lovers – Pablo Picasso. (from) The Modern Lovers. Home Of The Hits HH-1910. August 1976.
THE THINGS THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF: De Carle Music, Tommy James, The Age Of Discovery.
Tommy James And The Shondells – Mony Mony. Roulette R-7008. March 1968. I’ve passed this way before…it’s Record Store Day. There’s a school of thought that says every day is a ‘Record Store Day’. There are little more than a handful of record ‘shops’ in Liverpool city centre and to the best of my knowlegde,… Continue reading THE THINGS THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF: De Carle Music, Tommy James, The Age Of Discovery.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THING: Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit. RCA Victor 47-9248. June 1967.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THING:Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit. RCA Victor 47-9248. June 1967. Curiouser And Curiouser…. Across the canon of pop few ‘rock’ records stood out, made a difference as Jefferson Airplane’s surreal, druggy paean to another world, White Rabbit. In a moment in pop music’s relatively young history the Airplane abandoned the… Continue reading THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THING: Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit. RCA Victor 47-9248. June 1967.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THING: Marc Bolan.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THING: MARC BOLAN. It was forty years ago today. Marc Bolan was one of the greatest pop stars the world ever produced and although his light only shone briefly, his legacy and influence will live on forever. Marc ascended to the very apex of what pop was all about, almost… Continue reading THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THING: Marc Bolan.
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