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The term the Nazis used for how to handle the Jews was “Ausradieren” or ‘Erase’, this did not only mean to kill every Jew but also ensure that no other Jew would be born again. But the notion of erasing the Jewish people also meant to erase anything Jewish. Things like Jewish scientific research, literature,art …
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This is a slight deviation from my usual blogs. Because music has always played a major role in my life. It is nice to acknowledge that every once in a while. When you think of classic Rock bands, Genesis is usually not a band which springs to mind, strange in a way because that is…
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January 8 is a significant date in music history. On this day 3 musical legends and Icons were born. I wont’t go too much into their lives because there is very little I can add. Aside from being tow extraordinary artists , there is another connection to these 2 musical giants. In 1960 Elvis released…
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It is getting near to the 2nd anniversary of the death of Roxette singer Gun-Marie Fredriksson who died after a 17-year long battle with cancer. Roxette were very successful in the late 80s and early 90s , in fact at some stage they were the biggest band in the world. But this success may never…
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The name Geleen will mean little to most, but it is where I was born and raised.A small industrial city in the province of Limburg, the south east of the Netherlands. Just because I don’t live there anymore doesn’t mean I am not proud to be from there or that I don’t love it anymore,…
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Music is one of my biggest passions, it has helped mte through many tragedies in my life and it still plays a very important part in my life. Something that worries me is when music is used for political reasons or when musicians make political statements. They are of course entitled to have political views…
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It might surprise some of you that Rock N Roll and science can be, and indeed often are good bedfellows. Below are just a few examples. Eels. Eels an American rock band, formed in California in 1995 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name E. It is the father of…
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Although he was born as Alexander Zwaap, for most of his life he would be known as Lex van Delden. He was a truly remarkable man, despite hardships he never gave up. He was born in Amsterdam on September 10, 1919, as the only child of Wolf Zwaap, a school-teacher, and his wife Sara Olivier-Zwaap,…
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Bohemian Rhapsody is probably the most unlikely title for a Rock song and yet it became a classic , if not THE classic Rock song for many generations. This musical masterpiece lasted 5 minutes and 55 seconds, another reason why it should not have become a hit. Because prior to that, 3 minutes was the…
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This a complete deviation from my usual heavy historical blogs. Every once in a while it is important to have something lighthearted to absorb. This list is completely based on my own choice , there is no science behind it. They are just 5 guitar tracks that I think have been forgotten. In no particular…
History of Sorts 
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