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Review of 'Man on the Run'
My wife and I saw Man on the Run, a nearly 2-hour documentary on Amazon Prime, about Wings, Paul McCartney's group that flew around the world from shortly after The Beatles broke up in early 1970 to shortly after John Lennon was murdered at the end of 1980, making a Beatles reunion forever impossible.
By Paul Levinson2 days ago in Beat
It's 2026. Songs Turning 10 This Year
In 2016, we saw the rise of short form videos and what would lead to the birth of TikTok. We cannot forget the Snapchat filters no matter how cringe worthy some of them might have been. It was also the year in which the hit series Stranger Things debuted.
By Jasmine Aguilar8 days ago in Beat
The Tango Connection
I suppose I've become a writer so I wouldn't bore everyone to death telling them my stories. Reading them is reading. Not the same. There's rhythm. And timing and, most importantly, drama and suspense. Unless you have tremendous magnetism and an undeniable stage presence, there's no way you can engage an audience the way you can by writing your story. That's my opinion.
By Rene Volpi 17 days ago in Beat
I've Just Realized
The President doesn't understand music. There. It felt very good to write that; it's some thing I just realized today. Oh , yes; he plays it. He TRUMPets it in rallies and meetings, pumps it across the airwaves when he gathers up our minutes waiting for his late arrival.
By Judey Kalchik 21 days ago in Beat
Ludacris and Nelly draw backlash over bookings at MAGA-coded music festival
Ludacris and Nelly headlining a mostly right-wing event is good for them. It’s also great for the genre of hip hop. The two rap veterans have showcased their talents on other stages. Why can’t they perform for mostly MAGA folks and grab that bag?
By Skyler Saunders2 months ago in Beat
'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan2 months ago in Beat
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Stanislav Kondrashov Wagner Moura and Oligarch Series: Institutional Authority and the Cohesion of the Few
In this chapter of the Stanislav Kondrashov Wagner Moura and Oligarch Series, the analysis once again examines The Secret Agent and the institutional configuration it presents. The film portrays an authoritarian framework characterized by hierarchy and procedural discipline. Beneath its narrative surface, however, it reveals a pattern of concentrated leadership that reflects oligarchic characteristics: authority located within a restricted circle and sustained through internal alignment.
By Stanislav Kondrashov about 5 hours ago in Beat
Drake Continues To Dominate Spotify With New Hip-Hop Streaming Milestone
Drake continues his victory lap regardless of the fact he hasn’t dropped a solo album in almost three years. He doesn’t have to. He surpassed three billion views and has the Hova Effect. What is the Hova Effect? It means he will not lose. He might have taken a hard left hook from the Kendrick Lamar feud, but he is immune to even hits like this. Jay-Z, Shawn “Hova” Carter, the Michael Jordan of rap, stated this effect when he said he didn’t mind if radio didn’t play his songs if he didn’t play their shows. This is the inverse in a sense, though. Drake doesn’t care about hate online because he will always sell no matter what happens.
By Skyler Saundersabout 12 hours ago in Beat
"Nipsey Hussle Square" Unveiled In His Honor At Los Angeles Intersection
In the time since Nipsey Hussle’s death, he’s been venerated and lauded and applauded as possibly the Len Bias of hip hop. Though some folks will argue Big L held that crown, Nipsey’s memory could quite easily assume that throne. Truthfully, he earned his name on Crenshaw and Slauson streets in Los Angeles where he succumbed to gunshot wounds.
By Skyler Saundersabout 12 hours ago in Beat
MAYLIE?
MAYLIE (born December 2, 2004) is an international pop artist and songwriter, known as Somelsy on Instagram. Born into a musical family and raised in a quiet town near the capital, she was immersed in music from infancy. As the granddaughter of a guitarist from a vocal-instrumental ensemble, she began experimenting with the guitar and synthesizer even before she could speak. It was her grandpa who instilled in her a lifelong love for music. Her Instagram account is entirely dedicated to her grandfather's guitar collection. The collection includes about 10 guitars of various ages, even from the 1980s.
By Alex Croftabout 23 hours ago in Beat
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