In the latest edition of Life Elsewhere, Norman B looks back at the music that changed his life. He tells of buying his first album at Woolworths, not knowing anything about the music. He was captivated by the brooding Greek-god like visage on the cover. It was the Memphis Flash, Elvis Presley. From there Norman discovered the Blues and Elmore James which led to the new
Read moreThe tragic, untimely death of Robin Williams has left his legions of fans around the world stunned. Williams’ undeniable comedic talent was applauded by, almost everyone, including President Obama, who issued the following statement: “Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of
Read moreJulie Langford, Associate Professor of Roman History at the University of South Florida, joined the Birthday edition of Life Elsewhere. Ms Langford described in explicit detail how the ancient Romans celebrated birthdays and rites of passage, “Romans marked out children from adults by their dress, in particular by an amulet that citizen children would wear around their neck. Very often,
Read moreGo to the latest post at BACK. continued to discover a video that is in equal parts disturbing and captivating. The accompanying song by Phosphorescent aka Matthew Houck, has to be one of the best releases of 2013. While you are at BACK. continued check out all the other links and downloads. Plus, our recent interview with Martin “Youth” Glover of Killing Joke fame, continues to be
Read moreNorman B‘s exclusive interview with Martin “Youth” Glover is available now for download. Norman talked to the legendary Killing Joke bass-player, renowned record producer and psy-trance deejay at his home in Spain. Martin talks about the future of music, what he enjoys listening to and offers advice on making a career in the entertainment business. Die hard Killing Joke fans and musicologists
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