Music
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Sam Millar’s 80’s Cheese Will Please
Credit; Bandcamp
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Gerry And The Pacemakers: Far More Than ‘Bootleg Beatles’
A four-piece Liverpudlian band, managed by Brian Epstein and produced by George Martin – we could only be talking about one band…Gerry And The Pacemakers. Well, clearly there were some similarities between The Beatles and Gerry And The Pacemakers! Although sharing early beginnings, with the stomping grounds of the iconic Cavern Club and performing in Hamburg, Germany, the two bands’ careers would split off in different directions; Gerry & The Pacemakers signed to Columbia Records and The Beatles to Parlophone. Upon lead singer Gerry Marsden’s death in 2021, journalist and music critic Neil McCormick wrote in The Daily Telegraph that “as The Beatles forged their identity, the Pacemakers would always…
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An 80’s Temptation? Fetch My Legwarmers
Credit; Lock N' Load
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10 Terrible Cover Versions of Really Good Songs
cover versions Fine Young Canabils | Originally by Elvis Presley Kelly Osboarn | Papa Don’t Preach Originally by Madonna Hilary Duff | My Generation Originally by The Who
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RED: Taylor Swift Looks At Life Through Colour
RED by Taylor Swift was a groundbreaking album seeing Swift fully transition from young country star to an absolute phenomenon. During this album cycle she began to experiment with more pop and rock influences in her music while still maintaining that country sound she cultivated on her first three albums. Taylor’s Version of Red has a huge number of tracks, 30 in total, along with two extra that was included in an EP around the same time. 20 of these songs appeared on the deluxe edition of the original recording with an additional 10 tracks from ‘The Vault’. I really hope one day she releases a full multi disc version…
