A room and a room and a car and a room: At least this room has wheels. Well, I finally went to see the much-anticipated Eight Days A Week last night at 10:00 in the p.m. Why so late? Because I've been working eight days, etc etc. I know the story, backwards and forwards, and so do you. So going in, I expected nothing, especially after reading Nancy's review which suggested a surface take. And a surface take it was indeed -- but I loved it. I think you should see it; in fact, I think every serious Beatles fan [...]

Am I excited for Ron Howard's upcoming documentary, Eight Days A Week? Hell yes, I am. The story of the Beatles' touring years is the great untold portion of their career, and it deserves more attention. In part because the touring experience was what made them who they were; in part because we think we know what it was like; and in part because no one but them could ever truly know what it was like. In my generation, Touring Beatles (1962-66) were often dismissed as pop lightweights turned into artists by exposure to drugs and Bob Dylan. And that viewpoint has [...]

Cool car, too Dullblog readers will likely enjoy All Things Must Pass, a recent documentary on the rise and demise of Tower Records. Directed by Colin Hanks, All Things Must Pass probes all the nooks and crannies of the legendary record store chain, which via the magic of contemporary American capitalism, only exists in Japan anymore. Turns out that the biggest threat to our way of life isn't "handtruck fuel" (store slang for cocaine), but bankers. The doc is a fascinating glimpse into Sixties, and particularly Seventies, rock culture, which generated oodles of cash and spawned a million mini-ecologies, from [...]

Commenter Buck Turgidson pointed me to this documentary, "Howard Goodall's Twentieth Century Greats The Beatles," deconstructing the Beatles' music, and placing them within the musical trends of the 20th Century. I found it fascinating -- what do you think? http://youtu.be/HbcHG7lL_T4