Not Very Pretty Music

Saturday, November 14, 2020

The Groove Tube - 1974

A National Lampoon-like offering from Ken Shapiro, starring himself, Richard Belzer, Chevy Chase, and others. Link in comments.

Saturday, November 7, 2020

National Lampoon Gold Turkey - 1975

This is the Best-Of from the National Lampoon Radio Hour. The performers include Doug Kenney, Richard Belzer, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Christopher Guest and more. 17 tracks in all. Link in comments.

Saturday, October 24, 2020

John Lennon - The Life - 2008

You will hear from Paul McCartney and others. This is perhaps the best biography of John Lennon. New and improved link in comments. I really mean it this time. Honest.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The Beatles Break-up - 1970

Paul McCartney announced his departure from The Beatles on April 10, 1970. Derek Taylor - the Beatles publicist - gets his ankles bitten by reporters while the cameras roll. Link in comments.

Friday, October 16, 2020

The Beatles on Beat Club 1965-70

The Beatles appeared regularly on this show and seem to lip-synch every tune. Ringo utilizes an invisible drum kit. Link in comments.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

The Beatles on Morcambe And Wise

This was the first televised performance by the Beatles. Link in comments.

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock - 2012

Sammy Hagar delivers a fine autobiography which sheds light on Ronnie Montrose, Steve Marriott, The Van Halen Brothers, David Lee Roth, and others. Link in comments.

Monday, October 5, 2020

How the Beatles Became so Famous

I have been posting a lot of Beatles stuff. I never meant to do any harm. Link in comments.

Friday, October 2, 2020

The Beatles Rare and Unseen

This collection of video snippets includes the Beatles and their mates and what-the-heck Phil Collins. Link in comments.

Monday, September 28, 2020

Hear The Beatles Tell All - 1964

Two KRLA disk jockeys snagged the Beatles during their 1964 American tour and took their interviews to Vee-Jay records. The record sold well and was reissued again and again. You might feel a little sorry for the lads as you listen to this. Link in comments.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Miss Him, Miss Him, Miss Him

I was aware of the PAUL IS DEAD theory at the time but gave it little attention. Radio stations such as WABC, WKNR, CFNY, WPLJ, WMCA, WKBW, and their radio personalities were busy investigating PID and giving it airtime. Some of the jockeys involved were Roby Yonge, Alex Bennett, and Dave Fox. A number of famous people were interviewed and eight CD's of material resulted. New and improved link in comments.

Sunday, September 20, 2020

A Flaming Samsung Galaxy J7

I previously did a post about an Android phone that burned my hand a little. Here is a video of a Galaxy J7 which I caused to explode, burn, and smoke by dropping a 2.5 pound weight on it. It's all about that vulnerable skinny battery. Watch this if you please. Do try to never drop your android onto a hard surface.

*Here you go*

Friday, September 18, 2020

Personal Beatles Diary - 1997

Alf Bicknell worked with the Beatles during their touring years and did this documentary. Link in comments.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

William Shatner - Celebrity Bowling!

Let's see if Bill's bowling is better than his acting. Link in comments.

Monday, September 14, 2020

Stars On 45

Something fun will be posted this week. Try this sample. Please skip the first minute.

*Here you go*

Friday, September 11, 2020

Her Satanic Majesties Request - 1967

Some think this was a wretched imitation of SERGEANT PEPPER. Mick and Keith did later criticize HMSR. I liked some of the tracks a lot. Link in comments.

Friday, September 4, 2020

William Shatner - Up Till Now - 2008

Some more product from Bill after STAR TREK MEMORIES and STAR TREK MOVIE MEMORIES. Link in comments.

Sunday, August 30, 2020

The Hellstrom Chronicle - 1972

A visual feast of a documentary about insects. A fictitious and implausible Professor Hellstrom narrates and pleads his case. There is a twist at the end. Link in comments.

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Red Elvises - Lunatics & Poets - 2004

So here it is, the 9th album from the Elvises. Only two of the original band members remained at this point. The tunes NIGHT BUTTERFLY and JULIET are still being performed in 2020. Link in comments.

A newish video of the Red Elvises is also now included in the comments.