McCartney Esquire interview
Commenter @Hologram Sam posted this interview in a comment thread a couple of days ago, but after reading it, I thought it was interesting enough to surface on the front page. There's actually some freshness to the intro (who called Paul "the most Beatley Beatle of them all" and can I shake his/her hand?). This bit I found both fluid and fascinating because, well, [...]
Man Plays Yesterday During Brain Surgery
I just had to forward this. Yeah, he's kinda slow on some of the chord changes, but...STILL IMPRESSIVE. I'm putting this into the category "Beatle-inspired" because, holy moley that's fandom. Somewhere, John Lennon is miffed because the guy isn't playing "I Am the Walrus." https://youtu.be/zgs6viZaMOM
Wanna Live-Tweet Something?
(We all live in a) Twitter Submarine Yesterday, my dear wife learned via Twitter that a group of people would be queueing up the 80s Henson-and-Bowie fever-dream Labrynith on Netflix at 4:00 pm PST, and then live-tweeting it. She had a ball, and it got me to thinking: should we do this on Hey Dullblog? Unfortunately the only directly Beatle-ish offerings [...]
Ziggy Stardust was McCartney? Could be…
J.R. Clark, guest Dullblogger • Of the many personas David Bowie created during his entertainment career, perhaps none was more memorable and influential than the protagonist of his song, “Ziggy Stardust”. The song tells the story of a musician in a rock band who becomes famous. The fame makes him conceited; he seizes control of the band from the other members, and the fame ultimately destroys [...]
BB King, 1925-2015
C. 1966: Dig the Beatle boots. “But the other part of me says, ‘Well, I wish I could just do it like B.B. King.’ If you put me with B.B., I’ll feel silly. … I really like B.B. King.” — John Lennon Riley B. King, former disc jockey and blues guitarist, dead at age 89. Few who enjoy this site [...]
George & Ringo: The Brothers Fab
By Michael Ray, Guest Dullblogger • Discuss the Beatles and much has been made regarding the brotherhood of its two principal players, John Lennon and Paul McCartney: a team – collaboratively and spiritually. Such a force is hard to deny. But there is another brotherhood that rarely gets mention, a true musical expression of love and respect between the remaining members of [...]
London researchers say Beatles not revolutionary
NANCY CARR * A study just issued by researchers at Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London asserts that the Beatles' success in mid-60s America was anything but revolutionary. According to Professor Armand Leroi, the paper's senior author, “They were good looking boys with great haircuts and British accents but as far as their music was concerned they weren’t anything new.” [...]
The Fab Five: My Top 5 Beatles Albums
By Jack Cornes, Guest Dullblogger • I should just add before I run through this list that the Beatles were genial from their origin to the day they disbanded. Every album they made is magical, sensual and transforming. I adore all of them. The strange thing with the Beatles is that they were and are so unique that they can’t be described; [...]
George Starostin on “McLemore Avenue”
We got the front . . . . NANCY CARR * My favorite music reviewer, the indefatigable George Starostin, has just published this review of Booker T. and the M.G.'s McLemore Avenue. He calls it "the first authentic case of musical cosplay in pop/rock history," and I have to concur, though I enjoy the results more than he does. [...]