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They’re Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haa turns 60
There was a one-hit wonder recording in 1966 titled "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!"The song made it to number 3 on Billboard's top 100 chart, but in today’s cancel culture might be considered inappropriate.
By Cheryl E Preston17 days ago in Beat
Rock Outgrew Gene Simmons
“And they claim that it's music." — Sampled in Public Enemy’s “Contract on the World Love Jam” Gene Simmons cannot seem to hold his tongue. Just weeks after being named a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, an award he did not deserve, the bassist from KISS made headlines again, showing how rock stars sometimes age into caricatures. Ironically, the aging rock legend was complaining about rap artists being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
By Carl J. Petersen22 days ago in Beat
The Rivers of Babylon
The iconic disco group Boney M from the 1970s left an indelible mark on the music world with their infectious beats and unforgettable melodies. Formed in West Germany, the group's vibrant sound, blending Caribbean rhythms with European pop sensibilities, quickly catapulted them to international stardom.
By Rasma Raisters27 days ago in Beat
Review of 'Man on the Run'
My wife and I saw Man on the Run, a nearly 2-hour documentary on Amazon Prime, about Wings, Paul McCartney's group that flew around the world from shortly after The Beatles broke up in early 1970 to shortly after John Lennon was murdered at the end of 1980, making a Beatles reunion forever impossible.
By Paul Levinsonabout a month ago in Beat
It's 2026. Songs Turning 10 This Year
In 2016, we saw the rise of short form videos and what would lead to the birth of TikTok. We cannot forget the Snapchat filters no matter how cringe worthy some of them might have been. It was also the year in which the hit series Stranger Things debuted.
By Jasmine Aguilar2 months ago in Beat
The Tango Connection
I suppose I've become a writer so I wouldn't bore everyone to death telling them my stories. Reading them is reading. Not the same. There's rhythm. And timing and, most importantly, drama and suspense. Unless you have tremendous magnetism and an undeniable stage presence, there's no way you can engage an audience the way you can by writing your story. That's my opinion.
By Rene Volpi 2 months ago in Beat
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When Life Knocks You Off Track, Dimi Rogers Turns It Into a Record
There’s something about music that’s been lived through—you can hear it immediately. Not polished to perfection, not chasing a moment, just real. That’s exactly where Dimi Rogers is right now.
By mysoundMusicabout 2 hours ago in Beat
Giant
John Lithgow who plays Roald Dahl in "Giant" at the Music Box, looks physically very much like the writer that he is playing. He moves about the stage sometimes child-like, other times flashing the bad temper that Dahl was known for. The real life Roald Dahl was an intellect, a soft spoken gentleman who could become irate when talking about world issues, especially the children who have suffered from around the world due to war efforts.The two- and -a -half hour show starts off slow with Dahl (John Lithgow), his fiance Felicity Crosland (Rachael Stirling) and his close confidant, Tom Maschler (Elliott Levey) conversing about his new book about to be released. Writer Mark Rosenblatt tries to introduce the main characters, give some insight into their personalities. The play in the first ten minutes drags but picks up steam nicely when publicist Jessie Stone enters (Aya Cash).
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).about 2 hours ago in Beat
AUX Affair Sequel Brings Independent Artists Closer to the Business at BMI by NWO Sparrow
The AUX Affair Sequel Levels Up at BMI for Independent Artists by NWO Sparrow Hip-Hop Junkie and BMI create a space where talent meets publishing knowledge and opportunity
By NWO SPARROWabout 13 hours ago in Beat
'Surf's Up'
After the disappointment following the August 1970 release of the critically lauded but commercially unsuccessful Sunflower album the Beach Boys realized that it would take more than quality songwriting and a new record label to solve their "Image problem" in the early 1970s.
By Sean Callaghanabout 15 hours ago in Beat
Theremin - A Playlist
Introduction The theremin is an unconventional electronic instrument, named after its Soviet inventor LĂ©on Theremin in 1928, and which doesn't require any contact to be operated. The fruit of research into proximity sensors, the theremin's setup is usually consisting of two metal antennas that sense the distance to the player's hands and react accordingly, one controlling the volume of the sound, and the other controlling the frequency and therefore the pitch. By moving both hands in the air and changing the distance to the antennas, musicians produce an eerie electronic sound.
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred a day ago in Beat
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