This video freakin rocks it! Are you kidding me? The "North Korean Military Chorus" (with orchestra as well as electric guitars) doing a wicked cover -- in English -- of Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name?" That's absurd, right? But... The very likely probability of its not being authentic but the job of …
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My Favorite Songs by Decade Recently, Gretchen and I were listening to our favorite DJ, Richard Blade, on our favorite radio station, First Wave, on SiriusXM as he interviewed The Cure’s Robert Smith, one of my favorite singers from one of my favorite bands. Gretchen can’t stand him. Richard asked him an interesting question and …
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Hey Ho Let's Go: The Story of the Ramones by Everett True My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read and wrote a review of a book called Ramones on November 26, 2013, so much of this is overlapping. With that in mind, I'm going to reprint some of that review here: "Let me begin …
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Hot Wired Guitar: The Life of Jeff Beck by Martin J. Power My rating: 5 of 5 stars First things first. Jeff Beck is my favorite guitarist. (Brian May is a close second.) I think he's the best who's ever lived, and that sentiment is shared by many, including many famous musicians. So I approached …
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