Insights: Top 10 Reasons Why The Stones Outlasted The Beatles
Here are our top 10 reasons for the longevity of The Rolling Stones and the relatively early demise of The Beatles.
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Author: Brian Miller
Brian Miller is the Editor of Vivascene, which he founded in 2010. A former record/audio store owner, print executive and business writer, he is devoted to vinyl records, diverse genres of music, guitar practice and b&w photography. He lives in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.
Insights: Buddy Holly ‘Well Alright’, Master of Pop Dynamics
When the B side of a record becomes the A side: the story behind Buddy Holly’s “Well Alright”
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Insights: The Emotional Power of Musical Ear Worms
Ear worms can be pleasurable, bringing forth emotion of a sentimental or nostalgic kind. Memories of people, places and times from our past coming flooding back.
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Music Insights: The Artistry of Maria Callas
Maria Callas was the finest singer of the twentieth century, bar none: the finest singer in any language or in any genre of music.
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Music Insights: The Underrated, Supremely Talented Gene Pitney
One of the most underrated figures in all of popular music, from around 1959 to 1966 Gene Pitney was one of the greats.
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Essentials: Jimi Hendrix ‘Electric Ladyland’ Album Review
So soulful and revelatory was Jimi’s playing that his catalogue inspires players and composers across every genre.
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Insights: Brian Eno ’77 Million Paintings’ Then and Now
Brian Eno’s 77 Million Paintings exhibition asks the big questions: – What Are We Talking About and What Is Art For?
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Essentials: Leonard Cohen ‘I’m Your Man’ Album Review
Almost 40 years on, this album still sounds fresh and filled with new ideas. It’s an Essential work from one of Canada’s greatest songwriters.
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Insights: The Searchers’ Influence on American Rock and Roll
One of the most talented British bands in the early ’60s greatly influenced American rock and roll.
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