âI met Serge through taking a role in a French film called Slogan. To begin with, he didnât like me because my French wasnât very good and heâd been hoping that Marisa Berenson would get my role. Everybody told me he was a mad, bad, dangerous Russian, but after a dinner together I discovered he was very charming."
On this day, 54 years ago, The Who released the single "My Generation" in the UK.
The song has been said to have "encapsulated the angst of being a teenager," and has been characterised as a "nod to the Mod counterculture".
Thomas Dolby turned 61 today. The English musician, producer, entrepreneur and teacher; came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including "She Blinded Me with Science" and "Hyperactive!".
In 1960, acampaign was started in the UK to ban the American hit, teenage tragedy tune "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson. The song was being denounced in the press as likely to inspire a teen-age "glorious death cult".
Happy Elvis Memorial Day.
The King might have left the building. But his legacy lasts forever. And to commemorate Elvis the Pelvis, here's his top 10 moves.
Today, 39 years ago, the second highest selling album of all time, and the best selling hard rock or heavy metal album, as well as the best selling album ever released by a band, scored its first UK No. 1 album.
Was just introduced to this song by a friend. Damn, so hauntingly beautiful. And it's got more than 308 million views on YouTube already. Didn't know about her before. Where have I been?
Napak tilas lahir dan tumbuh kembangnya rockabilly di Indonesia. Bagaimana The Hydrant merevolusi skena serta mengubah citra musik bapak-bapak menjadi keren kekinian.
Same o' story with all/most of Pixies' songs: It took me a while to like it. And when it hit me, it hit me real hard. "Greens and Blues" is one of my current most favourite tunes of Pixies, especially, and alternative rock in general. Such a beautiful bittersweet goodbye song.