Posted in B, tagged beat, beatles, bowie, david bowie, harrison, lennon, martin, mccartney, music, pop, ringo, rock and roll, starr, stars, superstars on March 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Beatles (The) British pop group founded in Liverpool in 1960. The original members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best, replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962 (originally Richard Starkey).
“Love Me Do” was their first UK hit. A string of subsequent hits created the international phenomenon of ‘Beatlemania’ in 1964.
Most of their songs [...]
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Posted in B, tagged art, bowie, charity, david bowie, film, music, pop, rock and roll, space oddity, theatre, video, ziggy, ziggy stardust on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Bowie, David (1947-) Originally David Jones, apparently David Bowie changed his surname to not be confused with the popular Monkee of the time, Davey Jones.
Bowie is in a rare league of iconic rockers including the likes of Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Madonna and Elton John.
Like all innovators, his music is often [...]
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Posted in B, tagged Boy George, culture, life, music, pop on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Boy George (George Alan O’Dowd, 1961- ) In the 1980’s this lead vocalist from the pop group Culture Club followed David Bowie’s lead by cross-dressing and generally combining big business with political statement.
The single “Karma Chameleon” touched on spiritual themes, as did his less (commercially) successful later work.
In the 21st century he remains an outspoken [...]
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Cockburn, Bruce (1945 - ) Canadian, Ottawa-born folk and rock musician who sang about Christianity through natural metaphors well before it was considered ‘cool’ to do so. Despite this, Cockburn managed to survive and even thrive in the Canadian record industry.
He became increasingly critical of what he saw as hypocritical political and religious practices. In [...]
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Posted in C, tagged folk, leonard cohen, music, pop, verse on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Cohen, Leonard (1934- ) Canadian, Montreal-born writer, poet and musician who has been likened to an Old Testament prophet.
Cohen spent his formative years in Greece, this discernible in much of his music. A former ladies man, he openly tells of forays into drink, religion and whatever else might have sustained him. He once held the [...]
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Doors (The) 1960’s and early 1970’s rock band of Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore and lead man Jim Morrison. Morrison was one of the ‘bad boys’ of rock who also possessed poetic substance, charisma and great vocal talent. The group charted several classic tunes. Light my Fire, Hello I love you, L.A. Woman, Riders [...]
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Posted in E, tagged 1980s, eurythmics, lennox, music, pop on December 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Eurythmics British pop duo formed in 1980, consisting of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. Eurythmics’ pulsating electronic rhythms and haunting melodies helped to set a standard for the 1980’s. The lyrics depict themes of alienation and the spiritual quest, often from a much needed woman’s perspective. Because the music is highly synthesized, Eurythmics took some [...]
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Posted in G, tagged Bible, Gabriel, genesis, music, myth, pop, religion, rock on November 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Gabriel, Peter Pop musician and vocalist who left the progressive rock group Genesis in 1975 to pursue a solo career. His first four solo albums were simply entitled Peter Gabriel, and sold reasonably well with moderate hits like “Solisbury Hill” and “Games Without Frontiers” while the remainder of Genesis (with Phil Collins at vocals) began [...]
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Posted in G, tagged Bible, Christian, creation, genesis, jewish, music, myth, pop, religion on November 16, 2007 | No Comments »
Genesis (Hebrew Bereshit = “In the beginning” 
The first book of the Bible, containing the two different versions of the Jewish and Christian account of creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah’s Ark, and God’s involvement with ”the chosen people,” the Israelites. Although the first book to appear in the Bible, scholars say it is not the [...]
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Posted in G, tagged descartes, ghost, koestler, machine, music, Philosophy, pop, rock, ryle on November 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Ghost in the Machine A phrase coined by the philosopher Gilbert Ryle to pejoratively describe René Descartes‘ view of the mind in relation to the body. The phrase has been used by Arthur Koester as a book title and also by the pop music group The Police as an album title.
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