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Protect the Lifeforce

Here’s some music I’ve been listening to, and all of these albums were actually released on Bandcamp. I usually buy the CDs when they’re available, even though I mostly listen on the computer, and it’s easier to download thsn to … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Animals, Beatles, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, Minus 5, Music, Robyn Hitchcock, Technology | Tagged arnie kjelsrud mathison, bandcamp, cats, charlie francis, che guevara, david lowery, debbie petersen, dogs, elvis presley, frode stromstad, george harrison, jenny lewis, laura kidd, life after infinity, mao tse-tung, ned's atomic dustbin, no ones, obey robots, once in a thousand, penfriend, peter buck, phil ochs, plesiosaurs, scott mccaughey, she makes war, vending machine, victor krummenacher |

Oh, What a Joy for Every Girl and Boy

Back in September, my friend Amy wrote a post on the Beatles’ Abbey Road in honor of its fiftieth anniversary. I had meant to write some kind of reply, but I never got around to it, so I’m doing so … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Beatles, Music, Nursery Rhymes | Tagged abbey road, ceil baring-gould, george harrison, john lennon, nostalgia, paul mccartney, ringo starr, the annotated mother goose, william baring-gould |

A Swarm of What-Will-Bes

Neil Innes and Fatso, Farewell Posterity Tour – Recorded during a reunion tour with his band from Rutland Weekend Television, this is an eclectic mix of material. It includes some comedy bits, like “Testing 1, 2” with its number puns, … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Beatles, Concerts, Humor, Monty Python, Music, Television | Tagged bob dylan, bonzo dog band, elvis presley, eric idle, farewell posterity tour, fatso, george harrison, john halsey, monty python and the holy grail, neil innes, ringo starr, rutland weekend television, rutles |

I Can’t Pretend to Be Someone Who Pretends to Be Someone Else

Here are some thoughts on the four albums I received for Christmas: The Rutles, Archaeology – Shortly after the release of the Beatles’ Anthology project, Neil Innes reunited with John Halsey and Ricky Fataar to record a new album of … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Beatles, Humor, Minus 5, Music | Tagged archaeology, dungeon golds, everything is beautiful, fun! fun! fun!, george formby, george harrison, john halsey, marcella puppini, neil innes, puppini sisters, r.a. the rugged man, ricky fataar, rutles, scott mccaughey, scott the hoople in the dungeon of horror, shonen knife |

A Hard Day’s Rut

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash – This 1978 made-for-television movie has a pretty simple concept: it’s a parody of the career of the Beatles. The story of how it came to exist is quite interesting, though, at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Beatles, Humor, Music, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged bonzo dog band, eric idle, george harrison, mick jagger, monty python, neil innes, paul mccartney, paul simon, rutland weekend television, the rutles: all you need is cash |

Turn Me On, Dead Man

I’ve been meaning to write something about the “Paul is dead” conspiracy theory for a while now, because it’s just so bizarre. The rumor began circulating in 1969 that Paul McCartney had died in a car crash three years previously, … Continue reading →