In honor of Labor Day, the theme for this weekend’s music thread is about working, whether it’s working at a job, working at a relationship or working out things on a personal or social level. We Can Work It Out — The Beatles Dirty Work — Steely Dan Working Class [...]

  Even the Beatles found it hard to escape their image; they were trapped by it. ~Tina Weymouth All you could do was to see them. We were backstage when the Beatles were on and you could just about hear a noise. It was just literally screaming. Roger Daltrey Christianity [...]

My presence is a present; kiss my ass! – Kanye West, “Monster” Kanye West has released the designed-to-be-controversial video for his single, “Monster”, and it puts Lady Gaga, Rihanna, etc. – heck, it even puts Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie – on notice, that anything they can do, he can [...]

American R&B/Jazz guitarist Cornell Dupree passed away last night at age 69. He began his career playing in the Atlantic Records studio band, recording on albums by Aretha Franklin and King Curtis as a member of Curtis’s band “The King Pins”. He has reputedly recorded on 2500 sessions with artists [...]

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It has been two weeks now since Japan was hit by its worst crisis in over sixty years. Though eastern and northern Honshu are still experiencing aftershocks on a daily basis, and new concerns about food and water contamination, power shortages, and the ongoing repair problems at the nuclear power [...]

It has come to symbolize the bittersweet moment when the clock strikes the New Year, when we mark time passing. It is a poem in Scots dialect, set to a Scots folk tune, and a lot of us don’t think much about the words, or even know them. We all [...]

9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980——From the early Sixties in clubs in Germany and Liverpool, England, to his murder in New York City. From The Quarrymen to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and a little stint with a group known as the “Beatles.”
Remember, enjoy and have a weekend of your choice.

Friday Music–Bring on the Horns!

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! – Percy Bysshe Shelley Am I the only one that’s not crazy here? – Kanye West, November 23rd, Bowery Ballroom In the solipsistic universe that Kanye West inhabits (in which he is Kanye West, and [...]

Your rich uncle gives you a beautiful, warm, but isolated tropical island but you have to promise to stay there for 5 years and you can take a limited amount of possessions. Items you can take? Just 3 albums/CD’s . What are your picks

A Friday night music thread featuring the piano. With Tom Waits, Chopin, Jerry Lee Lewis and so much more. Pure Pleasure!

Friday night music thread, Dylan, Byrds, Whitmark tapes,Donovan,Dandy Warhols, Frank Sinatra, Elvis

Image by Getty Images via @daylife The Planet has had an outstanding week of posts, visits and all around good work by all. Let’s first congratulate the magnificent job from our fearless leader,AdLib, for his post: EXCLUSIVE: Republican Tea Party Pledge – Secret Draft! And for his leadership and guidance. [...]

Here we are now, entertain us! – Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Just look at Bob and Judy, they’re happy as can be inventing situations, putting them on TV – Talking Heads, “Found A Job” About six weeks ago, the world was introduced to its newest superstars. 33 Chilean miners, [...]

My bad.  I’ve gone and done it this time I simply forgot to do a music night post. In that vane please post videos that you have not remembered in a long time. Let’s start our with Memories from Cats.

Well folks it might be still over a month away technically but it’s hot down in Georgia.  Sometimes I don’t think we would have a Spring, save for the rainy days.   So kick back and enjoy your frozen PGD (Pink Girly Drink) and share some summertime toons. My favorite summertime [...]

In honor of the elections in Great Britain they will garner the music night theme. Per usual with any topic that covers the Beatles they own the first selection. The Beatles – Let it Be Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil U2 – Bloody [...]

Since it’s the day after April Fools day I thought songs about fools and humorous topics would be a good theme for music night. For the third week in a row a Beatles song is the best place to start. The Beatles – Fool on the Hill Evanescence – Everybody’s [...]

OK I admit I got caught with my pants down this week and forgot it was already Friday but that’s because it was a very good week worthy of celebrating. CELEBRATION!  Sorry for the opening ad what a buzz kill. We are the Champions! Get the Party Started! I’m So [...]

(with apologies to Klaus Voormann) Aw, two of my favorite subjects brought together, The Beatles, and animals (not The Animals, sorry Eric Burdon)! I remember reading a review of The White Album in Rolling Stone Magazine’s 10th anniversary issue opining that not since Aesop’s Fables, or Toba Sojo’s rabbit and frog scrolls [...]

First order of business, KHIRAD is the winner of the first Planet Pop Quiz.  There were two people that got “A’s” because both answered the bonus question correctly but alas one person got 1/2 more questions wrong than the other.  Thanks for all those who participated. I know many of [...]

The 80′s was not my favorite decade of music but there were some great bands and musical genres.  The Police, The Clash, The Cars, Michael Jackson, AC/DC, Public Enemy, Rush, the Pretenders, , The Eurythmics and Annie Lennox, Prince, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, N.W. A., Dead Kennedy’s, The Cure, Modern [...]

I thought I’d tackle the very serious issue of climate change by penning a Hank Williamsy, cry-in-your-beer c&w love song about it. As for the quality, you’ve heard of The Basement Tapes, right? Well, think of this as a whatever is below the basement tape. The great musicianship should be [...]

Save for live music, first there was radio and recorded analog music. Then after decades digital music came along and has changed the way we experience music forever. There are just an unbelievable, at least when I was young I could not imagine, number of ways we receive music these [...]