It’s a sweet summer with Lía Pamina singing Robbie Leff’s super production of Chad & Jeremy’s “A Summer Song.”
(Pssst! I think it’s time for a CD!)
Month: July 2010
Elect-Tron
Bismo says, “Okay, there’s so many ways this could go wrong but it continues to look really good:”
“(PS, watch it full screen…)”
Tearing up the road of the future
Burn rubber, baby!
Honda EV-N all-electric concept car
Thay there, Thespian!
I’ve been overly fond lately of photo mouse-overs, but I couldn’t resist doing this one. See if you can guess who the guy in the middle is before putting your pointer on the picture.
Capitol-ism: from Bozo to The Beatles – 1
One of the the most controversial figures, and frustrating subjects, in the history of the Beatles is Dave Dexter, Jr. (1915-1990). Dexter hated the Beatles, both personally and professionally — as you’ll hear for yourself later — and yet he was in charge of their American releases on Capitol Records until the Yesterday and Today album, which was “prepared by Bill Miller” and was originally released with the infamous “butcher cover.”
Before I say anything more about Dave Dexter, Jr., listen to the recording on the player below. “The Chase” is exclusive to Dexter’s American version of “HELP!”, and it’s a noteworthy recording to be found on a Beatles record, but it isn’t by the Beatles.
“The Chase” is credited to Ken Thorne, who scored the soundtrack to “HELP!”, but it was performed by Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish (1914-2006). Click here to read his account of the recording session, and his subsequent involvement with George Harrison.
A splash of color
When the Boston Globe started printing its daily comics in color, there were complaints from some readers, claiming to be comic-strip purists, but my only complaint is when the color is printed off-register.
Here is Arlo and Janis from a few days ago, as it appeared in the Metrowest Daily News. Do the mouse-over thing to see how it appeared in the Boston Globe. The color adds a lot to the mood, don’t you think?
How much longer will there be printed newspapers? Ten years? Five?