Please listen to this youtube clip of John Frusciante’s guitar tracks in the Red Hot Chili Peppers song “Dani California”. It is a great reminder of his greatness and it also includes his background vocals…
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Greg Graffin Ph. D. UCLA Professor & Bad Religion Front Man
Here’s a photo of Greg Gaffin fronting his band Bad Religion. Here’s a photo of Greg Graffin Ph. D UCLA Professor. That’s right, he teaches Life Science 1 and Earth & Space Sciences 116 at UCLA during the winter or fall quarters of each school year.
Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Live With Flea On Trumpet
Flea performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” live with Nirvana on January 23, 1993 at the Hollywood Rock Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The chance performance took place because the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana were on the same bill for the Hollywood Rock Festival. Instead of playing the bass, Flea played the Trumpet.
Oasis Definitely Maybe Photo On The Masterplan Album Cover
The concept behind the album cover for Oasis’ B-side album The Masterplan was to have a young looking Noel Gallagher in front of a classroom teaching a bunch of old geezers music. Two things really stand out to me on this album cover.
The Hidden Walrus On The Cover Of The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Album
There is so much going on the cover of The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” that I can probably write a new story about it everyday. I do have to admit that this one caught me by surprise. When The Beatles released the Anthology DVD’s they included a video for “A Day In The Life” that ends with the album cover of “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band”.
What Is A Portishead?
Trip-Hop band Portishead was formed in 1991 in Bristol, Southwest England. The three piece band consist of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley. Have you ever wondered what Portishead means? The name came from the town Barrow grew up in called Portishead in Bristol, North Somerset, UK.
Muse “The Resistance” (Instrumental) Album Download
Missed the bus on this one but an instrumental version of Muse “The Resistance” album has been professionally mixed, and is available on the internet for free. All Muse albums except for Hullabaloo were available and snatched from the Warner-Chappell music site that owns the Muse catalogue but were eventually removed. Here’s a link below. It’s […]
Neil Young’s Obsession With Model Trains
Neil Young is such a model train enthusiast that he actually invented a Trainmaster Command Control and was part owner of Lionel, LLC, the model train company and model railroad accessories. In 2008 Lionel emerged from bankruptcy and his shares of the company were wiped out but he is still a consultant for the company.
The Beatles Help! (NUJV!) Album Flag Semaphore Error
Here is The Beatles famous album cover for Help! The album cover features the group with their arms positioned to spell out a word in flag semaphore, leading most to assume that the band is spelling out the word HELP.
Freddie Mercury Of Queen Died Here…
Freddie Mercury (Faroukh Bulsara) died on the 24th of November 1991 at his home Garden Lodge 1 Logan Place Kensington, London. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.