Expiring today on Watch TCM is the 1963 movie “The Haunting,” with Claire Bloom wearing clothes by Mary Quant.
Category: Music
Together For the First Time
Plans have already been made to be in NYC this coming September to see Brian Wilson on tour with the Zombies. In what promises to be one of the most interesting shows I’ve ever seen, the Zombies lineup will include all four surviving original members.
Just arrived at my doorstep, and spinning on the Thorens turntable, is the latest LP collection produced by Andrew Sandoval. The complete studio recordings by the Zombies.
My Avengeration
No spoilers, but I can still share two of my favorite moments in “Avengers: Endgame” without revealing anything.
They sure sound super played over the IMAX sound system!
Musical Mileage
NPR has a 60th anniversary tribute to The Year of Great Jazz.
My 1959 Jazz collection is rather limited, consisting of Kind of Blue and Time Out. Something that I feel has contributed to the enduring success of these albums is their superb sound quality. They were recorded live, in the then-new format of S-T-E-R-E-O.
More Prue!
This should start at the right point to see Prue. There’s an introduction you can watch by going back a bit in the video.
https://youtu.be/Pcf4R1kzYiQ?t=787
Prue was with Mary Quant and Vidal Sassoon from the very beginning, and it’s a shame she wasn’t given an opportunity to talk about those days at the start of Swinging London.
Happy Birthday to Prue!
Prue’s birthday isn’t until the 24th, but I’d better take advantage of this brief video while it’s available. Unfortunately, the BBC iPlayer doesn’t work in America.
Prue recently appeared on The One Show, talking about her old boss and chum Mary Quant, as a preview of an exhibition about the fashion designer at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, aka the V&A. I’ll have to ask Prue who the woman is speaking, standing next to her. Prue was clearly looking for an opportunity to speak up, but without more video there’s no way to see if she succeeded.
Dame Mary Quant was a trailblazer for women in business. An exhibition of her work opens tomorrow at the @V_and_A. pic.twitter.com/FkQBYB6aRS
— BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) April 5, 2019
This is a preview video for the exhibit.
https://youtu.be/e_6oZoFDd48