Sid and Marty Krofft television series that blended fantasy, psychedelic visuals, and bubblegum pop.
The album Bugaloos by The Bugaloos was released in 1970 on Capitol Records and served as the musical companion to the colorful Sid and Marty Krofft television series that blended fantasy, psychedelic visuals, and bubblegum pop into one of the most distinctive children’s programs of the era. Performed by cast members John McIndoe, Caroline Ellis, John Philpott, and Wayne Laryea,
Vancouver provides a critical gateway connecting North American resource industries with agricultural and industrial markets across Asia, South America, and beyond.
Vancouver has become one of the world’s most important centers for sulfur storage and export because of geography, infrastructure, resource economics, and Canada’s role as a major producer of elemental sulfur. Positioned on Canada’s Pacific Coast, Vancouver provides a critical gateway connecting North American
This is a series of posts that will talk about some of my favorite songs that contain whistling. See if you agree with any of these!
“Walk Like an Egyptian” is a 1986 pop hit by the Bangles, written by songwriter Liam Sternberg, whose quirky inspiration came from observing people awkwardly balancing themselves on a ferry during rough seas, which he likened to the stylized poses seen in ancient Egyptian art; recorded for the album Different Light,
You know me, oh you think you do, you just don’t seem to see,
I’ve been waiting all this time to be something I can’t define.
So let’s cause a scene, clap our hands and stomp our feet or something,
Yeah something, I’ve just gotta get myself over me.
Interventions + Lullabies was the debut full-length album by The Format, released on October 21, 2003, through Elektra Records, introducing listeners to the creative partnership of vocalist Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means years before Ruess would become internationally famous with the band fun.
Four more losses to reflect on here in 2026.
These individuals were a NASCAR driver and champion as well as a broadcaster; an English composer, arranger and keyboardist known for work with Jethro Tull; a singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, member of the Sylvers; and a contractor and entrepreneur in the oil and gas industry, treasure hunter, and owner of Blind Frog Ranch.
This is a series of posts that will talk about some of my favorite (parenthetical) songs. See if you agree with any of these!
“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” is the signature song by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in July 1976 as the lead single from their album Agents of Fortune, and it remains one of the defining rock recordings of the 1970s. Written and sung by lead guitarist Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, the song emerged from his reflections on mortality after concerns about his own health
The Ventures were unusual because they achieved mass popularity without a vocalist.
The Ventures were among the most influential and commercially successful instrumental groups in popular music history, a band whose crisp guitar lines, relentless rhythm playing, and adventurous studio techniques helped define the sound of early rock guitar long before hard rock, psychedelic music,
Chemical and isotopic studies showed that it originated on Mars.
The meteorite known as Allan Hills 84001, usually abbreviated ALH 84001 or ALH84001, is one of the most famous rocks ever discovered and remains central to the scientific search for evidence of life beyond Earth. Found on December 27, 1984, in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica by a United States meteorite-hunting expedition
The A-12 Oxcart was conceived as a clandestine reconnaissance machine capable of outrunning enemy defenses and photographing hostile territory at unprecedented speeds and altitudes.
The North American X-15 and the Lockheed A-12 Oxcart stand among the most extraordinary aircraft ever developed in the United States, representing two different but overlapping paths into the extreme frontiers of speed, altitude, and aerospace
Got a feeling that I don’t belong
Got a feeling that I shouldn’t be here
Can’t stand another single day
I gotta get away
Dancing the Whole Way Home was released by Swedish singer, Miss Li on 3-31-2009 and became one of the defining albums of her early career, combining quirky indie pop, cabaret influences, jazz-inflected arrangements, and emotionally sharp songwriting into a record that helped expand her audience beyond Sweden.
