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Friday, September 28, 2018

Songs of Innocence and Experience

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Going to see the wonderful Nils Lofgren on Sunday night. At a small club in NYC. Works for me. In the meantime, here's my favorite ...
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Thursday, September 27, 2018

When We Paint Our Masterpiece

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Please enjoy "Getting Back Into My Life." The lead-off track from the forthcoming Floor Models album, written by power pop legend...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Other Than That, Ms. Ono, How Did You Enjoy the Recording Session?

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Two ex-Beatles working on a song about a third one. An interesting historical curio, to be sure, but I was alarmed to learn that it was ...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

There Were Giants in the Earth in Those Days

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From 1979, please enjoy The Pretenders and a rare early video demo of their cover of The Kinks ' classic "Stop Your Sobbing."...
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Monday, September 24, 2018

Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheaert

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Off to see Roger McGuinn , Chris Hillman and Marty Stuart do Sweetheart of the Rodeo in its entirety (and lots more Byrds songs) tonight i...
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Friday, September 21, 2018

Sometimes Life is Good

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Why, you ask? Because I just scored tickets to see Procol Harum at a New York City club (the show is in February). Procol has been on...
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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Your Thursday Moment of Steve Destroying What's Left of His Street Cred Forever

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Okay, this is a very weird story, so please bear with me. Of late, I've been going to sleep while listening to old radio episodes of T...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

A Day That Will Live in Infamy

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From a press release I got yesterday. FOUR CONCURRENT KISS SOLO ALBUMS GET BOXED T he Iconic Rock Band’s Four Same-Day-Released Solo Alb...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Who is That Mysterious Man, Anyway?

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From their new album Contra Mundum , which drops -- as the youngs say -- today, please enjoy Nashville pop-rock band Tall Dark Stranger and...
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Monday, September 17, 2018

76 Trombones Led the Big Parade

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Actually, 28 trombones perform "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. Words fail me. [h/t Matt Mitchell ]
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