Lyrical: “Stardust” (Part One)

These are songs that contain the word “Stardust” in their lyrics.

“Ziggy Stardust” is a David Bowie song written solely by Bowie and recorded with the Spiders from Mars—Mick Ronson on guitar, Trevor Bolder on bass, and Mick Woodmansey on drums—at Trident Studios in London on November 11, 1971, for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, released June 16, 1972. The song tells the story of Ziggy, an androgynous,

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F-82 Twin Mustang

The last propeller-driven fighter purchased in quantity by the U.S. Air Force.

The North American F-82 Twin Mustang was one of the most unusual fighter aircraft ever developed by the United States and the last propeller-driven fighter purchased in quantity by the U.S. Air Force. At first glance, it looks like two P-51 Mustangs joined together,

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The Format – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame – Shining Star Award

Their music combined power pop, indie rock, folk-pop, alternative rock and elements of older pop songwriting.

The Format is an American indie-pop and power-pop band formed in Arizona in 2002 by childhood friends Nate Ruess and Sam Means. The two had actually met several years earlier, bonding over their shared enthusiasm for bands such as Weezer, and eventually began making music together. Before The Format, they were members of the emo-oriented group Nevergonnascore, but Ruess and Means eventually became dissatisfied with the limitations of that style and wanted to write more melodic, carefully arranged pop songs.

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Obscure Bands – Mighty Baby

This Obscure band formed in London in January 1969 out of the remains of The Action, a highly regarded North London group.

Mighty Baby were an English psychedelic rock band formed in London in January 1969 out of the remains of The Action, a highly regarded North London group that had begun in 1963 as the Boys and had developed a strong following among the British mod and R&B audience.

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Box of Frogs – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame – Shining Star Award

This Shining Star award goes to basically a reunion of the Yardbirds.

Box of Frogs was an English rock group formed in London in 1983 by three former members of the Yardbirds, guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty. The three musicians had last worked together in the Yardbirds before that influential band broke up in 1968, but they reunited in 1983 for a performance at London’s Marquee Club.

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Heart of the Beast (2026)

The story centers on James and his retired combat dog, Odin, who become stranded in the Alaskan wilderness.

Heart of the Beast is a 2026 American survival adventure thriller directed by David Ayer and written by Cameron Alexander. The film stars Brad Pitt as James Belmont, a former Special Forces officer, with J.K. Simmons and Anna Lambe in supporting roles. Paramount Pictures released the movie in American theaters on September 25, 2026, with a running time of approximately 101 minutes and a PG-13 rating. The story centers on James and his retired combat dog, Odin, who become stranded in the Alaskan wilderness

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How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Although The Robe, released earlier in 1953, became the first CinemaScope picture released to the public, How to Marry a Millionaire had actually completed production before The Robe.

How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy directed by Jean Negulesco and produced and written by Nunnally Johnson for Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Betty Grable as Loco Dempsey, Marilyn Monroe as Pola Debevoise, and Lauren Bacall as Schatze Page, three New York models who decide that ordinary romance is not enough and set out to marry wealthy men. The supporting cast includes William Powell, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, Cameron Mitchell, Alex D’Arcy, Fred Clark, and George Dunn.

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Bill Monroe – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame

The father of Blue Grass music!

William Smith “Bill” Monroe was born September 13, 1911, near Rosine, Kentucky, the youngest of eight children in a musical farm family. His father, James Buchanan “Buck” Monroe, was a farmer, timber operator, and coal miner who also loved dancing, while his mother, Malissa, sang and played several instruments. Monroe’s most important early musical influence was his mother’s brother, Pendleton “Uncle Pen” Vandiver, a gifted fiddler who taught him about traditional

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The Lawnmower Man (1992)

The visual-effects work was particularly ambitious for its time, with Angel Studios and other effects artists creating the elaborate computer-generated virtual worlds.

The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 science-fiction horror film directed by Brett Leonard and written by Leonard and Gimel Everett, with Everett also serving as producer. The principal cast includes Jeff Fahey as Jobe Smith, Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Angelo, Jenny Wright as Marnie Burke, Geoffrey Lewis as Terry McKeen, Austin O’Brien as Peter Parkette, and Jeremy Slate as Father Francis McKeen. The film was released by New Line Cinema on March 6, 1992, carried an R rating, and runs 108 minutes in its theatrical form.

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Grand Funk Railroad – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame

Grand Funk has released 13 studio albums, 4 live albums, 8 compilation albums and 25 singles.

Grand Funk Railroad emerged from Flint, Michigan, in 1969 at a time when rock music was becoming louder, heavier, and increasingly dominated by power trios. The group was formed by guitarist and vocalist Mark Farner, drummer and vocalist Don Brewer, and bassist Mel Schacher, three musicians whose previous experience had prepared them for the stripped-down,

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