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An idiosyncratic blog dedicated to the precursors, the practioners, and the descendants of power pop. All suggestions for postings and sidebar links welcome, contact any of us.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

A Picture is Worth 1000 Words. All of Which, in This Case, Fail Me.

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Jimi gets his hair done, with a cameo appearance by Alfred E. Neuman. For some reason, I have a feeling Claire Booth Luce really hated ...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

These Guys Were Zombies BEFORE "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies."

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So after posting "A Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" on Memorial Day just passed, I was frankly surprised to discover that...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

More Tales From the Mystic East!!!

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[Yes, this has absolutely nothing to do with the mission statement of this blog, but I'm really jazzed about it, so sue me. Also: In sli...
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Memorial Day 2012

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From 1968 -- The Zombies ' "A Butchers Tale (Western Front 1914)." Still, for my money, the most powerful anti-war record of t...
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Friday, May 25, 2012

Old And In the Way

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From 1969 (and produced by Jimi Hendrix , of all people) please enjoy the perhaps unfortunately monikered Cat Mother & the All Night New...
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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Wolves in the Fold

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Found this review I'd written -- from The Magazine Formerly Known as Stereo Review, in October 1978 -- the other day and thought it migh...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Slept Through the Alarm...

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Whew! What a night! In case you missed it, I spent three hours last night talking to Chris Kocher on WHRW's The Signal. It was supposed ...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Cahiers du Meh

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So I saw Tim Burton 's Dark Shadows feature the other day; let's just say that as much as I adore Johnny Depp and all his works, th...
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Monday, May 21, 2012

Boys Don't Lie: Radio Edition

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With all due respect to the late Donna Summer, I'm going back On the Radio , this time to talk about Boys Don't Lie , my now-finall...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?

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Well, here's an interesting curiosity. From 1964, and an album recorded on-stage at The Cavern -- yes, THAT Cavern -- in Liverpool, plea...
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