Category Archives: Music

“Baby George”: Birth Order and THE BEATLES: GET BACK

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Sharyn

My Beatles Era, unfortunately, shows no signs of slowing down – yet. So, before I have squeezed every last bit of enjoyment out of catching up with a nearly 65 year old band, there’s a little more I’d like to … Continue reading →

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Get[ting] Back to the Beatles

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Sharyn

I have a few other thoughts about The Beatles as an organization, brought up by doing some extra reading about the band (references listed at the end of the post) and spending more time in their musical catalog. While I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Beatles as an Organizational Failure

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Sharyn

Now that my household has Disney+, I was able to watch the 2021 documentary The Beatles: Get Back, directed by Peter Jackson. I watched over the course of several days and really enjoyed it, although it is a bit of … Continue reading →

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On Lemonade, Part II

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Sharyn

The first part of this post can be found here. Beyoncé’s Lemonade album debuted as a “visual album” on HBO just before the album itself dropped. This short film contains all of the songs from the album along with Bey reading various … Continue reading →

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On Lemonade, Part I

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Sharyn

I, like everyone, can’t stop talking abut Beyoncé this year. I wrote about her “Formation” video and Super Bowl Halftime performance here and here. I’d like to add to the excellent conversations that are happening everywhere online right now about … Continue reading →

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