music
Everything from 80s to 21st century music
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Today marks the 40th aniverasry of Bill Haley’s death. Bill Haley was one of the pioneers of Rock N Roll and I felt he deserved a tribute on his annversary. It will not be on the same scale as the tribute he received in 2006 , on the 25th anniversary , where the International Astronomical…
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A world without heroes, Is like a world without sun, you can’t look up to anyone, without heroes
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Music suits the savage beast and when you have a very talented and skillful musician playing great music it can really lift your heart. This is my interview with Sandra Mae Lux about her album Happily ever now. I interviewed her in December 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic, and we spoke about…
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Music is very important, it evokes emotions and stirs the soul. It can unite and divide in equal ways. It can be a very powerful tool to bring joy, but it also can become a weapons if it is used for propaganda purposes. I will be looking at 2 songs which both had some part…
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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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Dora Gerstein was a Jewish actress and singer born on 23 March 1899 in Berlin. She was murdered on February 14,1943 in Auschwitz. On one of the sites I used to do the research on Dora I noticed the line ‘Body lost or destroyed’. Not only her body was destroyed but also her talent and…
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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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