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Madeline Bocaro

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Madeline is a passionate and insightful music fan who has contributed to many books and documentaries. Her brilliant blog keeps rock’s history and legacy alive. madelinex.com Her first book: In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono

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Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 20h

We lost Robert Gordon on Oct. 18, 2022
Great memories of seeing his rockin’ shows many times.
My favorite - at my local mall on Long Island buying his new album. Turned out that Robert was doing a promotional concert that day, and he signed my album! Lucky Me!

#robertgordon #rockabilly #linkwray

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll
Released October 1974
MY STORY about the album:
madelinex.com/2022/10/16/b...

@therollingstones @mickjagger @officialkeef @charliewattsofficial
#therollingstones #itsonlyrockandroll #mickjagger #keithrichards #charliewatts #micktaylor

BUT I LIKE IT! - Madeline Bocaro

If I could stick a knife in my heart / Suicide right on stage...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 2d

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHERRY VANILLA!
My 2019 interview with Cherry...
madelinex.com/2019/10/11/c...

#cherryvanilla #davidbowie #bowie #mainman #andywarhol #jaynecounty #leeeblackchilders

Cherry Vanilla - Places I Remember - Madeline Bocaro

Let’s take a tour with the fabulous Cherry Vanilla to all the places in her life.

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 6d

INTRODUCING SPARKS – Released October 1977
MY STORY about the album:
madelinex.com/2017/10/20/i...

@sparksofficial @edgarwright
#sparks #ronmael #russellmael #introducingsparks

INTRODUCING SPARKS - Madeline Bocaro

By Madeline Bocaro © 2009. No part of this site may be reproduced or re-blogged in whole or in part in any manner without permission of the copyright owner. https://linktr.ee/madelinerocks In 2017...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 7d

THE WIZARD OF OZ - AT SPHERE
MY REVIEW:
madelinex.com/2025/10/09/o...

#thewizardofoz #wizardofoz #theresnoplacelikehome #yellowbrickroad #rubyslippers #wicked #wickedwitch #scarecrow #tinman #oz #munchkinland #emeraldcity #glinda #goodwitch #badwitch #tototoo #overtherainbow

Beyond the Rainbow! – Review: Oz at Sphere, Las Vegas, 2025 - Madeline Bocaro

© Madeline Bocaro, 2025 https://linktr.ee/madelinerocks https://linktr.ee/conceptualbooks After experiencing decades of anniversaries and special presentations of MGM’s The Wizard of Oz (including the...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 22d

ABBEY ROAD
Released - September 26, 1969
MY STORY about the album:
Abbey Road Takes Me Home
madelinex.com/2019/10/01/a...

@thebeatles @johnlennon @georgeharrison @paulmccartney @ringostarrmusic #thebeatles #abbeyroad #johnlennon #paulmccartney #georgeharrison #ringostarr

Abbey Road – Takes Me Home - Madeline Bocaro

The Beatles Abbey Road Album

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 22d

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYAN FERRY!
September 26, 1945
MY ROXY MUSIC STORIES:
madelinex.com/category/rox...

#bryanferry #roxymusic #glamrock

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 23d

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGIE!
MY STORY: The Prettiest Star
madelinex.com/2018/08/01/a...

#angiebowie #angelabowie #davidbowie #ziggystardust #theprettieststar #davidbowieswife

Angela Bowie – The Prettiest Star - Madeline Bocaro

One thing is certain: No Angie - No Ziggy... It was in fact Angela Barnett Jones, David Bowie’s former wife who liberated the shy young musician and gave him the push over the top that he needed. Angi...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 26d

BOWIE - "HEROES"
Single released September 23, 1977
MY STORY all about the song:
madelinex.com/2018/10/14/b...

#davidbowie #bowie #bowieheroes #davidbowieheroes #davidbowieberlin #berlinwall

BOWIE - “HEROES” - Madeline Bocaro

Bowie's "Heroes" is one of the most poignant songs of all time. It was written "In Berlin, by the wall" – a setting right out of a Lou Reed song. It was originally an instrumental. The title reference...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · 29d

MY PLAYLIST:
I Want to Take You Higher!
With fun facts about the songs!
madelinex.com/2020/09/09/i...

subscribe:
madelinex.com

#playlist #songsaboutdrugs #drugsongs #gettinghigh #iwanttotakeyouhigher

I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER! - Madeline Bocaro

Let’s take a trip with some mind-expanding songs …

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Sep 16

Remembering Marc today and every day…

madelinex.com/2017/09/15/m...

READ MY MARC BOLAN STORIES HERE:
madelinex.com/category/t-r...

madelinex.com

#marcbolan #trex #electricwarrior #theslider #borntoboogie

Marc - Madeline Bocaro

Swans do fly high above you all the time Prince of Sun from his pavilion makes you shine I wrote this in 1977 when Marc died: When I last saw the wizard He was sitting on the stair Brilliant rays of...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Sep 16

TALKING HEADS debut album
Released on this day in 1977
The best album cover for AUTOGRAPHS!
See my autograph collection here:
madelinex.com/2018/09/11/a...

#talkingheads #davidbyrne #chrisfrantz #tinaweymouth #jerryharrison #talkingheads77

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Sep 11

MY FILM REVIEW!
madelinex.com/2025/09/11/s...

#spinaltap #thisisspinaltap #spinaltapII #spinaltapmovie #spinaltapmoviereview #paulmccartney #eltonjohn #goestoeleven

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues - Review - Madeline Bocaro

IMAX Sneak Premiere by Madeline Bocaro Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is the follow-up to the early mock rock documentary This Is Spinal Tap, (which returned to theaters in 4K on its 41st anniversar...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Sep 6

IGGY POP - FREE Released September 6, 2019
MY REVIEW:
madelinex.com/2019/09/03/f...

madelinex.com

@iggypopofficial #iggypop #iggypopfree #iggypopthestooges #thestooges #iggyandthestooges #rawpower #funhouse #theidiot #lustforlife

FREE AT LAST! - Madeline Bocaro

God almighty, Iggy is free at last!

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Sep 6

Iggy Pop - Free
Released September 6, 2019
MY REVIEW:
madelinex.com/2019/09/03/f...

madelinex.com

@iggypopofficial #iggypop #iggypopfree #iggypopthestooges #thestooges #iggyandthestooges

FREE AT LAST! - Madeline Bocaro

God almighty, Iggy is free at last!

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 31

GOAT’S HEAD SOUP
MY STORY about the album
Released August 31, 1973
madelinex.com/2023/08/31/g...

#therollingstones #goatsheadsoup #mickjagger #keithrichards #micktaylor #billwyman #charliewatts #rollingstones

Goat’s Head Soup - The Rolling Stones - Madeline Bocaro

In the wake of their then recent onslaught of greatness, following Exile On Main St., (and their three preceding classics) Beggar’s Banquet, Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 30

John & Yoko Live in NYC - One To One
I WAS THERE! MY REVIEW:
August 30, 1972
An excerpt from:
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
madelinex.com/2017/08/30/j...

#johnlennon #yokoono #johnlennonlive #thebeatles #onetoone #johnandyoko

John & Yoko @ Madison Square Garden 8/30/72 - Madeline Bocaro

John Lennon Live in NYC

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 29

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Released August 1977
MY STORY ABOUT THE ALBUM:
madelinex.com/2017/08/29/i...

#iggypop #iggypopofficial #lustforlife #davidbowie #davidbowieiggypop

IGGY POP - LUST FOR LIFE - Madeline Bocaro

Iggy Pop Lust For Life album

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 26

MY STORY about the song - HEY JUDE
Released August 26, 1968
madelinex.com/2018/08/26/p...
An excerpt from:
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
by Madeline Bocaro

#thebeatles #heyjude #thebeatlesheyjude #johnlennon #paulmccartney #georgeharrison #ringostarr

Paul’s Song for a Friend: ‘Hey Jude’ - Madeline Bocaro

Despite Paul’s negativity regarding John’s new love Yoko Ono, in the lyrics of ‘Hey Jude’ he selflessly reassures his best friend to pursue a relationship with her. John knew that Paul’s lyrics were ...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 24

The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
MY STORY about the album
Released August 24, 1981

madelinex.com/2022/08/24/t...

#therollingstones #mickjagger #keithrichards #tattooyou #ronniewood #charliewatts

Tattoo You - Madeline Bocaro

Summer 1981. We were watching MTV, and the Stones’ new video for ‘Start Me Up’ came on. It was so great to see them again, and Mick’s moves were so hilarious and incredible that I felt an adrenaline r...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 22

MY STORY about the album…
madelinex.com/2018/02/09/f...

On August 22, 1964, The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles’ Hits is selling 25,000 copies a day.

#thebeatles #thechipmunks #alvinandthechipmunks #chipmunkssingthebeatles

The Beatles vs. The Chipmunks - Madeline Bocaro

When I heard some guys singing my favorite songs on the radio, I wondered why they stole The Chipmunks’ songs.

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 21

Celebrating Joe Strummer's birthday.
MY TRIBUTE TO JOE...
madelinex.com/2018/08/21/j...

#TheClash #JoeStrummer #londoncalling

JOE STRUMMER - REVOLUTION ROCKER - Madeline Bocaro

Joe Strummer left us in 2002. Another soldier lost in the ongoing war against bad music and injustice.

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 19

MY STORY:
Iggy & the Tastykakes
The Stooges - August 19, 1973
by Madeline Bocaro
madelinex.com/2018/03/07/i...

#iggypop #thestooges #ronasheton #scottasheton #davealexander #iggyandthestooges #funhouse #rawpower

Iggy & the Tastykakes - Madeline Bocaro

Notoriously, The Stooges’ audiences usually brought along ammunition to fling onstage; eggs, beer, condiments, a varied menu of edible missiles and delicacies that could be combined to make a nice sal...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 17

THE STOOGES – FUN HOUSE
August 1970
MY STORY about the album:
madelinex.com/2020/08/18/t...

#iggypop #iggypopofficial #thestooges #funhouse #tveye #ronasheton #ronashetonfoundation #scottasheton #iggyandthestooges

The Stooges - Fun House - 1970 - Madeline Bocaro

The Stooges are on fire - their faces glowing - engulfed in a blaze of red, orange and yellow flames, generating a blazing heat...

Madeline Bocaro @madelinebocaro.bsky.social · Aug 17

On the Anniversary of Woodstock
MY STORY all about Melanie’s song about the festival
madelinex.com/2019/08/16/m...

#melanie #woodstock #laydown #candlesintherain

MELANIE - ABOUT A SONG: ‘Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) - Madeline Bocaro

Written by Melanie after performing at Woodstock about her uplifting experience at the monumental event…