http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm Just another Xponentialmusic.org weblog Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:46:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks for listening and participating in this year's countdown. Click on the official Woodstock poster (below) for everything you ever wanted to know about this historic festival --- chosen by XPN listeners as the #1 Most Memorable Musical Moment! Gary Friedman from Lancaster, PA remembers Woodstock Byron Mellinger, Wyomissing, PA recalls Hendrix ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/1-the-woodstock-music-arts-festival/ Where were you when The Beatles debuted on The Ed Sullivan on Feburary 9th, 1964? Why was this such a memorable moment in rock history? Writing in an article for Slate.com, Fred Kaplan put it succinctly: “The Beatles took hold of our country and shook it to a different place because ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/2-the-beatles-appear-on-the-ed-sullivan-show/ John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980. Lennon was shot as he entered the Dakota, his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side, opposite Central Park, at approximately 11PM Eastern Time. He was rushed in a police car to St. Luke's Roosevelt ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/3-john-lennon-shot-and-killed-by-mark-david-chapman-in-new-york-city/ Reality TV has killed the video star - on MTV, at least. But once upon a time the network changed the face of pop culture - many times over. During its first decade MTV ruled the pop landscape. Today, its legacy – good and bad – is everywhere. The evolution ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/4-mtv-launches-on-august-1-1981/ Apple, once a force in business and technology, was usurped by the PC in the 90s, becoming the Betamax to the PC's VHS. Their products became popular only among graphic designers, enthusiasts, and Mac snobs. But in 2001, with the release of iTunes and the iPod, Apple reclaimed its standing ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/5-apple-introduces-the-ipod-and-itunes/ The following is from Rolling Stone Magazine’s 50 Moments That Changed The History of Rock & Roll: The most notorious live performance in rock & roll lasted about fifteen minutes: three songs played at assaultive volume by a plugged-in blues band fronted by the young poet-king of American folk music, at ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/6-bob-dylan-plugs-in-with-his-first-electric-performance-newport-folk-festival/ The Dark Side of the Moon is widely hailed by many critics and fans as Pink Floyd’s definitive album. Exploring the nature of the human experience, the lyrics deal with topics such as aging and the overwhelmingly fast approach of death, materialism, and the belief that a person’s self ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/ On August 13, 1975, two weeks before the release of Born To Run, Springsteen and the E Street Band began a five-night, 10-show stand at New York's Bottom Line club; it attracted major media attention, was broadcast live on WNEW-FM, and convinced many skeptics that Springsteen was for real. But on ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/8-bruce-springsteen-releases-born-to-run-makes-the-covers-of-newsweek-and-time-october-27-1975/ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released on June 1, 1967. It was the eighth album by The Beatles and was recorded by the Beatles over a four month period beginning on December 6, 1966. The Allmusic Guide review pretty summarizes the essence of Sgt. Pepper’s: “It's possible to argue that ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/9-the-beatles-release-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band/ Live Aid, a multi-venue concert held on July 13, 1985, was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure as a continued fundraising effort for Ethiopian famine relief following the success of their previous charity endeavor, Band Aid's benefit single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Billed as the "global jukebox", its ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/10-bob-geldof-and-midge-ure-organize-live-aid-held-in-london-and-philadelphia-july-13-1985/