Beatles, Eleanor Rigby

The actual genesis of the song existed as ‘Miss Daisy Hawkins’, which Paul invented at the piano one evening. He further worked on the composition, apparently inventing the entire melody, and had the idea of a lonely woman whose only participation in a wedding would be to pick up the rice after it was over, i.e. a janitress. One story attributes the Read more

Cold Hope, Early Thaw

Well, my frickin album is DONE - eleven original tunes that I wrote and recorded between December of 1999 and June of 2000. And I invite you all to listen to it. Well, at least a few tunes anyway. The music is heavily Beatles and Beach Boys influenced, and if you want to cut to the chase, I recommend “Crossed”, “Cold Hope, Early Thaw”, “Your Side”, and “A Bit Bitter”. Read more

More Hits

There may be sufficient material for a second compilation of John’s music. This second greatest hits is very much a work in progress. The project may turn into a covers album, or some amalgamation of covers Read more

Big Ass Stealth Jets

EARLY PRESS RELEASE Written, recorded, and produced by amp-f and rmb’s own “jweb” (aka John Weber), Lielock’s new album will be officially released this Saturday, October 27th 2001. The album (not yet titled) was conceived merely a month ago, on September 25th.

Yes, the record is inspired by the 9/11 tragedy. No, the record isn’t a wimpy collection of ballads about how we should all “just get along”. Read more

John Weber, ‘Greatest Hits’

John’s ‘Greatest Hits’ was posthumously released in late December 2005. The compilation was the result of almost a year’s worth of research. A big thanks to John’s many friends across the globe for sending me masses of material. John would often, on a whim, mail out a freshly burned CD of his latest recordings to friends on his favourite usenet forum. Read more

A Day in the Life

It appears to me that “A Day In The Life” would be a perfect candidate for cross-generational appeal. It’s about a topic that seems to touch just about every disaffected soul, no matter what their age. And it’s less important what the historical references are than how the singer/ protagonist responds *to* them. John’s ironic ennui sculpts Read more

Two of us

Paul had pretty definite ideas about this one…and far be it from me to contradict him. After all, the man knows for whom, presumably, he writes a song. And Paul was adamant that “Two Of Us” was for Linda Eastman, his then-recent girlfriend, soon-to-be wife. That’s what he told journalist Ray Coleman. But Paul had one remarkable gift Read more

The birth of a myth … the beginnings of “Paul Is Dead”

It was a day like any other day, only more so. On September 17, 1969, thirty years ago, a myth was born. Or as near as we can tell. The actual birth may have taken place a few weeks earlier, cloaked in the mists of time and pharmaceuticals, Read more