Archive of Staff

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Telly Savalas – Song of the day – If

by Staff January 23, 2014

  This week marks the anniversary of the death of Telly Savalas. He died in 1994 at the age of 72. TV’s Kojak appeared in a number of films including The Dirty Dozen. He was also an, er, ahem…singer. Here Savalas appears on some German Television show and “sings” Bread’s 1971 easy listening favorite, “If”, […]

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Hard to Believe It Actually Happened – SONG of the Day – Bucks Fizz – The Land of Make Believe

by Staff January 16, 2014

  Hard to believe that it actually happened, but this song , “The Land of Make Believe” by the Bucks Fizz, was #1 on the UK Charts on this day back in 1982. The band was specifically formed to compete on the 1981 Eurovison Song Contest, which they won, a precursor of the shows of […]

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SONG of the Day – No Fun – Sex Pistols – Last Show – 1978

by Staff January 14, 2014

  It was on this day back in 1978 that the brief and tumultuous journey of the Sex Pistols came to an end at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco (that is before they reformed for a tour in 1996) as Johnny Rotten asked the crowd “Ever get the feeling you’d been cheated?” ** To […]

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SONG of the Day – So Lonely – The Police

by Staff January 13, 2014

It was on this day back in 1978 that future rock n’ roll hall of famers The Police began recording their first album, Outlandos d’Amour, which Rolling Stone magazine would rank as #38 on the list of 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All Time. The album features several strong singles including Roxanne, and the following […]

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[SONG] of the Day – Rock Bottom – Michael Schenker

by Staff January 10, 2014

Michael Schenker turns 59 today. One of the legends of heavy metal guitar, Schenker was a member of UFO, the Scorpions, along with younger brother Rudolph, and his own solo band the Michael Schenker Group (MSG). Here’s a clip from one of his instructional videos where he unleashes just about every trick in the book […]

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[SONG] of the Day – The Stars (Are out Tonight) – David Bowie

by Staff January 9, 2014

David Bowie celebrated his 76th birthday this week. The Thin White Duke has been with us now for more than four decades in a variety of incarnations – actor, musician, androgynous space alien – releasing more than 20 albums of recorded music including his most recent effort from 2013 entitled The Next Day. Here’s a […]

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THE CHEWERS – Our Favorite Band this Month

by Staff January 7, 2014

The Chewers are a two man act (Travis Caffrey and Michael Sadlen) originally from West Virginia who have taken residence in Nashville, land of drawling vox and twangy clean guitars to produce music that is…well I’m almost not sure what to call it, “off-kilter” is how the band describes it. And how. Part monster movie music, […]

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[SONG] of the Day – ‘Till I kissed Ya – Everly Brothers

by Staff January 6, 2014

  Phil Everly died over the weekend at the age of 74. One of the pioneering acts in country rock, the Everly Brothers are members of both the Rock and Roll and Country Music Halls of Fame. Though the brothers had a strained personal relationship, they didn’t speak for ten years at one point, they […]

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The Best of Woody Allen – Number 8

by Staff January 3, 2014

8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona This 2008 film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Allen’s later day muse, along with Javier Bardem, Rebbecca Hall, and Penelope Cruise (who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work) the film is the story of a love triangle (or […]

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[SONG] of the Day – Surfin’ USA – Beach Boys

by Staff January 3, 2014

  In was today back in 1967 that Carl Wilson, one of the founding members, lead guitarist, and sometime lead singer of the Beach Boys refused to heed his draft notice, claiming to be a conscientious objector. And good for him – because war sucks, especially compared to the clear blue water of the mighty […]

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[SONG] of the Day – For You Love – Led Zeppelin

by Staff January 2, 2014

  Today marks the anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s 4 night run at the world famous Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles on their first North American Tour back in 1969. Here’s a tasty bootleg track of “For Your Love.” **You should like Shea Magazine on Facebook to see more of our curated content.**

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Best of the Garage

by Staff December 27, 2013

Since its launch in August, the Shea Garage has served as a repository for the clutter of life. Explosions, birthdays, dominoes, holiday celebrations. The garage stores all the strange and bizarre oddities from our world gone mad. To celebrate the end of the year, here is a collection of some of the more bizarre things […]

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Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

by Staff December 25, 2013

From all of us at Shea Magazine, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Above, Los Angeles rock and rollers Candygram for Mongo perform their rendition of the holiday classic “Holly Jolly Christmas” – with puppets.

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