History of the PMRC (TL;DR)
Originally published in The Lost Art of Pearl Clutching
September marked the 38th anniversary of the creation of the Parent Music Resource Centre (PMRC) and the Parental Advisory Label (PAL) program. For those of you who don’t obsess over 1980s “Washington Wives” and their disdain for rock music… and Cindy Lauper apparently, then here is a not-so-quick run down.
As the story goes, in December…
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Interesting Topics to Research On for Bored AF People (desi version)
The Bengal Sultanate
Dominance of taka in Silk Route Trade
Tibetan Buddhism
Chamba Rumal
Pashupati Seal
Zeb-un-nissa Begum
Rasa theory of Natyashastra
Gargi-Yajnavalkya Dialogue
Saraswati (River and Goddess)
Rudraveena
Atman-Brahman Relation and Mahavakyas
70's Bollywood fashion
Paintings of Raja Ravi Varma
Dhrupad
History of Chai/Cha
Mother Goddess Mohenjo Daro
Chanakya
Prakrit Language
Baro-Bhuiyan
Chicankari
Brajabuli
Tantra
Shipton–Tilman Nanda Devi expeditions
Banaras
Annamalaiyar Temple
Chola Dynasty
Pala Empire
Terracotta Temples of Bengal
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I am saddened to hear that Tina Turner has passed away at the age of 83. R.I.P. You were simply the best.
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I’ve been exposed to waaaay too much taylor swift lately, so I went for a walk on the anti tag to cleanse my mind. I’ve seen a lot of commentary about her racism / privilege / climate crimes etc, which is all extremely important ofc, but also, like…
She’s boring. SO boring. The music, the lyrics, the ideas, everything, it’s just the most basic stuff you can imagine, just beige all around.
I get being basic but, like… at least Starbucks drinks have some semblance of taste.
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Rare photos
May 23, 1957. The Liverpool band Eric Clayton's Skiffle Band performs. This is the first shot of Ringo playing the drums (far left).
The photo on July 6, 1957 (the day John met Paul), where Lennon sings standing on an open truck, has become a textbook and is found in many books and websites. And this picture, taken a little later in the day, is not well known to many people.
The bassist and an important member of the early line-up of the band was Stuart Sutcliffe, who unfortunately passed away early. In all his short life, only one color shot of him was taken, this one, where he is captured with singer Tony Sheridan. Stewart is on the right.
Most likely, you don't know who it is. Meanwhile, this man turned the history of world music around. This is Kurt Raymond Jones, the same customer who came into the store and asked for the Beatles record My Bonnie, which is why Brian Epstein first heard about the band, began looking for them and eventually turned into a manager. For a long time it was believed that there was no Raymond Jones. Like, it's just a character invented for the convenience of telling a story. However, here he is!
The only shot where you can see drummer Pete Best, who will later be fired, and Ringo Starr, who will take his place, together.
The Beatles are on the verge of fame performing in Liverpool. As you can see, they have someone else's drum kit, left on stage after the previous band.
Have you ever seen John's mother-in-law? Here she is, the mother of his first wife, Cynthia, next to him.
The only picture where Brian Epstein holds a musical instrument in his hands and seems to extract sounds from it.
This is a giant shoe from the movie "Help!", which was needed to shoot a scene where the Floor shrank in size. As the photo shows, this piece of props later became a decoration in the garden near Lennon's house.
The Beatles in a hippie look ride in an ordinary subway car, and no one recognizes them? How can this be? This is 1967, the picture was taken in Greece, where a harsh political regime reigned at that time and the group was not so well known.
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I know the show kinda wants me to dislike Shakespeare taking over and making big changes behind Anne’s back, and like yeah that’s a dick move 100% don’t get me wrong.
…but…he did give us Frankie/May, one of the best act 1 finale’s I’ve ever seen, the himbo bicon legend himself Romeo Montague, and is the reason the DuBois family band gets back together and performs Everybody, so like…I can’t be that mad about his choices tbh.
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