The Beatles have been covered countless times over the years, and while it’s essentially impossible to best the original recordings, there are a few choice…
Portrait of Chris Carter by Plastic Crimewave (via Lush) After the fashion of The United States Steel Hour and General Electric Theater, the cosmetics retailer…
When one thinks about Creedence Clearwater Revival the terms “psychedelic” or “avant-garde” usually don’t come to mind. The Bay Area unit was first and foremost…
Portrait by Laurie Griffiths Graham Duff is a music obsessive and prolific writer. His TV series include Ideal, The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells, Hebburn and Dr. Terrible’s House…
‘Thomas Jefferson’ by N. C. Wyeth “Ideas of justice are as timeless as fashions in hats,” the philosopher John Gray writes. Consider a bill submitted…
October 30th may have been what they call a ‘slow news day.’ Gangster Whitey Bulger was murdered in prison. Pharrell sent a cease-and-desist letter to…
Each year around this time, I compile a list of what I consider to be the best Christmas gifts for that difficult-to-buy-for rock snob in…
Pete Shelley died late last week, a very sad day for all of us at Dangerous Minds. He will be missed. Everyone reading this knows…
It’s well-known that several prominent musicians and songwriters–Glen Campbell, PJ Proby, Mort Shuman and Delaney Bramlett among them–recorded “vocal guides” so that a post-army Elvis…
It isn’t discussed all that much, but actor Robert De Niro and director Brian De Palma—both Hollywood titans—worked together at the start of their careers,…