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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.

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Her first book: In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
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The Stooges Crash & Burn
February 9, 1974
MY STORY - METALLIC KO
By Madeline Bocaro ©
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#iggypop #iggypopofficial #thestooges #metallicko #ronasheton #scottasheton #iggyandthestooges
IT'S A KNOCKOUT! - The Stooges Crash & Burn! - Madeline Bocaro
Iggy reveled in the chaos, casually deflecting the barbs off his chest like Godzilla...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Yoko Ono: ‘Walking On Thin Ice’
Released February 6, 1981
MY STORY about the song:
An excerpt from:
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
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#yokoono #johnlennon #thebeatles #yokoonobook #yokoonobiography #imagine #peace #love #warisover #walkingonthinice
Just a Story - 'Walking on Thin Ice' - Madeline Bocaro
John: "I think you just cut your first number one, Yoko.” – 1980
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February 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Queen Live @ MSG February 5, 1977
My concert review
Read for free on Substack, and subscribe for more articles and updates!
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QUEEN – LIVE @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – 1977
Queen Have Conquered!
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February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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MY LATEST INTERVIEW!
Carnival Personnel Podcast
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Madeline Bocaro - Author, Music Historian
Listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, IHeartRadio and Spotify

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CPP Sideshow 156 Madeline Bocaro – Author, Music Historian, BFF with Yoko Ono
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February 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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My interview with Joe Elliott of Def Leppard
About his favorite band – Mott the Hoople!
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#joeelliott #defleppard #joeelliotinterview, #mottthehoople, #ianhunter #defleppardvegas
HOOPLING FURIOUSLY - My interview w/ Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott on his Favorite Band, Mott The Hoople - Madeline Bocaro
The first time I heard Mott The Hoople on record was an Island compilation album called El Pea in 1971...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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MY PLAYLIST:
Rock ‘N’ Roll Love Letters
With FUN FACTS about each song!
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#playlist #songsaboutletters #loveletters #returntosender #rocknrollloveletter
Rock 'N’ Roll Love Letters - Madeline Bocaro
Let’s go back to the days when we waited at our mailboxes for a good old-fashioned letter!
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February 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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MY STORY about the album
White Light/White Heat
Released January 30, 1968
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#thevelvetunderground #velvetunderground #loureed #johncale #whitelightwhiteheat
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat - LET THERE BE LIGHT! - Madeline Bocaro
Out of the dark underworld of the VU’s debut album, a lyrical and physical light radiates through the band’s second six-song LP.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Celebrating Klaus Nomi’s birthday…
MY STORY all about Klaus!
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#klausnomi #simpleman #davidbowie #joeyarias
Klaus Nomi - Riding the New Wave - Madeline Bocaro
Klaus touched many with his wonderful gift. His golden voice lives on.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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In loving memory of MELANIE
MY STORY about one of her many beautiful songs...
I am honored that Mel read this years ago, and told me that she loved it!
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@melaniesafka #melanie #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…
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January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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@yokoono-inyourmind.bsky.social
E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE!
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#yokoono #johnlennon #thebeatles #johnandyoko #yokoonobook #yokoonobiography #imagine #yokoonoquotes #ebook
January 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Milk and Honey
Released January 1984
MY STORY about the album
An excerpt from:
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
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Milk and Honey - Madeline Bocaro
Yoko titled the album after their journey as a couple to America – “the land of milk and honey...."
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January 21, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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BOWIE - LOW– Released January 14, 1977
MY STORY about the album:
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#davidbowie #davidbowielow #bowielow
#bowieheroes #brianeno
HIGH ON LOW - Madeline Bocaro
The sounds of Low are like paintings, conjuring a beautiful yet alien landscape. Xylophone, vibraphone, chamberlin, sax, ARP and Minimoog synths and Farfisa organ form the terrain...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Lou Reed - ‘How Do You Think It Feels?’
MY STORY: About the Song
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#loureed #loureedberlin #thevelvetunderground
‘How Do You Think It Feels?’ - Madeline Bocaro
This song is not about the drug. It’s about the loneliness, the hunt and the craving...  – and feeling like a predatory animal.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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@yokoono-inyourmind.bsky.social
E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE!
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
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&
Amazon worldwide
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Social Media:
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#yokoono #johnlennon #thebeatles #johnandyoko #yokoonobook #yokoonobiography #imagine #yokoonoquotes #ebook
January 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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JANIS JOPLIN - PEARL
Released January 11, 1971
MY STORY:
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#janisjoplin #pearl #janisjoplinpearl
JANIS - PEARL   - Madeline Bocaro
Reflecting on her incredible legend and continuing presence of Janis in our lives to this day, it’s hard to believe that Pearl was only her second (and final) album.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Can't believe it's been 10 years...
MY TRIBUTE:
Bowie and Our Teenage Daydream
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#bowie #davidbowie #ziggystardust #mickronson #thespidersfrommars #glamrock
BOWIE AND OUR TEENAGE DAYDREAM - Madeline Bocaro
We were the teens of the 1970s - the lucky ones. He raised us as our wise sage, respecting that we could comprehend much more than our own parents thought we could. He understood us...
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January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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REMEMBERING DAVID JOHANSEN WITH L-U-V on his birthday.
Here we are in 1978.
MY GREAT MEMORY of David…
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#davidjohansen #thenewyorkdolls #newyorkdolls #davidjohansen #busterpoindexter #glamrock #punkrock
A Memory of David Johansen… - Madeline Bocaro
I am so sad that David is gone. He was a real character!
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January 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Ziggy and our Teenage Dream
Celebrating Bowie's birthday…
MY STORY about being a teenage Ziggy fan in America in the 1970s…
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#bowie #davidbowie #ziggystardust #mickronson #glamrock
ZIGGY AND OUR TEENAGE DREAM - Madeline Bocaro
ZIGGY AND OUR TEENAGE DREAM By Madeline Bocaro Long, long ago, in adolescence far, far away, Ziggy was our savior. He rescued my only friend Lisa and I – two American kids with very British taste in m...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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MY PLAYLIST: Places I Remember…
With fun facts about each song!
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#playlist #placesiremember #songsaboutplaces #favoriteplaces
There Are Places I Remember... - Madeline Bocaro
Let’s take a ride – from Motown to Funkytown and beyond!
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December 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTI!!!
MY PATTI SMITH STORIES:
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December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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MY PLAYLIST:
Songs of the Angels
WITH FUN FACTS ABOUT EACH SONG!
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#playlist #angelsplaylist #songsaboutangels #angelface #asktheangels #angelbaby #angeleyes
#songsoftheseasons
SONGS OF THE ANGELS - Madeline Bocaro
HERE ARE SOME ANGELIC SONGS!
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December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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HAPPY 200th BIRTHDAY KEITH!
You don't look a day older than 150!!
Oh wait – you’re only 82!
READ MORE:
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#keithrichards #happybirthdaykeith #therollingstones #mickjagger
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEITH! - Madeline Bocaro
READ MY ROLLING STONES STORIES:
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December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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# 9 Dream
Released December 1974
MY STORY about the song:
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#johnlennon #9dream #wallsandbridges #thebeatles
About a Song: #9 DREAM - Madeline Bocaro %
So long ago / Was it in a dream? / Was it just a dream...?
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December 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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MY STORY – 12-15-79
I WAS THERE in the studio for this monumental TV performance of BOWIE, KLAUS NOMI & JOEY ARIAS on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!
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#davidbowie #bowie #snl #saturdaynightlive #bowiesaturdaynightlive #bowiesnl #klausnomi
LIVE FROM NEW YORK… IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT! WITH DAVID BOWIE  & KLAUS NOMI - Madeline Bocaro
I felt Bowie’s presence as we went up the elevator. Something was actually different about the air! The studio was buzzing with excitement...
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December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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HAPPY XMAS!
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
The true story of the woman John Lennon Loved

E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE

Signed Books exclusively at:
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On AMAZON worldwide

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December 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM