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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Category: Insights
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 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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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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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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Music Insights: Sinatra of the Capitol Years
At its best, Sinatra’s music is about gracefully accepting that you’re not going to get what you want.
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