Aha Moment: Rock Posters

Friday, March 06, 2009

Stephen Byram has created album covers for everyone from the Beastie Boys to jazz great Dave Douglas. As a child of the 1960s, Byram became seduced by rock n' roll poster art. Produced by Rob Weisberg.

Weigh in: Has a work of art changed your life?

    Music Playlist
  1. No Sleep Till Brooklyn
    Artist: Beastie Boys
    Album: Licensed to Ill
    Label: Sony
    Purchase: Amazon
  2. Volunteers
    Artist: Jefferson Airplane
    Album: Volunteers
    Label: RCA
    Purchase: Amazon
  3. Lovin' Cup
    Artist: Butterfield Blues Band
    Album: An Anthology: The Elektra Years
    Label: Elektra/Wea
    Purchase: Amazon
  4. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
    Artist: Scott McKenzie
    Album: San Francisco
    Label: Epic Europe
    Purchase: Amazon
  5. Get it While You Can
    Artist: Janis Joplin
    Album: Greatest Hits
    Label: Sony
    Purchase: Amazon
  6. Omaha
    Artist: Moby Grape
    Album: Moby Grape
    Label: San Francisco Sound
    Purchase: Amazon

Guests:

Stephen Byram

Produced by:

Rob Weisberg

Comments [6]

Mike Rogers from East Hampton, CT

Just answering the previous question. The song is Omaha and is by Moby Grape, another great SF area 60's band.

Mar. 13 2009 01:41 PM
Michael Salazar from San Antonio,TX

With the fist paycheck of my fist job the tape store, still tapes, around the way held the single most important musical influence, nay single most poetic influence in my life. I bought Clapton's Time Pieces, a collection of greatest hits. I said it!Greatest hits! No Theloneus Monk or Sex Pistols live version of Myles Davis's rendition of Woody Guthrie's Pastures of Plenty. Don't look it up- it doesn't exist. Just Eric Clapton singing Lay Down Sally and Cocaine. But he played guitar like I was feeling. I was fifteen and did not know the world as I do now. No responsibilty, no heartache and no regret. From that cassette, I got my hands on everything Clapton. From the funky blue eyed blues Yardbirds to Mayall's group's severe seriousness, to Delaney and Bonnie's perfect country- I consumed Clapton. It took years. Through graduation, marriage, children, death divorce and redemption. I discover Clapton every time I hear it. It's like going to church- there is nothing so true as a love song. His music is a companion and guide and mentor through my days. Still, I'm fifteen again and I don't know the world as I know it today.

Mar. 11 2009 11:39 PM
J. Coby Wayne from Houston, TX, USA

I have 3 AHA art moments:

1. Star Wars (original screening): The Force explained a lot of unexplained things I was experiencing in my life at a very early age.

2. The Matrix (first one): The Matrix validated a lot of the unexplained things I had experienced earlier in life and later knew to be real when I had entered the world of energy arts and became an "Energy Hero" (see energyartsalliance.wordpress.com) for more info.

3. The book, "Accordian Crimes", by Annie Proulx. One of my favorite books, it became the centerpiece of a near-perfect moment at San Francisco Airport that later became my poem, "True Story for Annie" (see inneressencepoetry.wordpress.com for the poem). A man was playing a little green squeezebox with his young son at his feet while waiting for a plane at the airport. I had recently finished Accordian Crimes, and I felt like I was in the novel in that moment. The man had his accordian case open in front of him and his boy was playing with the small change people had put in. Being rather shy at the time, it took me ages to go over and drop some money in the case. It was only after he finished playing and was closing it up that I got up the courage to do it, and the moment was so just-right. The context of this was important: I was reconnecting with my old professor at Brown University, Michael Harper, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Rhode Island, after not seeing him for years. He offered me help getting into the poetry doctoral program at Stanford since he always wished me to become a full-time poet. I didn't take the opportunity because I had other things to do, but I have since become a poet as part of what I do helping people tap into their energy and the world of energy to grow and make a bigger difference.

Mar. 09 2009 07:25 PM
Jenny from Studio 360

Hi Marc -- the song you're thinking of is "Omaha" by Moby Grape, from the self-titled album. Enjoy!

Mar. 09 2009 06:06 PM
Joan Robidart from Sylacauga, AL

I have two movies that had an AHA moment for me. The first is "Saving Grace" with Tom Conti. He plays the Pope and gets locked out of the Vatican and decides to take a trip to a little village who has no priest. He is so compassionate to the people in the village. It shows the Pope as a human and it has some really funny parts about his humaness. You can't get it on DVD or VCR tape for some reason. There is a website of people who love this movie. The second movie is in German, but it means "Nobody Loves Me" with Maria Schrader. I have it on tape with subtitles. The main character is trying to find someone to love her and goes to extremes to find that person when she meets one of her neighbors, a gay black night club singer dressed in drag. He believes in magic and tries to guide her to true love. This movie is what I call a "feel good" movie because after you have seen it, you begin to feel really good about yourself and when you are doing something else something pops in your brain from the movie and you almost laugh out loud. I would suggest it to everyone, but you can't get it either. I looked it up.
One last thing, Kurt. About a month ago you were describing a blind date you went on and at the end of the story it was about you and your wife and how you started life together. I was so touched by your story. It brought tears to my eyes and I never listen to your show that I don't think about you and your wife. It is wonderful that you found your life mate. I admire you both so much.

Mar. 09 2009 01:00 AM
marc j barr from murfreesboro tennessee

what is the name of the song being played at the end of the piece on rock posters?
it has the lyric in it
listen my friends

thanks

Mar. 08 2009 12:00 PM

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