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John Lennon: The Best of the Best
Plastic Ono Band The signature John Lennon blues compacted into an album that was clearly very important for John as a person and an artist. Throughout this album, he laments the death of his mother, the end of the Beatles, and comments upon the struggles he faces now. The album is saying goodbye to his…
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Swiftly Bankrupting A Nation
Beyonce already caused Swedish prices to rise, so who’s to say the Swifties securing tickets for Dublin next week won’t cause the same effect in Ireland? The Minister of Public Expenditure, who saw Taylor Swift live the last time she was in Dublin, said that he wanted to rebuild the hospitality sector, and that the Irish should…
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How Tubular Bells Kickstarted Virgin Records
On one fateful day, at the time unknown friends Mike Oldfield and Richard Branson recorded a strange, eerie instrumental album, entitled Tubular Bells. It was Oldfield’s debut album, and Branson released it on his new record label, Virgin Records. It was similarly Virgin Records’ first album, but initially sold slowly. In December 1973, the year it was…
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The Architect of Rock and Roll
Little Richard was known for his big personality and charismatic performances. An influential figure for 7 decades, starting in the 1950s, Richard embodied the spirit of rock and roll as we know it today. His influence is undeniable and everlasting. As musicians, we often say that we owe everything to the Beatles. Well, the Beatles were influenced heavily by…
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Number nine, number nine, number nine
You say you want a Revolution? The Beatles have you covered. Most music fans are familiar with the Lennon-McCartney tune “Revolution”, the B-Side of the Hey Jude single, released in 1968 to promote the Beatles’ self-titled record, more commonly known as the White Album. Most Beatles fans, besides the supremely dedicated, are probably not intimately familiar with the deep cut “Revolution 9” from…
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How Michael Jackson Cracked The Berlin Wall
It’s 1988. Tensions in Germany are at a high: a nation divided by foreign politics and the Berlin Wall. There is one saving grace for the torn families of Germany, however. In America, Michael Jackson has recently released the mainstream hit Bad, one of the best selling albums of all-time, and has now embarked on the Bad World Tour. At the…