Archive for February, 2013
Happy Birthday, George Harrison
Seventy years ago today George Harrison, the youngest of the four Beatles, was born in Liverpool, England. As a boy, George became friends with Paul McCartney, an older student at the Liverpool Institute who was also an aspiring guitarist. It was then that McCartney introduced him to his Quarrymen bandmate, John Lennon, and—after much persistence […]
On Valentine’s Day
A little James Taylor to celebrate Valentine’s Day: “Beneath the tide the fishes glide, fin to fin and side to side. For fishy love has now begun, fishy love, finny fun.”
Mary Gauthier: Live at Blue Rock
On her first live recording, Americana songwriter Mary Gauthier delivers powerful tales of broken and relatable characters. A stunning collection.