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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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SPARKS – PROPAGANDA
Released November 11, 1974
MY STORY ABOUT THE ALBUM!
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#sparks #ronmael #russellmael #sparkspropaganda #thesparksbrothers #sparksalbum
SPARKS - Propaganda - Madeline Bocaro
The album cover of Propaganda launched a succession of hilarious cover shots, presenting the frail Mael brothers in extraordinary predicaments...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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PATTI SMITH - HORSES - Released Nov. 10, 1975
MY REVIEW of Patti’s 40th Anniversary performance in NYC
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#pattismith #pattismithhorses #johncale #lennykaye
Patti Smith -Horses 40th Anniversary Concert - NYC - Nov. 10, 2015 - Madeline Bocaro
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PONY? Patti Smith Horses 40th Anniversary celebration Live at The Beacon Theater, NYC  By Madeline Bocaro   white shining silver studs with their nose in flames… horses horses horse...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Celebrating Day of the Dead:
MY PLAYLIST - Dancing With Death
With FUN FACTS about the songs!
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#dayofthedead #dayofthedeadsongs #dayofthedeadplaylist #playlist #dancing #dancingwithdeath #songsaboutdeath

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Dancing With Death - Madeline Bocaro
Dancing with Death playlist Songs About Death
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November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE worldwide!
In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono

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#yokoono #johnlennon #thebeatles #johnandyoko #yokoonobook #yokoonobiography #yoko #beatles #powertothepeople
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE!
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#yokoono #yoko #warisover #imagine #peace #love #yokoonolennon #yokoonoart #yokoonobiography #yokoonobook
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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THE BEST HALLOWEEN CONCERT EVER!
IGGY / THE CRAMPS @ The Palladium NYC, 1979
MY REVIEW:
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#iggypop #thecramps #cramps #iggypoplive #thecrampslive #crampslive #iggypop1977 #halloween #punkrock #halloweenconcert
HALLOWEEN 1979 - IGGY / THE CRAMPS @ The Palladium, NYC - Madeline Bocaro
Lux cradled a rat in his hand and he sang to it! I think it was dead, and therefore could not appreciate Lux's serenade!
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October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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MY HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST
With fun facts about the songs!

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#Halloween #halloween #halloweensongs #songsforhalloween #playlist #halloweenplaylist #spookysongs #scarysongs #trickortreat #ghosts #witches #goblins #halloweencandy #halloweencostume #halloweenparade
Trick or Treat! A Halloween Playlist - Madeline Bocaro
By Madeline Bocaro © https://linktr.ee/madelinerocks https://linktr.ee/conceptualbooks   And what costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrow’s parties? A blackened shroud A hand-me-down gown Of ...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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JOHN LENNON - MIND GAMES
Released October 29, 1973 U.K. / November 16, U.S.A.
MY STORY about the album:
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#johnlennon #mindgames #imagine #powertothepeople #onetoone #lennononetoone #thebeatles #yokoono
Absolute Elsewhere - Madeline Bocaro
JOHN LENNON – MIND GAMES By Madeline Bocaro https://linktr.ee/madelinerocks https://linktr.ee/conceptualbooks © Madeline Bocaro, 2020. No part of this site may be reproduced or re-blogged in whole or ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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TWO ALBUMS
released on this day in 1977!!
MY STORY:
Queen Still Rock You!
(Never Mind the Bollocks!)
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#queen #freddiemercury #brianmay #thesexpistols #johnnyrotten #sidvicious #nevermindthebollocks #newsoftheworld
QUEEN STILL ROCK YOU - (Never Mind The Bollocks!) - Madeline Bocaro
Here’s the story of how Queen rocked YOU! ‘We Will Rock You’ coupled with ‘We are the Champions’ bridged the gap between punk, arena rock and hip-hop...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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We lost Lou on this day in 2013.
READ MY TRIBUTE TO LOU:
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#loureed #thevelvetunderground #loureedtransformer #loureedperfectday #loureedberlin #thevelvetundergroundandnico #sisterray #whitelightwhiteheat #walkonthewildside #satelliteoflove
LOU REED - JUST A SHOOTING STAR - Madeline Bocaro
We never thought that anything could destroy his beautiful wickedness, but it turns out that Lou Reed was mortal after all. 1960s: Cool handsome black leather swagger, shades all the time, swigging a ...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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MY REVIEW: Power to the People Deluxe Box
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@yokoono @seanonolennon #yokoono #yoko #johnlennon #thebeatles #yokoonomusic #onetoone #powertothepeople #imagine #liveconcert #lennonlive #seanlennon
Review – Power to the People – Deluxe Box  - Madeline Bocaro
© Madeline Bocaro 2025 https://linktr.ee/madelinerocks https://linktr.ee/conceptualbooks Having attended John and Yoko’s One To One concert in August 1972 at the age of fourteen, this lavish deluxe bo...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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MY PLAYLIST!
Ear Candy
With fun facts about the songs!
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#songsaboutcandy #candysongs #iwantcandy #sweettooth #bubblegumsongs #songsaboutfood #playlist #candyplaylist #popsongs
EAR CANDY - Madeline Bocaro
I hope you are ready for a big sugar rush! You’d better make a dentist appointment now.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Sparks – Indiscreet – Released October 1975
MY STORY about the album…
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#sparks #indiscreet #ronmael #russellmael #tonyvisconti #edgarwright #thesparksbrothers
SPARKS - INDISCREET - Madeline Bocaro
The only consistent thing about Sparks is their unpredictability…
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October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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MY REVIEW!
THE ROLLING STONES - HACKNEY DIAMONDS
Released Oct. 2023
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#rollingstones #therollingstomes
#hackneydiamonds #mickjagger #keithrichards #ronniewood #charliewatts #billwyman #steviewonder #paulmccartney #ladygaga #eltonjohn #rollingstonesalblum
The Stones Shine On - Hackney Diamonds - Madeline Bocaro
Our only escape and solace in this horrible time is a new Rolling Stones album...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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PinUps Released October 1973!
Bowie covers his faves
MY PINUPS STORY:
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#bowie #davidbowie #bowiepinups #twiggy #mickronson #glamrock
BOWIE - PinUps! - Madeline Bocaro
Bowie covers his faves: The Easybeats, The Merseys, Pink Floyd, The Yardbirds, The Who, Them, The Kinks…
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October 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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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
October 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll
Released October 1974
MY STORY about the album:
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@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...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHERRY VANILLA!
My 2019 interview with Cherry...
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#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.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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INTRODUCING SPARKS – Released October 1977
MY STORY about the album:
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@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...
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October 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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THE WIZARD OF OZ - AT SPHERE
MY REVIEW:
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#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...
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October 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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ABBEY ROAD
Released - September 26, 1969
MY STORY about the album:
Abbey Road Takes Me Home
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@thebeatles @johnlennon @georgeharrison @paulmccartney @ringostarrmusic #thebeatles #abbeyroad #johnlennon #paulmccartney #georgeharrison #ringostarr
Abbey Road – Takes Me Home - Madeline Bocaro
The Beatles Abbey Road Album
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September 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRYAN FERRY!
September 26, 1945
MY ROXY MUSIC STORIES:
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#bryanferry #roxymusic #glamrock
September 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGIE!
MY STORY: The Prettiest Star
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#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...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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BOWIE - "HEROES"
Single released September 23, 1977
MY STORY all about the song:
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#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...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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MY PLAYLIST:
I Want to Take You Higher!
With fun facts about the songs!
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#playlist #songsaboutdrugs #drugsongs #gettinghigh #iwanttotakeyouhigher
I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER! - Madeline Bocaro
Let’s take a trip with some mind-expanding songs …
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September 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM