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Abigail Devoe
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A written review comes with every new episode of Vinyl Monday.
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Barrett, Seer of Visions
“His head did no thinking, his arms didn’t move.”
Mar 1817 min read
The Madcap Laughs At Us on the Border
This is the true story of Syd Barrett’s solo career – or, as true as he thinks it needs to be.
Mar 1715 min read
The Dolls Pod Crashes The Hippie Hour!
The Dolls Pod celebrates International Women's Day with The Hippie Hour on WBTV!
Mar 101 min read
Tammi Terrell: Sweetheart of Motown
“She knew who she was at a young age. She was able to pick herself up, dust herself off, and literally keep going..."
Mar 71 min read
Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Soundtrack Review
Once again, existing in spite of it all is an act of rebellion.
Feb 1713 min read
Have You Heard of the Summer of Soul?
For 52 years, the world forgot the 3rd annual Harlem Cultural Festival...or did they?
Feb 1713 min read
It's Liverbirds, Not Liverbirds
“We never ever got as famous as The Beatles. But we started as friends, and we ended as friends.”
Feb 71 min read
Presenting: The Fabulous Ronettes
When three girls from Spanish Harlem redefined rock-and-roll femininity.
Feb 315 min read
Badfinger - Magic Christian Music, 55 Years Later
A band full of interrupted brilliance, feeling the winds change.
Jan 2016 min read
In Defense of Trout Mask Replica
You may ask yourself, head in your hands, “What are they doing?” The answer is more sinister than you could ever imagine...
Jan 1314 min read
Drugs, God, and the White Album
Every double album should aim to be as discombobulated and daring as this.
Dec 20, 202415 min read
The Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat
The blood and guts of the Summer of Love.
Dec 2, 202413 min read
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
“Thank the lord for music. It’s a healing force beyond words to describe.” – Phil Lesh (1940-2024)
Nov 4, 202416 min read
Book Review: “MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock’s Most Revolutionary Band”
So many of you have been requesting book reviews on my YouTube channel! But I feel a book on my favorite band is a natural enough place
Oct 28, 20247 min read
MC5: A Brief Discography
Rock-and-roll’s great comedy of errors, as told by the music.
Oct 28, 202431 min read
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
This review wasn’t supposed to happen.
Oct 21, 202415 min read
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats, 55 Years Later
A piping-hot buffet of sound. “That's where I got the idea for...the title for the Hot Rats album. There is a recording that I picked up in
Oct 7, 202410 min read
In The Court of the Crimson King, 55 Years Later
The greatest debut album ever released, period. Going in: as a zoomer fan, I have an interesting perspective on King Crimson. Most of us wer
Oct 7, 202410 min read
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks Are...the classic that almost was.
Sep 19, 202412 min read
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