Birthplaces and childhood homes of The Beatles
December 8, 2011 peter bell
For many Beatles fans, traveling to Liverpool has become something of a pilgrimage. This English port city is the birthplace of the four members of The Beatles, and their childhood homes are in varying stages of protection by English Heritage (the bureau of the British government that protects areas with significant cultural contribution) or the […]
The Beatles locations in Hamburg
December 2, 2011 peter bell
There are some rites of passage that have become elevated to near ‘parable’ status in popular culture. There is Tom Sawyer cajoling and convincing his neighbors to paint the fence for him. There is Luke Skywalker’s transformation from apprentice moisture farmer into a Jedi. And then there are the Beatles stints in Hamburg, Germany during […]
The Ramones: A Brief History and Their Locations
November 25, 2011 peter bell
Out of the music doldrums of the mid-seventies, the Ramones came roaring out of the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York, to assert themselves as purveyors of a new sound called “punk rock.” Formed at least partly as a reaction to the self-involved musicianship and obnoxious disco of the era, the Ramones style was […]
Locations of Charles Bukowski
November 22, 2011 peter bell
Called “a laureate of American low life” by Time magazine, Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) was a prolific poet and writer. His subject matter was often drawn from his own storied existence: work drudgery, drunkenness, sex, gambling, and the craft of writing. Uncompromising and confrontational, Bukowski’s style of writing has been categorized as “transgressive fiction” or “dirty […]
Bob Dylan locations in Minnesota
November 19, 2011 peter bell
While Bob Dylan may answer only to himself, and his music belongs to the world- he comes from Minnesota. Popturf users crabapple and prof_improbable have provided submissions that form a tour of Dylan’s early years in the state. Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in Duluth, MN at St. Mary’s Hospital on May 24th, 1941. His […]