Music

War! Huh!

For people of a certain age this song is so embedded into their consciousness that it’s almost part of the DNA of a generation. “War…huh…yeah What is it good for? Absolutley nothing” Edwin Starr, best known for the powerful anti-war song, “War” , died April 2nd, 2003, in Nottingham England.

Beatles: A-Z

This is a great site; sure to be enjoyed by anyone who likes the music of the Beatles. Here you will find a full discography of their work, including solo recordings. Each song entry has detailed notes covering date(s) and location(s) performed, producer and musicians, and what instrument each musician played. In addition, there are … Read more

KPIG: My Favorite Radio Station

You hear the strangest things on KPIG: they just finished playing “Stairway to Gilligan’s Island“. Yes, with the crescendo towards the end and all. Performed by Little Roger & the Goosebumps. Here’s a link to the song, in Real format, and another version using Shockwave (though it won’t play to completion on my machine), and … Read more

Let It Be

That’s Yoko Ono’s advice to Sir Paul McCartney, who is keen to change the song writing credits on songs he primarily composed. He recently released an album of songs performed during a 2002 US concert tour, and on 20 of the 36 songs he transposed the credit line to “Paul McCartney and John Lennon” from … Read more

It’s the Space Between the Beat

This concept, lowercase sound, makes some sense to me. When I’m working I often am only barely aware of the music I’m listening to; I’m so involved in what I’m doing. Music that is barely there, so to speak, might be just the thing. or maybe not. Whisper the Songs of Silence