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Film & Television Music PeopleApril 2, 2023September 6, 2023

Of Masks and Music – The Verne Langdon Story

For some time now, my phone’s ringtone has been “Be a Clown” performed by Verne Langdon. There has never been an occasion when my phone has rung and the tune it plays has been appropriate. Not at the doctor’s, at work, at funerals, whilst shopping… it’s guaranteed to provoke weird looks and, for some reason, […]

Music PeopleOctober 6, 2022September 6, 2023

The Musical Happenings of Anton LaVey

It seems fitting that music was one of the few constants in LaVey’s life. As a child, playing the piano or organ was something that, although his parents supported, they had no need to encourage. Way before the birth of rock n roll, the music he played would most likely have been classical music and […]