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ESTELLE

Estelle Bennett, former singer with the Ronettes and sister of Ronnie Spector, has died aged 67.

As a member of the Ronettes, Estelle sang backing vocals on the 1963 hit Be My Baby, considered by many, including the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, to be the greatest pop song of all time. The song was written by Phil Spector (with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich), whose work with the group helped forge his trademark "wall of sound" technique. Spector went on to marry Ronnie, but the marriage ended in divorce and the Ronettes launched an unsuccessful case to sue Spector over unpaid royalties.

The Ronettes – whose lineup consisted of sisters Estelle and Ronnie, along with their cousin Nedra Talley – formed in 1959, going on to record a string of hit singles including Baby I Love You, Walkin' In the Rain and (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up. The group split in 1966, after which Estelle remained mostly out of the spotlight.

Bennett was found dead at her New Jersey home on Wednesday. The cause of death is not yet known. Ronnie Spector has posted a tribute to her sister on her website, which reads: "To my beloved sister, rest in peace, you deserve it. I love you, Ronnie."

In 2007 the group were inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, although Estelle refused to perform. Instead, she delivered a two-line acceptance speech: "I would just like to say thank you very much for giving us this award. I'm Estelle of the Ronettes, thank you."

Bennett is survived by her sister, a daughter and three grandsons.

OH NOVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In Planet of the Apes (1968), Nova is a beautiful (and ultimately tragic) primitive girl who is captured by the apes as her tribe is raiding their crops. American astronaut George Taylor is also captured. They are taken to Ape City where they are paired up in a cell. Taylor, having been shot through the throat by a gorilla, is unable to speak, but when his speech returns he befriends the chimpanzees Zira and Cornelius. They eventually help Taylor and Nova escape to the Forbidden Zone where Taylor learns the truth about the planet.

In the sequel Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Nova and Taylor journey through the Forbidden Zone where Taylor mysteriously disappears. Meanwhile a second astronaut, Brent, has arrived on the planet in search of Taylor. Brent is brought by Nova to Zira and Cornelius, but they are captured and held prisoner. Escaping, they head for the Forbidden Zone where they discover that beneath the surface of the planet is a forgotten city, peopled by mutants who worship a massive nuclear bomb. Under the mutant's mind control, Brent attempts to drown Nova. Later, as Brent and Taylor stand in a cell, she watches in horror as the two men, under the mutant's control, try to kill each other. Fearing for the lives of her friend and the man she loves, she speaks for the first time, crying out Taylor's name. The sound of her voice breaks the mutant's mind control and frees Brent and Taylor. As the two men break out, a gorilla shoots and kills Nova before he can be subdued. The film ends with Taylor detonating the bomb, destroying the planet.

THE BIRDS AND THE BEES!!!

              

              

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REAL FUNNY!!!!!!

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LUX

Lux Interior, lead singer of influential garage-punk act the Cramps, died Wednesday morning (February 4) due to an existing heart condition, according to a statement from the band's publicist. He was 62.

Born Erick Lee Purkhiser, Interior started the Cramps in 1972 with guitarist Poison Ivy (born Kristy Wallace, later his wife) — whom, as legend has it, he picked up as a hitchhiker in California. By 1975, they had moved to New York, where they became an integral part of the burgeoning punk scene surrounding CBGBs.

Their music differed from most of the scene's other acts in that it was heavily steeped in camp, with Interior's lyrics frequently drawing from schlocky B-movies, sexual kink and deceptively clever puns. (J.H. Sasfy's liner notes to their debut EP memorably noted: "The Cramps don't pummel and you won't pogo. They ooze; you'll throb.") Sonically, the band drew from blues and rockabilly, and a key element of their sound was the trashy, dueling guitars of Poison Ivy and Bryan Gregory (and later Kid Congo Powers), played with maximal scuzz and minimal drumming.

Because of that — not to mention Interior's deranged, Iggy Pop-inspired onstage antics and deep, sexualized singing voice (which one reviewer described as "the psychosexual werewolf/ Elvis hybrid from hell") — the Cramps are often cited as pioneers of "psychobilly" and "horror rock," and can count bands like the Black Lips, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the Reverend Horton Heat, the Horrors and even the White Stripes as their musical progeny.

Over the course of more than 30 years, the Interior and Ivy surrounded themselves with an ever-changing lineup of drummers, guitarists and bassists, and released 13 studio albums (the last being 2003's Fiends of Dope Island). They also famously performed a concert for patients at the Napa State Mental Hospital in 1978 (which was recorded on grainy VHS and has since become a cult classic) and appeared on a Halloween episode of "Beverly Hills, 90210." Their video for the song "Bikini Girls With Machine Guns" also drew rave reviews from Beavis and Butt-head on a memorable episode of the show.

Despite the band's long history, fans generally agree that the group's peak was in the early '80s, with the albums Songs the Lord Taught Us and Psychedelic Jungle.Many clips of the Cramps' chaotic live shows from the era can be found online; look for their version of "Tear It Up" from the 1980 film "URGH! A Music War." One memorable (and typical) show in Boston in 1986 found Interior, clad only in leopard-skin briefs, drinking red wine from an audience member's shoe, and ended with him French-kissing a woman (who wasn't his wife) for 10 full minutes with his microphone in their mouths.

Due to their imagery, obsession with kitsch and dogged dedication to touring — they wrapped up their latest jaunt across Europe and the U.S. this past November — the Cramps commanded a loyal fanbase, and even earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the form of a shattered bass drum that Interior had shoved his head through.

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED

YESTERDAY WAS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY  THANKS FOR THE ROCK N ROLL!!!! COPY AND PASTE THIS!!!!    http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1604190/fans-pack-surf-ballroom-for-tribute-to-buddy-holly-ritchie-valens-and-the-big-bopper.jhtml

THE HALL OF JUSTICE

THE ARTWOODS!!!!

There were many great British R&B groups who achieved fame and success in the 60's, like the Yardbirds and the Spencer Davis Group. But one of the finest outfits of the era never quite managed to crack the big time, despite gaining huge popularity among fans and critics and that band is the Artwoods.

Formed in 63' by (surprise, surprise!) Art Wood the group evolved out of Red Bludd's Blusicians and quickly became regulars at the 100 Club in London's Oxford Street. Art had a sturdy, unpretentious vocal style and had just the right unflappable personality to hold a band of restless musos together. Incidentally, his younger brother Ronnie, then in a band called the Birds, went on to fame with Rod Stewart and the Faces and later in the Rolling Stones.

The Artwoods achieved great popularity on the London club scene, but had little chart success, despite releasing 5 singles, an EP and an LP for both Decca and Parlophone between 64' and 67'. The problem with the band had nothing to do with musicianship: They were head and shoulders above their contemporaries in many respects. The big problem was that they didn't have any original material!

The coming of the psychedelic underground scene sealed the Artwoods' fate, although they tried one last stab to revamp their image. At the suggestion of Phillips A&R man Jack Baverstock, they renamed themselves the St Valentine's Day Massacre and recorded a version of “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime.” Despite a lot of publicity and a big launch party at London's Speakeasy Club (where they all wore gangster suits!), the single shitcanned and eventually the band broke up.

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THE VACANT STAIRCASE LIVE IN D.C.

Vacant Starecase live at DC Space. Somewhere around 1989-1990.

Recorded from an ambient boom box so sound quality is just ok.

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