July 15th, 2008
Who in their right mind hasn’t heard of the Mathew Street madness in Liverpool? On one side, you’ve got Lennon’s Bar, and, on the other, the famously-rebuilt Cavern Club.
In fact, it’s just beside where the old one — where The Beatles, Searchers, Big Three and many other top bands cut their musical teeth — […]
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July 14th, 2008
INTERESTING “JULY” FACTS: Didja know that, 48 years ago this comin’ Friday, Roy Orbison had his first hit, thanks, in part, to the Everly Brothers … and Elvis? Y’see, they turned down a song called Only The Lonely, so he recorded it! It proved to be a good move, ’cause, over […]
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July 13th, 2008
Hey … if you’re into the sweet, soft sounds of The Who, it’s obvious ya dunno who they are. BUT … if ya dig the serious, gutsy rock of Roger, Pete, John and Keith, you’ll wanna check out the trib they’re getting on July 17 on VH1!! Some of today’s hottest acts, like […]
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July 12th, 2008
Okay, let’s seee … cats are asleep, everythin’s quiet … guess it’s time to PARRRRTY!!
ummm … waitaminnit … I can’t … break … this … chain that’s cuffed me to the computer. And there’s … there’s only …coffee … in front of me. (Sigh!) Okay … guess I’d better get back to […]
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July 11th, 2008
Okay … who else wondered where I wuz besides me? wait … that didn’t sound right … I mean Awww, I wuz off-the-air due to a small glitch in the system … but, now that that’s taken care of, let’s get back to the bizness of MUSIC!
First, someone wrote and asked Who was that Lord […]
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July 10th, 2008
FIRST, A FEW ANSWERS
To kick off this quick edition of TRR, I gotta letcha know that, for the mo, Luker’s out of the hospital while they’re runnin’ the results of tests and investigations. Let’s hope the lad has great results (and I’m sure he will! Just keep on thinkin’ and prayin’, okay?)!
Now … […]
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July 10th, 2008
Awww, man … of all the Beatles LP covers I coulda put on here, why that one?? ‘Cause it’s got some of the best rock of ‘65 on it. And, with it bein’ just a shake and sigh away from Beatle Day in the ‘Pool, I thought it’d be okay to include it!
Bad […]
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July 9th, 2008
With the first-ever Beatles Day less than 24 hours away in Liverpool, I thought ya might wanna read a bit more about it. Just click on this link to read more! And getcher Beatle wigs outta storage, yardbirds … ’cause this deffo ain’t gonna be the last one!
THE SPECTRE OF SPECTOR
Seems like, no […]
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July 9th, 2008
TO ALL UK ROCKITEERS: If ya live in, near, or can fairly-easily drive to Liverpool, you’ll wanna be there for Beatles’ Day, which is this coming Thursday!
According to Lee Bennion at BBC: Radio Merseyside, “‘mop-top’ wigs are being sold across the city to raise money for Alder Hey’s Imagine Appeal and the Rhys Jones Memorial […]
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July 8th, 2008
No, I meant FAAB … as in “Free As A Bird” (the other is one “a” shorter and is either short for fabulous or the name of a laundry detergent! Pick the first one, please …).
This masterpiece, recorded on home-recorder by John before his brutal murder (hey … let’s call it what […]
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