‘In Grasa there definitely had to be a Salsa song. People were asking for it and it’s part of my job. So in Miami we got down to work and ‘La Presa’ was born…I consume Salsa everyday of my life.…
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Is There a Ghost (2007) – Band of Horses
Band of Horses certainly has a passion to them—the kind of singing and strumming that sounds like crying…. (Is There A Ghost) – not much lyrically, but it paints a picture of nostalgia, the supernatural, and isolation. – Bernie in response…
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) 1960 – Roy Orbison
“I’ve always been very content when I wrote all those songs. By this I’m saying that a lot of people think you have to live through something before you can write it, and that’s true in some cases, but I…
19/5/25 – 25/5/25 – Universe, Trump & Complete Unknown
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Scientists in a race to discover why our Universe existsArticle at BBC News ← A vast cavern in South Dakota shielded from the outside…
Tagged with: a complete unknown, BBC news, ben Shapiro, donald trump, dune, elliot roberts, Freddy Sayers, matter, neutrinos, Science, UnHerd, universe
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, News, politics, Science
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, News, politics, Science
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (1964) – Bob Dylan
Here’s Bob at the apex of his protest music beginnings. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll was one of the first songs I heard in my youth where I truly paid attention to the lyrics. It’s a song where every…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, the lonesome death of hattie carroll, The Times They Are a Changin, William Zantzinger
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Posted in Music
Chicago / Keinen Zentimeter (Live Summer Tour 2024) – Clueso (Double Feature Special)
Such is my fascination with the Clueso Summer Tour 2024 concert in Berlin (presented below) and my preference of the live versions over the originals, I’m going to do something I have never done before, which is present a double…
Brigsby Bear (2017) – Dave McCary (Friday’s Finest)
Today’s featured movie at Friday’s Finest is brought to you by a director who is married to Emma Stone. If that doesn’t deserve a high-five (and on the flip side), I don’t know what does. Anyhows, besides keeping tabs on…
The Lonesome Boatman (1969) – The Fureys
“The most beautiful and haunting melody I’ve ever heard” ~ Sinéad O’Connor The Fureys return here in fairly quick succession, having featured just under a month ago with their monumental hit, Green Fields of France. Today’s spotlight falls on another…
The Lonely Shepherd (1977) – James Last (Ft. Gheorghe Zamfir)
This iconic and haunting instrumental track – The Lonely Shepherd is strongly associated in modern times with the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003). It is the second piece to feature here from that movie’s soundtrack after Battle…
Tagged with: Gheorghe Zamfir, james last, Kill Bill Volume 1, Memories of Russia, The Lonely Shepherd
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Posted in Music
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