Yer Twisting My Melon, Man! Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches at 30
On their essential third album, the Happy Mondays set the scene for Madchester’s never-ending rave going into the 90s
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Doc Watson and Gathier Carlton: The Debut Album of an American Icon
Record producer Peter Siegel shares his memories of the recordings he made the night of Watson’s first New York City concerts in 1962
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Building Quirky Birdhouses: They Might Be Giants’ Flood at 30
Why we need the levity of John Flansburgh and John Linnell’s college radio classic now more than ever
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On the California Coast: Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind at 30
Linda Ronstadt’s 1989 return to pop was a surprise smash — and surprisingly great
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Let’s Talk About ‘Nuggets’ with Lenny Kaye
The Patti Smith Group guitar great looks back at the Original Artyfacts of the First Psychedelic Era
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Always See Your Face: Love’s Four Sail at 50
Digging into the last Arthur Lee classic on Elektra
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I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part One
Observations at the intersection of two American music giants
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Pulling Your Strings…
Bass Players Everywhere Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Metallica’s …And Justice For All
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Final Asylum
Tom Waits’ Heartattack and Vine Remastered, Revisited
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Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Turns 25
A quarter century of avant eroticism with Stereolab’s classic Elektra debut
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