off the wall
Underneath the ‘hunormous’ afro lives a revolutionary mind. A tiny man, a gigantic artist. The man who sent the last echos of The Beatles into the world. The genius who created the soundtrack of eternity: ‘You lost that loving feeling’. There he sits. In court. Hidden under a tower of a wig. The greatest producer […] more…
fall*ing in love
When borders are closed and you can’t travel to the one you love no more, memories hurt and the longing aches. To heal the pain, journeylism contributed six new stories to the fall 2020 edition of AmericA Magazine: Phil Spector goes off the wall (of sound) in American Songbook. We took the Look of Mormon […] more…
here comes the sum(mer)
Summer is here and so is the second 2020 edition of AmericA Magazine with 5 journeylism.nl articles. In New Orleans, Louisiana we listened to the sound of Louis Armstrong. We crossed Crystal Bridges to be embraced by 400 years of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas. In Nederland, Colorado they celebrate Frozen Dead Guy each year […] more…
the day the music died
December 8, 1980 in front of the Dakota Building in New York City is when and where the music died. ‘Five bullets of fame’ were fired by a man who earlier in the day had a chat with John Lennon. Hours after their friendly exchange, Lennon was murdered. His killer then picked up a copy […] more…
s.p.r.i.n.g.
The first issue of AmericA Magazine hit shelves and kissed doormats this week. It’s March Madness with 5 articles by journeylism.nl on the murder of John Lennon by Mark Chapma, The Bubble Top King of Oklahoma, the ‘Only in America’ shopping experience at the Bass Pro Pyramid in Memphis, the road to the crazy World […] more…
the christmas song
It can’t be a coincidence. All I want for Christmas, Jingle Bells and I’m dreaming of a White Christmas were all composed in the middle of summer. The Christmas Song wasn’t born under a cold starry, starry night either. ‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack frost nipping at your nose. Yuletide carols being sung […] more…
winterrrrrrrrrrrr
Like snow, the new AmericA Magazine will fall in the week of December 4, not from the sky or on the ground but from the hand of the postman on a doormat of by simply taking it of the shelve of a quality bookstore. The winter edition features three articles by journeylism.nl, one being Nat […] more…
the queen of pop
When TV was still the window to the world, the world witnessed some iconic musical performances. The Moonwalk, Elvis and the Beatles at Ed Sullivan’s show and of course Madonna in a wedding dress rolling around on MTV’s global stage. The original King and the King of Pop abducted their thrones, but the Queen still […] more…
autummmmmmmmn
Autumn starts on September 13 this year when the new edition of AmericA Magazine falls on doormats and bookstore shelves like a leaf from a tree. Journeylism contributed three articles including the quarterly American Songbook column, Apple’s evolution from a garage into a UFO and a Northern California road trip framed in (Red-)wood… more…
‘godness’ on a mountain top
Hit the road, tune to a rock station and there is a fair chance you’ll hear Shocking Blue’s Venus at the end of the end. The smashhit single that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on February 7, 1970 sold over 7,5 million copies and is still an evergreen for commercials, movies and […] more…
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