I’m reading Lou Cannon’s President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime, a 1991 biography of our first celebrity president.
When Did We All Become Wonks?
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Electric Light Orchestra, ‘On the Third Day’
Artist: Electric Light Orchestra Title: On the Third Day Year: 1973 Label: United Artists For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: The Electric Light Orchestra, ‘ELO 2’
Artist: The Electric Light Orchestra Title: ELO 2 Year: 1972 Label: United Artists For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: ‘The Electric Light Orchestra’
Artist: Electric Light Orchestra Title: The Electric Light Orchestra Year: 1971 Label: Harvest For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
From Robbo’s Stacks: Alice Cooper — Pretties for You
I hope that this becomes becomes a regular WIM feature. Robbo is a good friend from my art school and record store days, and he has a killer record collection. He’s also […]
Deep Cuts: Telephone Songs
The telephone is a curious beast. On first glance Bell’s greatest invention served to make us closer, but did it really? Perhaps like the train, automobile, and television what the phone really […]
From the Stacks: Klaatu – 3:47 EST / Self-Titled
The Beatles broke up in 1970, and we spent the rest of the decade in denial: They’re getting back together, it’s just a matter of time. Wings isn’t so bad, and neither […]
Deep Cuts: Library Rock, S-Z
The home stretch! We’ve almost completed the A to Z of music based on literary works. This last batch has some nice twists and turns.
