Mark Ellen

3 weeks ago | theoldie.co.uk | Mark Ellen

Whatever happened to the idea of ‘cool’? Who was cool back in the day? Who’s cool today? And why does it now mean the opposite of what it used to? For us ’60s teenagers, the coolest rock stars were a cut above the rest. They radiated a sense of effortless talent, devil- may-care nonchalance and a cavalier disregard for the establishment. They gave the (artfully engineered) impression that they put no thought or consideration into anything they did or said and just made it all up as they went along.

Nov 13, 2024 | intramed.net | Mark Ellen |Christina Lin

Optimización de la hipertrofia muscularDesde el punto de vista de la salud humana, la masa muscular juega un papel importante en casi todos los sistemasIntroducción La hipertrofia se define como un aumento en el tamaño muscular, que se puede lograr a través del ejercicio.

Jul 12, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Mark Ellen |David Hepworth |Alex Gold

Broadcaster and music writer Ann Powers lives in Nashville and grew up listening to Kate Bush and Blondie. The siren call of Blue sparked a life-long and deep-rooted devotion and her new book Travelling: On The Path Of Joni Mitchell takes a different tack from the standard biographies, mapping the context of the songs, the forces that drove her, the steel will it took to succeed and the love affairs that shaped her and her music. All discussed here. As is this ...

Jun 9, 2024 | theoldie.co.uk | Mark Ellen

Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) was back on the radio a few weeks ago. I fell through a wormhole in time and found myself in 1975 when it was part of the glorious soundtrack of college life. We dialled it up non-stop on our pub jukebox, assuming it was an optimistic love song written after a rough patch – an impression backed by its brisk, freewheeling pace and almost jaunty, gut-stringed guitar solo.

May 26, 2024 | guitarplayer.com | Mark Ellen

The following interview was published in the April 2021 issue of Guitar Player magazine. When I interviewed Nick Mason and Roger Waters and asked about the likelihood of a Floyd reunion, Nick said, “I love touring and I live in hope.” Roger said it was “out of the question”…  Pink Floyd so far is a three-act play. Will there ever be a fourth act? “No. I’m done with it. I’ve had a life in Pink Floyd for quite a lot of years, and quite a few of those years at the beginning, with Roger.