It’s named after LBJ and LBJ approves of everything named after him. No Kennedys were asked. The Committee run it. Johnson ran the Senate for a long time. Thomas Swan writes less than you think. Monkey B Funky edits while playing tuba Peeps is a scapegoat. Harvey won’t read the comments section because that is…
This Month in Music History – February 18, 1933: Yoko Ono Born in Tokyo, Japan
Yoko Ono has always seemed to be a very divisive figure among Beatle fans. For far longer than she was married to rock icon John Lennon, the court of popular opinion has, for very few legitimate reasons, pointed an accusatory finger at the Japanese artist. Yoko Ono, for her part, has taken the criticism with…
The ’70s Films of Pam Grier – ‘The Big Doll House’ (1971) & ‘Women in Cages’ (1971)
Pam Grier’s next two films, The Big House/Women in Cages would acquaint her with a favorite of 1970s exploitation films, WIP (Women in Prison). They would serve as the first productions for Roger Corman’s new production company New World Pictures. As well, both films would see Ms. Grier’s roles expanding, as well as her clothing progressively disappearing. Both…
The 70s Films of Pam Grier – ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls’ (1970)
It is ironic that Pam Grier’s first film appearance would come in a Russ Meyer film. Meyer carved out a film car in the 1950s & 1960s making rather tame by today’s standards “Nudie-Cuties; softcore films from the 1940s, 50s & 60s that focused more on the actresses in various states of undress. This was…
Netflix”ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke” Asks New Questions About Death of Singer
Netflix has gained a nice little reputation for its thought-provoking documentaries. The streaming service continues offering up new films that provide new perspectives on historical events. ReMastered: the Two Killings of Sam Cooke offers up a fresh look at the popular singer’s death in 1964 at the age of thirty-three. The film offers new insights from scholars and musical…
Words (A Poem of A Conflict of (Interest))
1.Words spill endlessly across the page. 2. Meaningless drivel splashing across the floor of time. 3. Is you I fear crossing my mind with a cold dense stare? 4. How do you justify loving everyone but not caring a lick 5. About tbe turtle necked Swan in the hospital gong 6. Stranded in his own…
LBJBR’s Guide to Serge Gainsbourg and His Women
French musician Serge Gainsbourg was equal parts genius and mad man; musician and actor; husband and playboy; lover and philanderer; musical maestro and heavy breathing cunt chaser; father and potential pedophile? As you can see, the man who the public knew as Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg, was a complicated man who came to be…
This Month in Music History – January 2, 1969: The Beatles Begin Recording “Let it Be” Album
Released in 1970, Let it Be remains the black sheep of the original, non-compilation albums of the Beatles. Nestled in amongst some of the greatest music ever put to record, ie The White Album and Abbey Road, Let it Beremains one of the Beatles top albums, in spite of its lack of notoriety. As with most Beatle albums, the album is a classic from beginning to…
