David Bowie – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame

For here, am I sitting in a tin can
Far, above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do

David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, England, into a working-class family whose modest circumstances belied the creative intensity that would define his life. His father, Haywood Stenton Jones, worked in promotions for a children’s charity, while his mother, Margaret Mary Burns,

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My Favorite Alternative Rock Songs (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about some of my favorite Alternative Rock songs. See if you agree with any of these!

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana was written by band members Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl and released on September 10, 1991, as the lead single from their second album, Nevermind; produced by Butch Vig, the track emerged from a loud-quiet-loud dynamic inspired in part by the Pixies and was built around

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My Favorite Songs About Criminals (Part One)

This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs about criminals. See if you agree with any of these!

“30 Days in the Hole” is a gritty hard-rock and blues-rock anthem written by Steve Marriott and first released in late 1972 by the English band Humble Pie as a single from their fifth album Smokin’ and later embraced as an album-oriented and classic rock staple despite failing to chart when originally issued; Marriott’s raw, soulful vocals

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