Music
The Black & White Minstrel Show 1978 – Part 1
The very last episode broadcast on the 21st July 1978. Source is a Philips N1500 VCR recording and very rare. This tape cost £17.50 for 45 minutes. Remember, that was a lot of money in 1978 and equivalent to £80 today! If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo
Social Justice Poisons Everything – Classic Rock Edition
The Who (as opposed to “the Half”, as I call them, who are still touring) were one of the great rock bands that helped define the 60s. Pete Townsend has been one of the most innovative and groundbreaking rock music composers. His autobiography, Who I Am, is an entertaining and
Charles Manson, The Love and Terror Cult
If you’ve been watching the newest season of the excellent crime drama, Mindhunter, you might have noticed Holden Ford playing a record of Charles Manson’s recordings. The recordings in question were a series of demos Manson recorded in the summer of 1968, released in 1970 as The Love
Child Piano Prodigy Plays Carnegie Hall
A six-year-old Chinese-American boy is being called a piano prodigy, after beating out thousands of applicants from around the world in a prestigious musical competition this year. Winning the prize got him to New York’s famed Carnegie Hall where he was among the youngest to perform. CGTN’s Karina
Remy: All My Loving (Beatles Parody)
Remy discovers the hysterical, shrieking crowds are here for the entitlements. Written and Performed by Remy If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
BFD Music Review: Tool Album “Fear Inoculum”
Just to prove that there’s no sacrifice I won’t make for the BFD, I listened to the new Tool album. Twice. (I always make a point of listening to albums at least twice before I review them, and I’m a glutton for punishment.) Well, as I suspected,
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Didn’t it Rain, Children
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Billie Eilish: ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’
There are a few records I’ve bought solely on the strength of the cover art. For instance, I’d never heard of Jane’s Addiction in 1988, but couldn’t resist the striking cover art for Nothing’s Shocking. It didn’t let me down. Billie Eilish’s debut
Trump 2020 Rally Song – Deplorable Choir
Thank you Trump for all you do for this country! Bringing LIFE back to the American worker. Thanks y’all for all your support…we looove you! If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
A Rewrite of the Song Pretty Belinda…Comrade Jacinda
The other night, commenter Cadwallader mentioned a song from the past that he’d heard that day, and he said he was going crazy as the Comrade Princess’ name fitted too well with the words. That got me thinking as I vaguely remembered the song, and annoyingly I found myself