60s music
Groove along to Beat Media's breakdown of the bands, artists, songs and culture that defined the 60s.
Rebound
Introduction Whenever I am away I always hope to find somewhere where I can buy a record or two, with a preference for vinyl, if I find it interesting enough. I do have a huge CD and digital collection so I seldom buy things in digital format, and the reality is that I don't need any more vinyl but often find something that piques my interest.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Route 666
Introduction I don't know what popped this into my head. I was reading an old blog post about the 101ers and the band name coming from George Orwell's 1984 then I thought of Girlschool covering Gun's "Race With The Devil" and thought what road would they be on, then thought of the song "Route 66" and the road Route 66 which runs from Chicago to Los Angeles nearly two and a half thousand miles:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Jumping Across Stepping Stones
“Heart of Stone” is a song that was recorded by the English rock band The Rolling Stones. It is credited to the songwriting partnership of Jagger/Richards. The song came out as a single in 1964 and is featured on their albums The Rolling Stones Now! and Out of Our Heads. It became their second Top 20 US hit.
By Rasma Raisters2 years ago in Beat
The ABC's of the 60's
I enjoy music that spans across a range of decades. From the music of today to that of the 60’s. A little variety! As a kid, I was forced (I mean introduced!) to listen to music from the 60’s. I’m glad to have been introduced to music decades before I was born. Many of these songs remain timeless even today.
By Jasmine Aguilar2 years ago in Beat
The Dear Departed. Content Warning.
Introduction In the fifties and sixties, there was a remarkable obsession with songs about lovers and friends who died, usually in violent circumstances. These were not like the folk songs and murder ballads that I wrote about here, but romanticized death in these three-minute eulogies.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Unaccompanied Folk Ballads
Introduction This originally was going to be a selection from the 100 Ballads site shared by Rosie Whinray and commented on by Julie Henigan in The Ballad Tree: Traditional Folk Ballads and Songs, but the site itself contains recordings of the songs for you to listen to, along with documents and the words, so I saw no point in trying to put them into a piece of my own. Ihave pondered what to do for a few weeks and thought I would simply trawl the world wide web for unaccompanied folk ballads. I think this will create a random feel and hopefully give some people something to listen to that they haven't heard before,
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
