60x50
Friday, January 9, 2009

Dave Dee, 1943—2009

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British pop star Dave Dee, born David Harman—who holds the distinction of having one of best whip cracks on record in pop music history—died...
Thursday, January 8, 2009

Buffalo Springfield Again

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A few days ago, in my post titled “Year One: Reflections,” I mentioned that my interpretations of pop songs such as “Judy In Disguise (With ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Pop Aphorisms: XI

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1. Keith Richards drinks and smokes, Madonna works out—while the display of the body is central to rock culture, their bodies reveal distinc...

No Fun: Ron Asheton, 1948-2009

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Ron Asheton, guitarist with The Stooges, has been found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, according to this report ; he was 60 years ...
Monday, January 5, 2009

Year One: Reflections

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Yesterday, January 4, represented the first anniversary of 60x50 . I made my first post one year ago yesterday. As of yesterday, I have post...
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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Twitch And Shout

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The death of a rock star is not without commercial potential. I was reminded of this truth by this afternoon’s programming on TV LAND , whic...
Friday, January 2, 2009

Wunderkammer

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Collecting—whether autographs, beer cans, baseball cards, comic books, stamps or records—is an activity that borders on the autistic. Autist...
Thursday, January 1, 2009

New Year's Day

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I’d like to be able to say that the world is fundamentally different this morning from the way it was last night when I went to bed, but ala...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Have A Funky New Year!

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Have a Funky New Year everyone! And thanks very much for visiting my blog! See you next year.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Junkie Business

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Prompted by a notice in yesterday’s paper that on this December 29 Marianne Faithfull celebrated her sixty-second birthday, I began thinking...
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SKA-ASKA

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In the dead of winter, you dream of warmer climes—such as the Caribbean. Jamaica, for instance. About the time Elvis was popularizing rock ‘...
Sunday, December 28, 2008

Pop Tones

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I came across the following article, Music of a Generation: 19 Songs That Transformed America , at Americanprofile.com , the on-line version...
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