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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Reminiscing On Ravi

December 4, 2018 Meghan Roos 0 Comments George Harrison, Norah Jones, Raga, Ravi Shankar, The Beatles

You never forget your first musician interview—especially if it’s with Ravi Shankar.

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The Comeback King

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1968, DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, NBC, Scotty Moore

Elvis Presley and the ’68 Special

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Know One Knows

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 David Bash 0 Comments Badfinger, Pete Ham, Warner Bros.

Inside Badfinger’s Warner Bros. era

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Was It The Dead Or Was It Disco?

December 1, 2018December 2, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Grateful Dead

Regardless, Garcia and Company got into a groove on Shakedown Street

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R.E.M. at the BEEB

December 1, 2018 John Everhart 1 Comment BBC Radio 2, Bill Berry, Joey Waronker, Ken Stringfellow, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott McCaughey

Tracing the triumphant live path of one of America’s greatest bands

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On Lee Michaels’ Nice Day for Something and Tailface

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments A&M Records, Columbia Records, Lee Michaels

A brief but pervasive tag team triumph

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Workin’ for a Livin’

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Rev. Peyton, Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band, Stax, Sun Studios

Rev. Peyton and the art of living paycheck to paycheck

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A Thrill Revisited

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1968, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Janis Joplin, Legacy Recordings

Big Brother and the Holding Company’s landmark 1968 LP loses the Crumb but gains the Sex and Dope back into its title on this 50th anniversary reissue

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Progressive Rock Rock

Learning to Fly Without Waters

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, David Gilmour, Guy Pratt, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters

Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound of Thunder at 30

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Between The Viaducts Of Your Dream

November 29, 2018 Luci Turner 0 Comments 1968, Astral Weeks, Van Morrison

Astral Weeks Turns 50

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How You Gonna See Me in 40 Years

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Alice Cooper, Warner Bros.

A look back at Alice Cooper’s From the Inside

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Blues Pop Rock Soul

“Not No Game”

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1968, 50th anniversary, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Legacy Recordings

Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland Reissued

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The Boss Underscores the Completion Principle

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, 20th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records

Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks turns 20

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Dark Cabaret Songs from Vienna

November 28, 2018 J Poet 0 Comments Memphis, Panther Burns, Tav Falco

A conversation with Memphis maestro Tav Falco

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A Pinnacle of Paisleyness

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 Eric Davidson 0 Comments The Bangles, The Dream Syndicate, The Paisley Underground, The Rain Parade, The Three O'Clock

An exclusive interview with the Bangles’ Vicki Peterson about the new Paisley Underground compilation, 3 x 4: The Bangles, The Three O’Clock, The Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade

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