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Category Archives: Music
A Little Fjord Music
Part of Iceland’s problem with overtourism is that too few tourists take the time to visit the beautiful East of the country. I always try to see the “real” Iceland by driving to some of the little waterfront towns like … Continue reading
We Can Be Heroes
Writer Todd Alcott has a brilliant side gig reimagining David Bowie songs as pulp fiction-style books. His clever bookcovers reference classic paperback books. You can see more of the covers at Alcott’s Etsy site and even purchase your own copies.
Posted in Art, Books, Music
Tagged David Bowie, Life on Mars, paperbacks, Pulp Fiction, Starman
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You should have seen him go go go
It’s been more than five years since Lou Reed’s death, but the seminal 60s rock icon has not been forgotten in New York City. To celebrate what would have been his 77th birthday, the New York Public Library has opened … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Libraries, Music, Photography, USA, Writing
Tagged Lincoln Center, Lou Reed, New York City, NYPL, Velvet Underground
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Blue Mondays
Death Croons the Blues. James Ronald. New York: Phoenix Press. (1940). First edition. Original dust jacket. Mystery in which a blues singer is murdered and the murder is solved by a crime reporter.
There are places I remember
The magazine Vanity Fair commissioned the wonderful 12-minute video tour below of places mentioned in Beatles’ songs. The video trip from Liverpool to Moscow is a treat for Beatles fans even with some errors and misinterpretations.
Posted in Asia, Europe, Music, USA
Tagged Beatles, Liverpool, rock and roll, Strawberry Fields
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NYC: Underground Arts
All to often we see horror stories in the media about the terrible state of the New York City subway system. As someone who has traveled the MTA all of my life, I have to admit that it can be … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Music, Public Transport, USA
Tagged Bronx, Gil Scott-Heron, Manhattan, MTA, NYC
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Yes! We Have No Bananas
Unlike most civilized nations the United States does not deem a work to be in the public domain according to who created it (i.e. established by the death date of its creator), but rather when it was published. As you may know, in … Continue reading
Imagine Peace
It’s hard to believe that it has been 38 years since the senseless murder of the voice of a generation.
