Bob Dylan Is 70 Years Old – So Which Mask Is He Wearing Now?
Bob Dylan is 70 years old today. That’s quite impressive for a man who has sounded, and looked 70 years old since 1962. Really. He owns a voice that sounds older than coal. He’ll be having his little birthday party today, with his little party hat on and cake shaped like a racing car, surrounded by whooping chums while he sits glumly in the middle of it all.
We wouldn’t want him to enjoy himself too much now, would we?
Of course, Grumpy Bob is just one of the many characters he’s made for himself over the years. He’s been Electric Bob, Folkie Bob, Born Again Christian Bob, Gypsy Bob and, unbelievably, for a brief moment, Rapper Bob. So who is he these days?
HecklerPlay: Band of Horses
The nineties were dominated by the seemingly unstoppable force of dance music. Constantly changing shape with genres and sub genres born every month. Music was trying to permanently sound like the future and guitars were sneered at by the cool kids. But as the noughties wore on, progress slowed.
Then the cyclical nature of alternative culture reared its bearded heads and ideas that would have been unthinkable ten years previously were now in.
Backward became the new forward. Wood the new chrome and revolvers became the new laser guns. Country was cool. Blame Johnny Cash. In the eighties most people came to associate country with middle-aged stars of the past trying to carve out unfortunate pop music careers and in the nineties, most peoples? idea of country was line dancing, Shania Twain and bloody Garth Brooks.
Sesame Street’s 10 Greatest Musical Moments
Have you heard? Sesame Street is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Just think about that. Four decades of Sesame Street falsely teaching children that the last letter of the alphabet is ‘zee’ instead of ‘zed’. Four decades of Sesame Street teaching children to laugh in an unconvincing east European accent whenever they count to five. Four decades of Sesame Street showing slightly underwhelming short-form documentaries about bottle factories.
And four decades of solid gold musical performances. For a kid’s TV show, Sesame Street has played host to some genuinely incredible musical acts in its time, and here’s a list of our favourites. Do let us know if we’ve missed any out…
Johnny Cash Remixed For No Apparent Rea$on
LOL! I just had the most hilarious dream. In it, a bunch of classic Johnny Cash songs got highly unnecessary remixes and rejigs from the likes of Snoop Dogg, Midnight Juggernauts and Pete Rock. LOL!
And it was all overseen by Johnny Cash’s own son, too! LOL! I tell ya, in my dream I laughed so darn hard that I urinated all over myself. In my dream.
And yet… Why are my legs so warm, wet and itchy? Oh, it’s because the whole project is trufax and the sheer laziness of it has infected me and my ability to control my urethral sphincter.