Listening to “Eight Miles High,” even 40 years after it was an unlikely hit, it still provides a disarming shock; the rolling bass line, atonal guitar break and angelic harmonies are so unlike anything that came before or very little that has appeared since. Very few songs in the pop canon have managed to convey the visceral thrill and unbridled experimentation that the song still communicates.
Predictably, it was derided by the powers that be.
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Still looking for that perfect gift for the music lover in your family? Well, the holiday season is traditionally a time when compilations, box sets and reissues flood the marketplace--and this year is no exception. What is exceptional, however, is the surprising high quality of this year's re-issue crop. Here are a few to keep an eye on:REMMurmurThis double disc reissue of REM's debut is packed full of goodies. Besides the sonic upgrade (Michael Stipe mumbles are still almost indecipherable, bu
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BAND: Billy Roy's One Man BandVENUE: Anywhere he wants really--this time it's on the SquareTIME: 9 p.m.
A glass-encapsulated man playing a barrage of instruments at the corner of Locust and Oak Streets got my attention--and the attention of plenty of others--on the Square last night.
He rocked the piano, key bass, harmonica, bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat cymbals, helmarine, ring wong, cow bell, rub-n-roll, headbanger and fiddle--all at once! And he was funny too!
