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Yoko to Heather – “Try to Survive”

I recently blogged about Heather Mills and her recent divorce from Paul McCartney. After a bitter break up, the two finally settled on a financial amount – $48.6 million. While that does sound like a lot of money, it was nothing compared to the $1.6 billion he is estimated to be worth. She had to know that going up against the cutest Beatle would be an uphill battle. I mean, who doesn’t love Paul McCartney? I am not even a Beatles fan and he is my favorite Beatle! Therefore, no matter what went on in the marriage, he had the … Continue reading →

Glen Campbell Sings Green Day

That’s right, you read the blog titled correctly, country superstar Glen Campbell is taking on contemporary music and that includes Green Day. It’s not that he is the first country star to try this. Willie Nelson has recorded Fleetwood Mac and Grateful Dead songs in the past. Even legend Johnny Cash began dabbling in different genres of music before his death when he recorded the Nine Inch Nails’ song “Hurt.” And, although not country, who can forget Pat Boone’s cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” Tom Jones doing Prince’s “Kiss,” or Paul Anka singing Billy Idol’s “Eyes Without a Face.” In … Continue reading →

Who is Annie Leibovitz?

With all the brouhaha about the Miley Cyrus photos in Vanity Fair, some of you may just be wondering who is Annie Leibovitz anyway. Annie is a celebrated photographer who is known for her close collaboration with her photography subjects. Annie became interested in the arts in high school and attended San Francisco Art Institute after graduation. She became interested in photography after her family took a trip to Japan and developed her skills while working various jobs. In 1970, she started working at Rolling Stone. By 1973, publisher Jann Wenner had named her the chief photographer. On December 8, … Continue reading →

Greatest Musical Feuds Ever – Part 1

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just all get along? Nah, what fun would that be? Here is a list of the best band squabbles ever. Some are between two bands and one is even innerbanditary (yes, I just made up that word), but all were played out in the public eye: Lynyrd Skynrd vs. Neil Young I guess Neil Young started this one. He wrote the song “Southern Man,” which contained lyrics that talked about crosses burning and paying back slaves for all the years of injustice done to them. Lynyrd Skynrd, a band almost synonymous with Southern … Continue reading →

This Week in History – 1967

I am a little late this week with my pop culture history blog, but let’s see what happened during the week of April 8th, 1967. The 39th annual Academy Awards ceremony was held this week. Who were the big winners? Well, A Man for All Seasons, which starred Paul Scofield (who just died on March 18, 2008), took home Best Picture. Liz Taylor’s performance in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won her a second Oscar. Walter Matthau won Best Supporting Actor for The Fortune Cookie and Sandy Dennis won Best Supporting Actress for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. If you … Continue reading →

Sir Paul Remembers Linda

In the aftermath of his bitter break up with second wife Heather Mills, Paul McCartney is remembering his cherished first wife Linda on the 10th anniversary of her death. Paul and Linda met on May 15, 1967 at a Georgie Fame concert in London. Linda Eastman, a photographer, was assigned to take photos of the musician. Later, the couple went to The Speakeasy club to see Procol Harum. They met again at the launch party for the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album four days later. After that, Linda flew back home to New York. In May 1968, McCartney and Lennon were … Continue reading →