O box resgata a era mais incendiária do casal, com shows, demos inéditos e a sensação de estar espiando o backstage da história.| La Parola
A key feature of popular music is the use of artificial echo and reverberation to make small ensembles sound big, to complexify simple arrangements, and to turn poky studio spaces into wide open landscapes. Listen to ‘Isi’, the opening track of Neu! 75, by German band Neu, for example. It begins with a simple sequence […]| Precast Reinforced Concrete Heart
No matter your favorite genre, if you're practicing the piano, the Rhodes electric piano is an instrument with a deserving warm and distinctive tone. It was the first model in a line of tine-based electric pianos designed and manufactured by Harold Rhodes in the late-1950s. Here I share details about my own, examples of the Rhodes sound, and options for reproducing it yourself.| The Smalley Creative Blog
All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles by Peter BrownMy rating: 2 of 5 starsI don’t think I’m the right reader for this book.Maybe I would have been at some point. I’ve discovered the…| books are life
I recently spent a night away in the North West maritime city of Liverpool for a friend’s birthday. Having last visited and played tourist here, more than twenty years ago, it was wonderful t…| sunshine and celandines
Liverpool's International Beatles Week opens today with tours including Strawberry Field, once a Salvation Army children's home, now an exhibition and training centre, where visitors fund the church's social action work.| Religion Media Centre
Dada la ausencia de la voz viva de Lennon, no faltará el vivo que niegue la veracidad de la grabación de su voz, y ponga en entredicho al último hit de los Beatles, “Now and then”. Le pasó a Solís …| SOLISMANÍA
I finished watching Get Back. Read my article about the first 30 minutes here. It’s safe to say this is hands down one of the best documentaries ever. I could not look away. Truly amazing. In between watching this over the last week I accumulated quite a few articles (from blogs, newspapers, and my RSS… Read More »| Jan van den Berg
I am only 30 minutes in to the 8 hour long — highly anticipated — Peter Jackson documentary and I already have many thoughts. I need to get these out before further viewing, because I have a feeling I will change my mind many times over during viewing. Let’s go Beatle by Beatle. Paul It’s […]| Jan van den Berg