Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24‚ 1941) is an American singer-songwriter‚ musician‚ artist‚ bard and‚ more recently‚ disc jockey‚ who has been a foremost character in fashionable music for five decades. Much of his largely celebrated handiwork dates from the 1960s when he was‚ at first‚ an informal chronicler and then an apparently reluctant figurehead of social instability. A quantity of his songs‚ such as "Blowin’ in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin’‚" became anthems
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It’s been about eight weeks since Carlos and I have had our little date and things have been kind of weird. For starters I haven’t been as busy which isn’t really weird but I guess it kind of is because before that I was busy everyday with King stuff. The Villain kids I think are really starting to like it here. The son of the shadow man is starting to warm up to us but something doesn’t really feel right. Part of me still does not trust them. However‚ I know that the only reason I don’t trust them
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During the 1980s‚ there were several styles of rock and roll that were pushing the music industry forward. For one‚ rock and roll began to branch into the head banging heavy rock scene; yet at the same time‚ we see a more diverging alternative rock scene. One example of such a branch of the diverging alternative rock would be no other than the genre soft rock. One great example of this is U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” When Listening to “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking
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Lots of great music was released this summer. Six albums in particular stood out. Phoenix’s Ti Amo released on June 8th and is a bright and fun album. It captures the sound of a pleasant and warm Italian summer‚ with hummable electronics and synths. Phoenix is known for their blend of synthpop‚ alternative rock‚ and disco‚ and on Ti Amo they showcase that blend in spades. Two of the best tracks are “Lovelife” and “Goodbye Soleil”. The Best of Big Star is a compilation released on June 16.
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Glen Ballard was born and raised in Natchez‚ Mississippi in 1953. Ballard started working with music by playing piano‚ followed by guitar‚ in his early years. He started writing songs at ten years old and was in many local rock bands by the beginning of fifth grade. Soon after he graduated he joined Elton John’s organization in L.A. in which he had such success to get him a secured professional job as a songwriter at MCA Music Publishing. As his music taste is exceedingly diverse he has worked with
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Disclaimer: Before you decide to go further with reading this review‚ I must come clean and advise you I am a die hard fan of Foals. Like Étienne has said before me upon reviewing Charli XCX’s Sucker‚ I will try and put aside my forever devoted obsession with the band in order to deliver a review as impartial and just as humanly possible. Shall we now? Foals dates back a couple of years‚ The Oxford band’s sound has changed tremendously since 2007’s Antidotes. Back then‚ they could have easily been
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Robert Allen Zimmerman was born on May 24‚ 1941. Most people know him as the American singer/songwriter‚ Bob Dylan. He was born in Duluth‚ Minnesota‚ and he was raised in Hibbing‚ Minnesota. He was born to Jewish parents‚ Abram Zimmerman and Beatrice Stone. He had one younger brother named David. He lived in Duluth‚ Minnesota until he was six years old‚ that was when he moved to Hibbing‚ Minnesota‚ where he lived for the remainder of his childhood. As a child‚ Bob Dylan enjoyed listening to the
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Signe Toly Anderson‚ a singer as well as original person of the Jefferson Airplane has passed away. Anderson was 74 and had been struggling with persistent obstructive lung condition. Anderson‚ who made it through cancer in her 30s‚ died on the exact same day that yet another Airplane member‚ Paul Kantner‚ departed. Paul Kantner died of numerous body organ failing and toxic impact days soon after a cardiac arrest. The "classic" line-up of Jefferson Airplane stayed steady from 1967 to early 1970
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Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones are arguable the two greatest bands to come from England during the 1960’s “British Invasion”. Eventually‚ both bands would end up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996 and 1989 respectively). Both bands had there roots in the Blues. They were talented‚ had sex appeal‚ and were fashion suave. The girls loved them‚ the guys though they were cool‚ and everyone was trying to imitate their style. However‚ despite all the initial success‚ tragedy would strike both
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The Doors In 1965 one of the most famous bands‚ "the Doors" was created at the beach by Venice beach. "The Doors" became one of the premier acts of the late 1960s. The members were Jim Morrison‚ who was singing‚ on the guitar Robbie Krieger‚ the drummer John Dencemore and Manzarek playing the organ. At first they arose on birthday or weddings. Then came the day where they signed an contract with Columbia‚ which was dessolved after a short time. The Doors played for little money in pub called
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