The Beatles Archives - Brady Gerber

April 2017 (in music)

I remembered the Flaming Lips made more than two good records (’Clouds Taste Metallic’)
New Big Theif is nearly perfect
Low key, ‘Ghost Stories’ might be Coldplay’s strongest album
If you haven’t heard the new White Reaper album, then your life is a shame and a lie
Now that the press cycle is finally over, I’m not embarrassed to say that the new Father John Misty album is good
Favorite song I heard while in Spain: Josh Rouse’s “El Otro Lado”
Kendrick’s “LOVE.” >>>>>>
I rediscovered my love for the Beatles, and did you know that “This Boy” is actually devastating and perfect?
And “What If We’re Wrong” is one of Ryan Adams’ strongest B-sides yet (and he’s one of the stronger B-side artists)

http://open.spotify.com/user/121696701/playlist/1n7SCFCrCnmSJnTibO2LDj

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHndiDyV1Ow)

I think this is the first time I’m hearing Lester Bangs’ voice. It’s strange hearing a writer’s actual voice and trying to match it with the voice of their writing. Often it doesn’t match, and sometimes it’s harder to read a piece when you know how it sounds when that writer speaks. What all that said, I think Bangs’ voice matches his writing – a drunken seriousness that’s sloppy yet to the point.

I also agree 100% with his thoughts on Beatlemania.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Watch This Pakistani Orchestra Cover Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”

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Watch This Pakistani Orchestra Cover Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”

Pakistan’s Sachal Studios Orchestra, an orchestra based in Lahore, Pakistan, does this wonderful and essential cover of Paul Desmond’s “Take Five”, the jazz standard made famous by the Dave Brubeck Quartet on the essential Time Out(1959). It’s one of those songs that you’ve already heard a million times, yet it sounds so fresh in a…

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Did The Grateful Dead Steal From The Beatles?

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Did The Grateful Dead Steal From The Beatles?

I know I wrote about the Beatles yesterday, but I’m on a Beatles kick now so I’m rolling with it.

Here’s something you might not hear often: Help! is my favorite Beatles album. It’s not their most critically acclaimed (Sgt. Pepper’s) or even their best (Revolver and about ¾ of The White Album), but for some reason I find myself listening to this album more than anything else. This wasn’t even…

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There’s An Episode Of The Powderpuff Girls Entirely Made Up Of Beatles References (And It’s Brilliant)

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There’s An Episode Of The Powderpuff Girls Entirely Made Up Of Beatles References (And It’s Brilliant)

Remember when we were younger and watched all those cartoons and didn’t get any of the references which are now so obvious? Case in point, this Beatles-inspired Powderpuff Girls episode.

This episode, with the dialogue almost entirely made up of Beatles lyrics and song titles, is brilliant and essential watching for all Beatles fans. Many of the characters and events are also taken from real…

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