Everyone knows Michael Nesmith as the dry, sarcastic, hat-wearing member of 60s ‘boy band’ the Monkees. Of course that’s part of his story, but only one part, and the rest seems to be widely overlooked. I can’t say why, except that the post-Monkees prejudice is widespread and long-lasting, and that most of music history chooses [...]
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Elvis’ movie career is considered a big joke by most people – after all, there are an awful lot of them and they do seem a little plotless and silly. But think about it this way – Elvis starred in 31 movies in 13 years (over half of his career), from 1956 to 1969. That’s [...]
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Most of us know Shel Silverstein as the playful author of Where The Sidewalk Ends (from 1974) and A Light In The Attic (1981), among other classics. He’s beloved by children everywhere as the poet who actually wrote for children, not their parents. (How many children’s writers would publish a poem like “Little Abigail And [...]
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I’ve said it before, but nothing makes me happier than a good free song. Bean talked about how she comes across new music a few months ago and I’d like to share how I find all my precious free legal music: 1) The MySpace: MySpace is the easiest and most obvious way to get your [...]
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There’s an interesting discussion going on over at Drowned In Sound’s new-ish sub-site Discover about how people go about finding new music and bands. I expected to be intimidated by the time and energy that the commenters devote to hunting down new stuff, but I was actually suprised by what a lot of them said. [...]
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