Here’s the latest from the BBC. Eric Bell, whom Moore replaced in Thin Lizzy, when reached for comment, said “I still can’t believe it. He was so robust, he wasn’t a rock casualty, he was a healthy guy.” Here’s Moore with Bell on “Whiskey in the Jar”: And here’s Moore solo with “Still Got the …
This is behind the scenes video of President Ronald Reagan preparing to flip the coin live from the White House at the start of Super Bowl XIX, which took place January 20, 1985. Billed as a battle of great quarterbacks– Dan Marino vs. Joe Montana– the Dolphins and 49ers warred in Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, …
Despite some great, great records, The Paladins never achieved the fame that their roots-rock, SoCal predecessors The Blasters and X enjoyed. Nevertheless, they remain an epitome of the hard-working, immensely talented, touring roadhouse band… and in the genre, you will find few guitarists more skilled than Dave Gonzalez. After spending a half-decade on hiatus, they’ve …
Anyone who believes that the age of sacred relics is over has never been to see a World Series Championship trophy, particularly one that took over half a century to arrive. When I heard that the San Francisco Giants’ 2010 trophy would stop in Redding as part of a tour of northern California, I quickly …
Here’s more in the Huffington Post.
Both Aaron Rodgers and Tonya Harding are alums of Beaverton’s Whitford Middle School:
As a post-believer raised in the Christian fundamentalist tradition, I maintain connection with my believing past through observing the evolution of Christian conservatism, particularly as it has become indistinguishable from modern Republicanism. [Note: I do not assume every Christian Conservative identifies as a Republican, but I am referring to the almost complete overlap of the …
Here’s Bill Nye on America’s Horrible Science Education.
See also: All Angels – Blowin’ In The Wind.
I found this lovely piece of video, Stars playing two songs, ‘Your Ex-Lover Is Dead’ and ‘Haunted’ with only a guitar in one song and a piano in the other. It’s enchanting. The Vimeo is below, but I think you should head over to the original site, La Blogotheque, to read about how it came …
This is a year and a half old, but I still love this vid, a timeless ChamberPop moment presented by Yourstru.ly. Enjoy:
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Beavis & Butthead are BACK! http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/browbeat/archive/2011/02/03/hey-fartknocker-welcome-to-the-new-millennium.aspx Hey Fartknocker, Welcome to the New Millennium By Nina Shen Rastogi After months of chatter, MTV confirmed yesterday that Beavis and Butt-Head, those 1990s arbiters of suckage, will return to television this summer, well rested and presumably prepped to deconstruct a whole new generation of music videos. But do …