Posted in Music, Retrotisements Billboard Time Capsule — August 14, 1965 Chris Holmes posted on April 4, 2016December 23, 2018 Comments Off on Billboard Time Capsule — August 14, 1965 A look at the hit-and-miss singles from the week of August 12, 1965, as advertised in Billboard Read More
Posted in Auction Finds Dig This Beatles Help! Motorized Promotional Display (Capitol, 1965) Chris Holmes posted on September 19, 2015September 19, 2015 Comments Off on Dig This Beatles Help! Motorized Promotional Display (Capitol, 1965) Here's a very cool piece of Beatlemania history - a motorized promotional display for the Beatles' Help! album and movie from Read More
Posted in Listening Booth, Music Listening Booth — Wings, “Magneto and Titanium Man” (live, 1976) Chris Holmes posted on June 18, 2012June 18, 2012 Comments Off on Listening Booth — Wings, “Magneto and Titanium Man” (live, 1976) Enjoy a live version of one of my favorite tunes from Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career, "Magneto and Titanium Read More
Posted in Blogstuff The Best of the Man in the Gray Flannel Suit — 2011 Chris Holmes posted on December 27, 2011June 18, 2013 Comments Off on The Best of the Man in the Gray Flannel Suit — 2011 Your handy dandy guide to the best and most popular posts from 2011 on The Man in the Gray Flannel Read More
Posted in Featured Posts, Listcruft, Music Road Trip! — Ten Songs Inspired by Real Places Chris Holmes posted on October 18, 2011February 4, 2013 1 Comment Let's take a look at the very real places that inspired ten very real songs, shall we? Some of them might surprise Read More
Posted in Capsules, Featured Posts, History Pop Culture Capsule: The Evolution of the Beatles Chris Holmes posted on September 30, 2011February 19, 2022 Comments Off on Pop Culture Capsule: The Evolution of the Beatles A photo gallery time capsule showing the evolution of the Beatles, from 1960 - Read More
Posted in Music So fresh — 10 Billy Joel songs that will never get old Chris Holmes posted on August 31, 2011August 26, 2011 3 Comments We offer up ten songs from pop legend Billy Joel that never get old, no matter how unfairly his critical reputation might Read More
Posted in Music Gray Flannel Mixtape: Power Pop for Now People Chris Holmes posted on March 21, 2011June 12, 2013 Comments Off on Gray Flannel Mixtape: Power Pop for Now People Today's Gray Flannel Mixtape offers up 15 of the greatest power pop songs of all-time. Because who doesn't love power Read More
Posted in Listening Booth, Music Listening booth — Mary Wells, “Two Lovers” Chris Holmes posted on March 8, 2011March 14, 2011 Comments Off on Listening booth — Mary Wells, “Two Lovers” Chris Holmes looks at one of the great early hits from Motown Records; "Two Lovers" by Mary Wells, written by Smokey Robinson and released in Read More