Tag Archives: The Beatles

Song Beneath the Song: “Norwegian Wood” by the Beatles

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Greg Olear

At last, the strange last verse of the Beatles’ best song is explained. Continue reading →

Posted in Song Beneath the Song | Tagged All You Need is Love, Dig a Pony, fire is not literal, I Am the Walrus, I lit a fire isn't it good, John Lennon, Masturbation, Norwegian Wood, Norwegian Wood song meaning, paul mccartney, sleeping in the bath, The Beatles | 4 Comments

Murphy’s Laws: 46 Infallible Observations on the Occasion of Turning 46

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Sean Murphy

After 46 spins around the sun, you probably haven’t had an especially worthwhile time if you don’t have some opinions you’re willing to stand by. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged 60s, Bach, Beethoven, Capitalism, David Lynch, Dick Cheney, Edgar Allan Poe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, jimi hendrix, Julie Newmar, Libertarianism, Marvin Hagler, MFA, Miles Davis, Mozart, Muhammad Ali, murphy s law, Murphy's Law, Oscar Wilde, Pedro Martinez, Peter O'Toole, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, thelonious monk, Top Gun, Wagner, Werner Herzog | 1 Comment

Tell Me a Story About Your Collection of Stories

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Sean Beaudoin

Sean Beaudoin talks about what it was like to write, let alone sell, a collection of short stories in 2016. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged algonquin press, barbara eden, bernie madoff, Colonel Kurtz, literature, Sean Beaudoin, Short Solace, short stories, The Beatles, the bottle, welcome thieves, writing | 2 Comments

David Bowie: The Man Who Owned the World

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sean Murphy

David Bowie didn’t merely innovate; he wrought aesthetic and stylistic changes and, like an irrepressible Pied Piper, people followed him wherever he went. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations | Tagged Aladdin Sane, Christopher Nolan, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Mike Garson, MTV, Oh! You Pretty Things, Oscar Wilde, Queen, Ricky Gervais, Scorsese, Soul Train, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Beatles, Thin White Duke | 3 Comments

Seven Things We Don’t Care About This Week: Downward Facing Hog

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Vince Navy

Everything we shouldn’t be talking about combined in one easy-to-swallow gel cap. Continue reading →

Posted in Seven Things We Don't Care About | Tagged democrats, don and jenny armbruster, ebola, fish, ISIS, nelly furtado, Republicans, shazaam, the beales, The Beatles, the ocean, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

The 50 Most Epic Deaths in Song

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Joe Daly

Joe Daly breaks down the 50 most epic deaths in song. Perfect for Monday coffee, long drives and 3 a.m. resin-soaked debates after the bars have all closed. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged 50 cent, ac/dc, amon amarth, Anathema, bad company, beastie boys, Bob Dylan, bob marley, bobaflex, body count, Bruce Springsteen, cannibal corpse, charlie daniels band, David Bowie, death, dethklok, dixie chicks, elmo and patsy, eminem, emmylou harris, gordon lightfoot, Guns N' Roses, hank williams, hipsters, ice-t, iron maiden, jim carroll, jim croce, jimi hendrix, Joe Daly, johnny cash, lists, louvin brothers, lyle lovett, machine head, Metallica, mojo nixon, monday rock city, Music, neil young, ol' 97s, peter himmelman, Pink Floyd, Queen, rancid, rod stewart, rolling stones, sex pistols, steve miller band, steve poltz, supersuckers, The Beatles, the clash, the Doors, tom jones, ugly kid joe | 25 Comments

AC/DC: Baby, Please Don’t Go

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Joe Daly

In the wake of news that AC/DC are on the verge of retirement, Joe Daly insists they must be considered along with the Beatles, the Stones and Zeppelin as one of the greatest bands in history. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Shine a Light | Tagged ac/dc, angus young, back in black, Black Sabbath, brian johnson, cliff williams, heavy metal, highway to hell, Led Zeppelin, malcolm young, mark evans, Music, phil rudd, powerage, rock and roll, simon wright, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones | 7 Comments