Category Archives: Music

James Brown at the Royal Theater in Baltimore, 1964

Posted on May 3, 2012 by atomictv

James Brown – Pure Dynamite! (1964) “Pure Dynamite! was another one of Brown’s numerous live albums. This one was recorded at the Royal Theater in Baltimore, MD in 1964, part of the famous Chitlin Circuit of black theaters. It has … Continue reading →

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Tom Warner Reminisces About His Towerlight Daze

Posted on May 3, 2012 by almosthipguy

“S’More of My Back Pages Or: One Man’s Clippings Are Another Man’s Kindling” By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 4/25/2012) “I opened the Pandora’s Box that is the bottom drawer of my bedroom dresser and – buried beneath the whip, handcuffs … Continue reading →

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The Day Davy Jones Did Baltimore

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 3/1/2012) Twenty-five years ago, smiling profusely, exuding his ineffable English schoolboy cuteness, and sporting an aggressive mullet, Davy Jones parachuted into — of all places — Westview Mall on Route 40 West, not far from … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa, “Evening Magazine” Interview

Posted on April 25, 2012 by atomictv

Unaired footage from Baltimore’s “Evening Magazine” interview with Frank Zappa, August 1985. Related: The Groupies and Other Girls (excerpt) — (Rolling Stone, 2/15/1969) Frank Zappa: ‘Every band that travels carries either Cuprex or A-200 to kill the crabs groupies lay … Continue reading →

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