I help you waste time on the Internets by wasting my time on the Internets. I <3 punk rock from the 70s and 80s, iconoclasts, the Gonzo lifestyle and writers like Anais, Burroughs and Bukowski.
A Beatles album made from all members debut solo records post Let It Be. Side 1: 1. I Found Out 2. Maybe I’m Amazed 3. What Is Life? 4. Look At Me 5. Junk 6. Teddy Boy 7. Isn’t It A Pity? 8. Love Side 2: 9. My Sweet Lord 10. Remember 11. Well, Well, [...]
Beatles Good Morning alternate take 1967 No guitar solo from George. Some of the zip is therefore not present. And don’t be pickin on Ringo. He does some pretty slick work on this. The Beatles – Rain (Alternate Version) This is pretty much the song with one channel turned to zero, but the psychedelic force [...]
About ten years ago, Brisbane’s 4ZZZ released Behind the Banana Curtain to big, big acclaim. Think of it as a Savage Garden-free compilation of everything tasty on the scene during the 1990s. But the lunatic asylum over at St Pauls Terrace couldn’t just leave the banana concept alone. ZZZ has gone Beyond The Banana so [...]
Ice Cube opened his set at The Tivoli last night with Straight Outta Compton. The sausage fest front of stage went apeshit as Cube delivered from the past, present and future. I stood next to the sound desk with my lady as Cube exhorted inhaling and punters lit up. No reason why not as the [...]
As a Beatles nut, it only recently occurred to me that it would be fun to make a fictional Beatles album using solo material for some kind of a kick. After a few Google searches I discovered it’s a thriving topic for debate, hypothetical albums and flame wars. Here’s one of the better links. Fixing [...]
