Richard R LeeOnly those who were there in the beginning fully understand the many (and necessary) #transformations that #Apple has undergone in its short 50-years so far. Suffice it to say there will be an equal number (if not more) over the next 50. It’s been a joy to participate in. #FiftyYearsAfter. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/10/50-years-apple-epic-hits-and-misses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
All these places were funky as all get-out, but people packed them. I did a lot of remote recordings & broadcasts from these joints and can still remember how bad they smelled. #FiftyYearsAfter and then some. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/26/cbgb-club-history-omfug-new-york-city-soundtrack-blondie-bowie-iggy-ramones-patti?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
‘The bathrooms were rank, but we didn’t care’: how the grimy-but-great CBGB changed rock for ever
Half a century ago, the famed New York venue run by a former marine and folk singer was ground zero for the punk and new wave scenes. Now the bands who played there are being celebrated on a 101-track box set
Rest in Peace old friend. #DavidJohansen #NewYorkDolls. #FiftyYearsAfter and a bit. Where have all my old mates gone?
David Johansen of the New York Dolls has died at 75
David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls, has died. Johansen, who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, was 75. The New York Dolls were forerunners of punk and the band’s style — teased hair, women’s clothes and lots of makeup — inspired the glam movement that took up residence in heavy metal a decade later in bands like Faster Pussycat and Motley Crue. In the ’80s, Johansen assumed the persona of Buster Poindexter, a pompadour-styled lounge lizard who had a hit with the kitschy party single “Hot, Hot, Hot” in 1987.
Rest in Peace Marianne Spaceship.
Rest in Peace old friend. #PhilLesh #GratefulDead. #FiftyYearsAfter and then some. #AmericanTreasure, Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead, dies at 84 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/25/phil-lesh-grateful-dead-dies?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Rest in Peace old friend. #MercuryMorris #AmericanTreasure. #FiftyYearsAfter +2 since the #MiamiDolphins #PerfectSeason. Mercury Morris, 2-time SB champ with Fins, dies https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41378566/mercury-morris-2-super-bowl-champ-dolphins-dies-77
Yes, #UMG produces all of its #vinyl re-issues in huge quantities so bargains can be had after the launch sales push cools down and they have to manage their inventory & returns.
#FunFact: In the heyday of vinyl there were so many bootlegs out there that many records (duds) shipped Gold and returned Platinum. Those were the days. #FiftyYearsAfter. @tonymasiello
#FunFact: In the heyday of vinyl there were so many bootlegs out there that many records (duds) shipped Gold and returned Platinum. Those were the days. #FiftyYearsAfter. @tonymasiello