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Ada Wolin celebrates the life and sound of the iconic lead singer of the Shangri-Las, Mary Weiss. Following Mary’s death in January 2024, we look back at the legacy she leaves behind, and the ways she inspired a young female writer pitching their own 33 1/3.
Remembering Mary Weiss Read More »
On Ada Wolin’s last day of her blog takeover, she takes us through rock ‘n’ roll history, highlighting the artists who have continued the legacy of The Shangri-Las. Read and listen below! The Shangri-Las have been named-checked so many times in rock ‘n’ roll, it’s hard to even know where to start. Their legacy runs
The Shangri-Las Week: Day 4 – Does this sound familiar? Read More »
In Ada Wolin’s third day of her blog takeover, she goes into the dark side of pop music – the frightening aspects of some of the Shangri-Las’ songs, and why spooky music is so much more alluring than bubblegum pop… In my first memory of hearing the Shangri-Las, I am in a dark car, driving
The Shangri-Las Week: Day 3 – The Freaky Side of Pop Read More »
This week, Ada Wolin, author of the new 33 1/3 The Shangri-Las’ Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las will be taking over our blog! Today, Ada talks about the consequences of being a child celebrity, and how she found kinship with The Shangri-Las through their parallel experiences as young artists. The notion of child celebrity was
The Shangri-Las Week: Day 2 – The Strange Afterlives of Child Musicians Read More »
