Last week I rented Beyond The Sea, Kevin Spacey’s highly criticized film about the late Bobby Darin. I don’t understand the problem with the movie at all, I thought it was lovely. And surprisingly interesting; it never occurred to me that Bobby Darin had an interesting life. In fact, I don’t think I ever thought [...]
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Today is a big day for 100b: our 100th post. When we started this here blog, we had no idea what to do with it. And here we are, 100 posts later and still going strong. The best part is that we’re still excited and we’re constantly thinking of ways to add to the fun. [...]
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Yesterday was the anniversary of Elvis’ death and I really wanted to write a great tribute post but, as my New Band Day post made clear, I was in a bit of rush. I figure that any time is a good time for a tribute, so I guess today will be fine. To most people, [...]
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I’m in a massive hurry today, so I’ll try to make this quick and coherent. The Horrors = good stuff. I like them for the same reason I love Black Wire. Not that they actually sound like Black Wire. (Don’t you love how I do that?) They seem to be exploding all over the place: [...]
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Here’s the story of Tommy James & the Shondells for the music fan on the go. Tommy James started a band in Michigan when he was eleven and had a local hit with their cover of “Hanky Panky” in ’64. In 1965 a Pittsburgh DJ played the song and it became a hit there too. [...]
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