Music – Peter Murmann

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Music, Pop

Paul McCartney releases new music at 83

by: PeterMay 27, 2026

Ever since I saw Paul McCartney live and experienced the best concert ever, I have followed him more closely. I saw him appear on late-night shows in the past two weeks. But only today did I find out that he has a new album out called “The Boys of Dungeon Lane.” Here is one of [Read More]

Diary, Music, Politics, Pop

My favorite music at the Presidential Inauguration 2021

by: PeterJanuary 21, 2021

Hollywood and Nashville came out big yesterday producing two wonderful TV specials in addition to the performance at the inauguration itself. First the Parade Across America Watch on Youtube and then at night the Biden inauguration: “Celebrating America” event hosted by Tom Hanks Watch on Youtube. There were many great performance by ordinary citizens and stars. I

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Diary, Music, Must Know, Pop

Powerful Video Art

by: PeterDecember 28, 2020

I had never seen Jafa’s powerful video collage “Love is the message, the message is death”. Very powerful and moving. Watch it!

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Music, Pop

Cute: U2 first ever TV appearance

by: PeterNovember 6, 2020

This is cute. U2’s first TV appearance when they were young boys and did not sound professional yet.

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Drama, Movies, Music, The Rest

Get on Up

by: PeterSeptember 6, 2020

The premature death of Chadwick Boseman due to colon cancer led to an international outpouring of grief. I had never seen a film with Boseman but I remembered how sad I was when Heath Ledger died much too young. People who knew Boseman gave eulogies that I would have given about Ledger, whose talent I [Read More]

Music, The Rest

Johnny Cash – Hurt

by: PeterMay 17, 2016

This is great Johnny Cash music video he produced very late in life.

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Music, Pop

RIP Prince. Super Bowl 2007

by: PeterApril 22, 2016

Purple Rain at Super Bowl Halftime Show. Prince’s talent on full display.

Diary, Music, Pop

David Bowie’s Final Performance

by: PeterJanuary 11, 2016

A few days ago, on his 69th birthday, David Bowie released a new album called Black Star. Yesterday, Bowie died and now we know that Bowie turned his imminent death into a work of art. He put a dying self into the video for released the album. Can you see the Lazarus video here. I

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Music, Pop

Behind the Scenes how Pop Hits are Made Today

by: PeterJanuary 9, 2016

This is a fascinating story of how many pop hits are written by teams. How an Unlikely Duo Became the Hottest Songwriters in Pop Music JOE COSCARELLIJAN reports for the NY Times. Jan 7. LOS ANGELES — Ten minutes into a recent recording session with a Grammy-winning producer they had never previously met, Julia Michaels and [Read More]

Music, Pop

Joris – Herz über Kopf

by: PeterJuly 28, 2015

A nice new German song.