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  • The Avalon Ballroom: Iconic Concert Venue During the Summer of Love

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be exploring the history of the Avalon Ballroom, a famous location in San Francisco during the late 1960s!   I thought this would serve as an ideal companion to yesterday’s post about ‘60s Icons of Style and Art, leaving…

  • ’60s Icons: Muses to Inspire Your Style and Art

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will discuss five of the most iconic women of the 1960s who inspire my personal style and art.   I had to narrow down this list, as I could go on forever, and the original version had eleven 60s icons,…

  • Ode to Marianne: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings. Today’s post is a poetic reflection on the passing of Marianne Faithfull, yet another 60s icon lost to us!   As a lover of her music, story, acting, style, and iconic status in 60s pop culture, I knew I had to acknowledge her passing in an…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Classic Rock Muse Books

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is a countdown of my top five favorite books written by and about Classic Rock Muses. They were the Groupies, Girlfriends, and Wives that inspired many of the songs we love.     Without further ado, here’s the list! Number 5: Let’s Spend…

  • Stevie Nicks, Iconic Rock Star and Gold Dust Woman

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I am focusing on Stevie Nicks!   Today is Stevie’s birthday so this seems like the perfect topic today.   Now, anyone who knows my content probably knows how much I adore Stevie Nicks and her music, so this is definitely not a surprising person to feature on Femme…

  • My Top 7 Favorite Stevie Nicks Albums

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my seven favorite Stevie Nicks albums.   This list will include studio albums, official compilations, Fleetwood Mac albums during Stevie’s tenure in the band, and live albums.    I felt this was the fairest way to do a cross-section of my favorite albums by…

  • Penny Lane: Muse, Leanan Sidhe, Rock n’ Roll Band Aid

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday I have decided to discuss the character of Penny Lane in Almost Famous and by extension how she relates to the concept of the Rock and Roll Muse and Groupies of the Sixties in general!   Now, I do realize that the film is set in the 1970s not…

  • Janis Joplin, Queen of Rock and Roll

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided that I will be focusing on the great musician Janis Joplin!   Janis began to rise to fame in the 1960s when she joined the band Big Brother and the Holding Company.    Later on in her career, she would break out as a solo act,…

  • 25 Most Magical Songs

    For today’s post, I have decided to go through a list of my favorite magical songs.   This is a list that is heavily saturated with rock and roll, as I am a huge fan of classic rock.    I also have to admit that certain favorites, like Stevie Nicks, make more than one appearance…

  • Music Fest Poem

    For today’s post I will be sharing another of my poems. Music Fest by Maranda Wabik Dancing in the grass With bare feet and lots of sass. Tye-dye dress float about As bubbles dance in the air. Music beats into my skin Taking me to another Realm. Laughter hangs about as the field is charged…