by Sean Passmore | May 18, 2025 | Academy Of The Rock N Roll AF, Blog, Music U Need 2 No, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe
The Cool AF Maestro Who Made Classical Music Pop in North America Let’s talk about Arthur Fiedler. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 17, 1894, this conductor isn’t just any old maestro; he is a rock star in the world of classical music. Fiedler is best known for...
by Sean Passmore | May 17, 2025 | Blog, Perfect Albums, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe
The saying “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones” is used to say that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults. Ten track Billy Joel album released by Columbia Records in 1980. Track...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 30, 2025 | Album of the Week, Blog, Rock N Roll Fashionista Magazine, The Vinyl Shoppe
Reexamining The Importance Of The “Cover Band” In The 21st Century As the legendary architects of 1960s, 70s, and even 80s popular music age into their twilight years and beyond, it’s increasingly apparent that the time has come for...
by Sean Passmore | Jan 1, 2025 | Blog, Music U Need 2 No, The Vinyl Shoppe
The Mynah Birds: Toronto’s Groundbreaking 60s Band and the First Topless Waitresses of Yorkville’s Free Love Hippie Scene In the vibrant cultural tapestry of 1960s Toronto, the Yorkville neighborhood was a crucible of creativity, music, and social...
by Sean Passmore | Oct 27, 2024 | The Vinyl Shoppe
Although the Beatles gave up performing live for good in the summer of 1966, their last performance in their hometown took place more than eight months earlier on December 5, 1965. That night, they played the Empire Theatre on Lime Street in the heart of...
by Sean Passmore | Oct 5, 2024 | The Vinyl Shoppe
“The Sounds Of The Silly Surfers” The Silly Surfers (aka Ding and Bat) Band Members: Dave Weiss, Gary Usher and Shary Richards 1964 Mono Mercury Records Cost: $0.50 cent Thrift Store find
