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The Beatles
The BEAT-les: What’s not to love?
By Mike Gange The first time I heard The Beatles I was seven years old. In 1963, my family moved to continental Europe and the band was already a presence. We heard the four mop tops from Liverpool on any of the International radio stations we could pull in….French, Dutch, German, Italian. The next year … Continue reading
Taking Woodstock Sirius-ly
Thanks to my friends at Sirius Radio, I have really enjoyed re-visiting the Woodstock music festival. On the 40th anniversary of the festival held on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm and alfalfa fields in upstate New York, Sirius gave over one of their channels for the weekend to replay the album I had acquired as a teenager. … Continue reading
Putting Fun Into Funky
Editorial by Mike Gange Although I am Canadian, I did not live in Canada from the time I was in grade one until I was in grade seven. I was a little kid, probably in grade 2, and living in Europe when The Beatles broke out, a full year before they arrived in … Continue reading
“Tuning in” to TV Guide
Review by Mike Gange TV Guide Fifty Years of Television Melcher Media Crown Publishers, $75.00, 272 pages Although small in format, TV Guide magazine has a huge impact on what gets watched on televison in North America. The diminutive magazine is delivered weekly on a subscription basis to an amazing 11 million households. Since … Continue reading
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