A Pop Life

Bootsy Collins and the significance of "The One" within the funk. A free lesson by the one and only funk master! Read the full article: Bootsy Collins explains funk . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 1986 Crass released the compiltion Best Before 1984. It contained an essay by Penny Rimbaud. Read it here! Read the full article: ….In Which Crass Voluntarily ‘Blow Their Own’ . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In April 2022 images were published of an 11 year old Prince, who was interviewed near his school. Beautiful snapshot! Read the full article: Prince 11 years old – interview . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 1985 The Best Of The Doors was released, a perfect introduction to the music of The Doors. It also contained liner notes. Read them here! Read the full article: The Doors – The Very Best Of The Doors – Liner notes . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2015 Underworld's Second Toughest In The Infants was re-released, with extra music and beautifully written liner notes. Read them here! Read the full article: Underworld – Second Toughest In The Infants – Reissue liner notes . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2006 werd the Eno/Byrne 1981 album My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts was re-released. A true website was launched as well! Read the full article: Brian Eno – David Byrne: www.bush-of-ghosts.com . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 1975/1976 David Bowie's addiction was at an all-time high. He decided to give 2 major interviews. Not the best of his ideas. Read the full article: David Bowie – The major 1976 interviews . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2003 Parliament's Mothership Connection was re-released, with extra music and beautifully written liner notes. Read them here! Read the full article: Parliament – Mothership Connection – Reissue liner notes . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

The story of the Prince interview that was online for one day only. Read the full lost interview here! Read the full article: Ebony December 2015, the final Prince interview? . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

The fifth Roxy Music album Siren was (reasonably) well received in the British, American and Dutch press. Some samples! Read the full article: Roxy Music – Siren – The reviews . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2006 The Cure's The Head On The Door was re-released, with extra songs and beautifully written liner notes. Read them here! Read the full article: The Cure – The Head On The Door – Reissue liner notes . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

EMI America developed a "Wanted" ad campaign to promote the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Freaky Styley. See the full campaign here! Read the full article: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Freaky Styley – “Wanted” ad campaign . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2003 Red Hot Chili Peppers' Freaky Styley was re-released, with extra songs and beautifully written liner notes. Read them here! Read the full article: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Freaky Styley – Reissue liner notes . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

The full liner notes, inlays and insert texts off the Neil Young album Tonight's The Night! Read the full article: Neil Young – Tonight’s The Night – Extras . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2018 Neil Young (finally) released live recordings of the September 1973 Roxy shows where he played 6 Tonight's The Night shows in 3 days. Read the full article: Neil Young – ROXY Tonight’s The Night Live . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

Het "Beat girl" logo is gebaseerd op een foto uit 1964. Het verhaal van de twistende Brigitte Bond lees je hier! Read the full article: Brigitte Bond: the story of the “Beat girl” . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 1980 Wings were to tour Japan for the very first time, but Paul McCartney was caught on possession of cannabis and put in a Japanese cell. The complete story! Read the full article: Paul McCartney in Japan 1980: drugs, jail, deportation . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

In 2003 Parliament's Chocolate City was re-released, with extra songs and beautifully written liner notes. Read them here! Read the full article: Parliament – Chocolate City – Reissue liner notes . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

A small selection of original reviews of The New Power Generation's Exodus album. Read the full article: The New Power Generation – Exodus – The reviews . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )

On March 12, 1995, the BBC broadcast a documentary that seemingly damaged Prince's already tarnished image even more. Read the full article: The Artist Formerly Known As Prince – A Sunday Show Special . (this article was published by A Pop Life - My life with music )