365 Days The Music Died
If you’re one of those people for whom the obituaries are essential reading (or the first part of the paper you go for), I think I may have found you the perfect website. It’s called The Music’s Over, and if you go in for music, obituaries, pop culture, or some combination of the three, it’s to die for. Okay, bad choice of words, but you get the idea.
The blog’s author has pretty catholic tastes, commemorating the passing of the famous (i.e. Buddy Miles), the obscure or quasi-mythical (Syd Barrett), the unfortunately forgotten (Mia Zapata), and those famous just as much for being dead as for their music (Kurt Cobain), among dozens of others. And this isn’t some slapdash, half-assed effort; the author–I keep referring to him as “the author” ’cause his name’s not listed on his site–has clearly done his homework. Hopefully Don McLean never sees The Music’s Over, or we’ll be subjected to a rewritten, 77-minute, CD-length version of “American Pie;” unless and until that day comes, enjoy the site.
Tags: Blog reviews, famous dead people, Music, obituaries