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ALBUM DEPT: On Western Stars, Bruce Springsteen Rides in the Whirlwind

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, The Wrecking Crew

A look inside the LP being hailed as The Boss’s best since Magic

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Folk New Wave Pop Punk

Hello & Goodbye: Patti Smith’s Wave at 40

May 29, 2019May 30, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Fred Sonic Smith, Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Group, Todd Rundgren

Punk’s poet laureate released her fourth album in May of 1979; it would be her last record for nearly a decade

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Something’s Coming On: The Rise of Joe Cocker & the Grease Band

May 20, 2019May 21, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Fillmore East, Fillmore West, Grease Band, Joe Cocker, Woodstock 1969

In honor of his 75th birthday, we look back at the late singer’s pivotal 1969

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Pop Remembrance

Move Over Darling: The Sexy Side of Doris Day

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Burt Bacharach, Doris Day, Hal David, Jack Nitzsche, RIP

The press liked to peg her as perpetually chaste, but there was a sly sensuality to the beloved actress the cool people picked up on in her films

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King of the NY Streets: Dion’s Yo Frankie Turns 30

May 7, 2019May 9, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Dion

A look back at the Bronx teen idol’s undelrrated ’89 return

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Pop Records Rock

We’re the Young Ones: When Cliff Richard Conquered England

April 30, 2019May 1, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment 1959, Cliff Richard, The Shadows

Before The Beatles, it was the English Elvis who made the girls scream

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Good-Bad, Not Evil

April 18, 2019April 19, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Betty Weiss, Leader of the Pack, Mary Weiss, Shangri-Las

The Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las

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Soul of a Woman

April 1, 2019April 11, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Atlantic Records, Dusty Springfield

“Dusty In Memphis” at 50

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Broadway Soundtracks and Film Scores

Mystic Crystal Revelation

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Barbra Streisand, Broadway, Hair

“Hair” & the Hippie-Pop Explosion

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New Wave Pop Power Pop Punk

The Big Squeeze

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Arista Records, Graham Parker, Graham Parker and The Rumour

Graham Parker’s New Wave classic turns 40

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Sam Cooke and The Crossover Dream

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1964, RCA, Sam Cooke

March 1964 was a crucial month in the all-too-short life of the soul giant

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The Art of Fakery

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 4 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Arista Records, Milli Vanilli

Milli Vanilli and one of the greatest hoaxes in pop music at 30

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That Crazy Mood

February 11, 2019February 13, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alex Chilton, Big Star, Chet Baker, The Box Tops

Alex Chilton goes to cool school

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What’s Purple and Filled with Regret?

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Columbia Records, Moby Grape, Skip Spence

Moby Grape ’69 at 50

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Soul ’69 at 50

January 29, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records

Aretha swings the blues

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