Norman/Goldman: Sincerity, Sentimentality, and the Life of John Lennon

Norman/Goldman: Sincerity, Sentimentality, and the Life of John Lennon

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Some thoughts on a recent dipping-into Philip Norman’s John Lennon: The Life, posted over on my Beatles team blog, Hey Dullblog.

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Video from the UCB: “BP Spills Coffee”

Video from the UCB: “BP Spills Coffee”

This very funny video from UCB.com wrings laughs out of the Gulf oil spill by portraying BP as a bunch of gibbering subnormals. Is it funny? Unquestionably. But they should’ve taken that next step.

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Koons, Hirst, et al: The Dustbin of Art History

The UK’s Prospect Magazine has an interesting, instructive discussion of the decadent narcissistic bankrupt quality of much modern art. It helped me understand why I find it so repellent, and am so antsy for the next authentic vision to arrive.

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Parody review-in-progress of Doggett’s Beatle book, “You Never Give Me Your Money”

Parody review-in-progress of Doggett’s Beatle book, “You Never Give Me Your Money”

Sung to the tune of the song of the same name. (I blame MAD Magazine for making my brain do this.) “You never give me your money I have to suffer through your crazy bullshit If you knuckles were less narcissistic You’d work it out. The one I pity is Ringo Of the lot of [...]

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You Never Give Me Your Money

In honor of the fascinating book that I received for my birthday Monday (still don’t know from whom, but thanks!), I am posting this unedited version of the Beatles’ Abbey Road song, “You Never Give Me Your Money.” Enjoy.

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“Black Water” parody song

“Black Water” parody song

Here’s a pretty good parody of the Doobie Brothers’ “Black Water” by Steve Goodie. The topic? Take a guess. By the way, I looked at several “Downfall” parodies related to the BP oil spill in the Gulf, but none of them seemed quite up to snuff. As well-crafted as Steve’s parody song is, it makes [...]

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Will The Beatles be forgotten?…only if YOU forget them

Will The Beatles be forgotten?…only if YOU forget them

Jim Emerson in The Chicago Sun-Times has written a column about how disorienting it was to realize that the 17-year-olds at a recent high school graduation did not recognize a reference to the Beatles tune “Drive My Car.” As a result, Emerson wonders whether The Beatles’ days are numbered as a relevant item of our [...]

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I christen thee, “the soul Hitler.”

It’s been impossible to watch the NBA Playoffs without being subjected to something deeply annoying. Yes, ESPN’s coverage, but also Michael Jordan’s new moustache. Whoa! Nothing says “surrounded by yes-men in an egotistical, self-destructive celeb-flameout” like bizarre personal grooming. Yes, MJ’s ‘stache is more subtle than Elvis’ flab-packed spangled jumpsuits or Mike Tyson’s facial tattoo, [...]

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Creed Shreds 3: NSFW

Oh I know: you come here expecting documentaries about World War I, stuff like that. But there’s another side to me, the side that appreciates using Pro Tools to put mindless profanity into the mouth of the lead singer from Creed. On this Memorial Day weekend, remember that this is why so many brave men [...]

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