Lou Reed, Transformer & Other Glam Essentials

Please give this a listen. David Bowie and fellow Spider, Mick Ronson, are at the helm. Songs about Andy Warhol, make-up, jealousy, and the lovely seediness that Lou seems to channel straight from NYC. Give the Velvet Underground a spin if you have not already. While you're at it, check out the king of glam, Marc Bolan of T. Rex. You will thank me later. Bolan was England's first pop sensation in the wake of the Beatles' demise. We are talking SUPERSTAR across the pond. But then again, don't the Brits seem to always have superior rock and roll sensibilities? Yes they do. What is wrong with us? OK, you give us The Beatles and Bowie? Here's Hall And Oates...



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Phil Spector's Appearance

Can someone out there please tell me what is going on with Phil Spector's appearance? He looks like a post-menopausal librarian. Maybe it's part of his defense. "I don't know what you are talking about Judge. I didn't murder anyone. I've been stacking books the past 40 years."

Beatles Alpha Omega CD Compilatons

I am listening to this Beatles compilation called, The Beatles Alpha & Omega. It comes in 2 volumes of 3 cds each. Imagine, a total of 6 cds full of every imaginable (yes, Imagine is on there) Beatles song, along with songs from the early solo careers. It apparently was released right after the Beatles broke up, but has been long out of print and hard to find. Check it out in The Umbrella Shoppe. It's cool, it goes from songs like I'll Follow The Sun to I Am The Walrus to Bangladesh. Face it, the Beatles will always BE.

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Oh man, Oh Yoko just came on...

WIN A DAN ZANES CD! Contest At Mumsthewurd.com

Check out family blog, Mumsthewurd.com, for a new contest to win a DAN ZANES Children's CD. As a parent, Dan is one of the few that I actually like to listen to. Very authentic. Very real. We're not talking The Wiggles. It's good folk/rock family fun. Dan was a member of the rock group, The Del Fuegos, in his earlier days. We have his cds and concert DVD - all good. So go to Mumsthewurd.com and give it a shot! Who Loves Ya Baby? E$

SLOAN

You must run to your nearest music source and find some SLOAN. Think Canadian power-pop bliss. Think 70's Cheap Trick meets the Beatles with a little vintage Kiss thrown in for good measure. Sloan goes beyond this description, but it gets you in the ballpark. Their new record, cleverly titled "Never Hear The End Of It", has 30 songs and does NOT get boring at any point. LONG LIVE SONGWRITERS. LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL...

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Pandora Internet Radio

I would encourage you to check out the internet radio experience of Pandora

You start by entering either song name or artist name. Then, the "machine" builds you a radio station built around this sound. You can have multiple stations, share them, and help build the stations by giving thumbs up or down on specific songs. All of this is FREE!!!!

Best of all, you can discover new music! Click on song titles and artist names to read biographies. This is a music lover's dream. It really is like having all of these personal DJ's at your beck and call!

Marianne Faithfull

If you have not already, I encourage you to take a listen to Marianne Faithfull. PBS recently aired The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus - a really fun sixties rock and roll performance movie with The Who, John Lennon, The Stones and Marianne, among others. Her performance of "Something Better" is just amazing. I broke out the old best of LP and gave it a spin. Her voice is so unique. Haunting and beautiful.


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