Charcot {29 November 1825 – 16 August 1893} Remembered today as a leading mind in the fields of neurology and psychology, Jean-Martin Charcot's legacy is as much in his strange medical photography, as his famous pupils (Sigmund Freud and Georges Gilles de la Tourette), and important breakthroughs in the field. Taken for research purposes, these…Read more Manic Monday: Hysteric for Charcot’s Mysterious Medical Muses
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Music Minute: Poison Ivy – The Coasters(1959) + {Bonus: The Aztecs(1964)}
Written by American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Poison Ivy was originally recorded by The Coasters in 1959. It went to #1 on the R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The duo would write a string of hits which would lead them to rise to fame in the 50s teaming up with other writers and writing hits…Read more Music Minute: Poison Ivy – The Coasters(1959) + {Bonus: The Aztecs(1964)}
Music Minute: “Dear God” – XTC (1986)
Whenever we question our own reality and or think about our New Dracula Shades, this is one of the tunes that jumps into our Head's and gets our toe's tappin'. We're lover's of the hippie glasses and penchant for Hats, not to mention overall gentlemanly style of this English Invasion. Not only is the message frank,…Read more Music Minute: “Dear God” – XTC (1986)
