The Beatles’ Studio Revolution of 1962
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Guest post: Treadmarkz is a Human Beatles Encyclopedia and author of the weblog Treadmarkz.wordpress.com
Buddy Holly wrote his own songs. Chuck Berry wrote his own songs. Little Richard wrote his own songs. Paul McCartney and John Lennon, being devoted followers of all three, began writing their own songs early, and often. McCartney wrote rough versions of “I’ll Follow the Sun” and “When I’m Sixty-Four” in about 1957. And many of the originals from the Beatles first album were written by John and Paul around that same time. They knew that it set them apart from the other up-and-coming bands.
But rock n’ roll had changed drastically by 1960. Holly was dead, Berry was in jail, Little Richard had become a preacher, and (more…)
MMP016 - Cover Song Buffet featuring the Songs of Tom Petty, Alice Cooper and Paul McCartney
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I’ve collect a few covers over the last few months and, simply put, it is time to share them with you. As far as style goes, I have a little bit of everything in this one; pop, rock, and metal are all represented.
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Here are the songs heard on this podcast and links to each artists website. Check them out.
Blake Morgan - “Maybe I’m Amazed” (Paul McCartney and Wings cover)
Clark Datchler - “Shattered Dreams” (Johnny Hates Jazz cover)
Joe Colledge - “American Girl” (Tom Petty cover)
Echo of Souls - “Games Without Frontiers (peter gabriel cover)”
Wensday - “Only Women Bleed” (Alice Cooper cover)
Website mentioned in this podcast.
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Get New Paul McCartney Album “Memory Almost Full” for Free
Friday, July 13th, 2007I realize this is sort of old news but how cool is this? In another sign that the music industry is loosing ground, a major artist is using non-traditional means to distribute music. Mega-legend Paul McCartney has made his new album, “Memory Almost Full” available on the DRM free music download service eMusic.
What is even cooler is the fact that you can go there right now, sign up for free and take advantage of the 25 Free Downloads promotion to get the whole album for free.
Check it out and while there take a look around, there is a ton of great indie music available throughout the site.