The Clear Channel 9-11 Memo
File under: strange but true, a partial list of songs that a major radio network didn’t want you to hear in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. #strangebuttrue #september11 #clearchannel
The Zenith of British Art Rock
For those confused on why the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Roxy Music, here’s your answer. #roxymusic #RRHOF
The Power of Friendship
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first ever major, large-scale charity benefit and album that all came about because one person who felt powerless asked another very famous friend for help. The result was first-ever major musical charity event: The Concert for Bangladesh. #bangladesh #georgeharrison #charity
We Did It Our Way
The first of what promises to be a semi-regularly recurring feature of this series: Original tracks and cover versions, with each performance standing on its own. #covers
Could This Be The First True Indie Rock Record?
Taking a look back almost five decades to one of the most unique and iconic albums of the 1970’s, Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren, that proved an album of incredibly diverse styles, almost all written and performed completely by the artist himself, could prove a template for all lo-fi, indie and self-produced and self-performed albums in history. #toddrundgren
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