Originally released in 2009, the AD-curated Ram On LA compilation brought together a dozen Los Angeles artists paying homage to Paul & Linda McCartney’s 1971 masterpiece Ram. Having recently witnessed retrospective publications and documentaries dissecting bgone ’90s and 2000s-era music scenes in cities like NYC and Athens, Georgia, the comp represents a snapshot of a particular LA indie scene (one in which no defining sound represented the overall zeitgeist). Retrospectively, a look back on those halcyon days of both the music scene and that era’s internet musical landscape make the compilation well worth a reappraisal and a fresh discovery for new ears.
Category: Paul McCartney
The Winged Beatle :: The Movie
“I buried Paul”….yada, yada. The lengths of which fans have gone in regard to Paul McCartney’s supposed 1966 death and replacement (Billy Shears, anyone?) have long bordered on the obsessive. Here we have the the most recent entry, The Winged Beatle — an hour long look into the alleged cover-up/conspiracy. Good fun for Macca fans and/or regular Coast To Coast AM listeners.
Sevens :: Paul McCartney & Wings/Arrow Through Me
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) “Arrow Through Me,” off 1980’s Back To The Egg , finds McCartney dipping into his Stevie Wonder […]
They Call Him Percy Thrillington
Speaking of RAM , have you heard of Percy Thrillington ? If not, don’t feel bad as Percy “Thrills” Thrillington never actually existed outside of Paul McCartney’s imagination. Back in the ’70s, prior […]
RAM On LA :: A Los Angeles Music Sampler
Los Angeles: huge, sprawling, and eclectic, has been likened to microcosm of the country as whole — truly a melting pot of various cultures, ethnicities, tastes and influences. So is […]
Live And Let Die…
Linda obviously looks good, but Paul’s beard/mullet combination is ace. I still have yet to see the latest addition to the Bond franchise (though, really, it doesn’t look like I’m missing that much ). Back in the sixties […]
The Beatles :: After The Break Up – The Singles
While reading Cold Splinters , I came upon a link directing me to a post entitled And Then There Were Four . In a nutshell the post juxtaposes the Beatles solo work immediately after their break up […]
Love Is Strange :: Wings (1971)
(Sir) Paul McCartney played a ‘secret’ show here in L.A. on Wednesday at Amoeba on Sunset. Secret is a bit of a misnomer as the sidewalks were jammed with people waiting in line […]