As owner and writer for feelnumb.com it’s pretty obvious that I am a big fan of The Beatles, Oasis, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc…but the little known fact is I am also a big fan of Rap & R&B. And as strange as it sounds R. Kelly is one of my favorites.
The Beastie Boys classic video for Sabotage is a homage to 1970’s crime dramas. The video is presented as the opening credits for a show called “Sabotage” starring the members of The Beastie Boys as the shows fictional characters. Here is the list of the classic named characters in order of their introduction.
When The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band they included in the LP a set of Sgt. Pepper cardboard cut-outs, which included a moustache, a picture card, sergeant stripes, 2 badges, and a Beatles Sgt. Peppers Band stand-up.
Noel Gallagher released his self-titled debut album Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds on October 17, 2011. The album cover shows a blurry Gallagher in front of a really cool lit up roof. The location is Jack Colker Union 96 gas station in Beverly Hills, California designed by William Pereira.
“I hate when people compare John Frusciante to Jesus. I mean, he’s great and all, but he’s no John Frusciante.” The same people that say Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith looks like WIll Ferrell also think that John Frusciante looks like and might even be Jesus Christ.
In putting this list together, I was quite surprised at the quality of bands that have siblings in them. Which of these bands do you think is the best “Band Of Brothers”. Here are the nominees…
In 1967, Capitol Records made a limited edition modified version of The Beatles “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover art. The limited edition album cover (thought to be only about 100 made) features the faces of executives from The Beatles American record label Capitol Records.
In her pre-Blondie days Deborah “Debbie” Harry worked as a Playboy bunny at New York City’s Playboy Club from 1968 to ’73 back when she had long brown hair. When asked about her days as a not particularly good Playboy Bunny she said, “I was just a hysterical waitress,”
Check out this great cover of the John Lennon Beatles song “Yer Blues” covered by his son Sean Lennon with Eric Clapton. The occasion was a reunion show of The Plastic Ono Band on February 16, 2010 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
