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Abigail Devoe
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Love in 1966, Part 2: Da Capo
"Da capo," meaning "back to the beginning."
4 days ago22 min read
Love in 1966, Part 1: "Love" (Self-Titled)
If you’re looking for the exact midpoint between the Beach Boys and the Doors with a twist of Jimi Hendrix, I raise you Love.
5 days ago20 min read
The Soft Machine
If you want the band that would’ve played at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, look no further than the Soft Machine.
Jun 119 min read
Pet Sounds, 60 Years Later
As long as there are young people living and those of us who remember how that living felt, there will be Pet Sounds.
May 1832 min read
Yes On "Fragile" Ground
Diverging points of view, an unstable lineup, sparkly capes...such is the life of a prog band.
May 416 min read
The Ramones, 50 Years Later
HEY! HO! LET'S GO! It's the 50th anniversary of the Ramones' self-titled debut.
Apr 2024 min read
Television - Marquee Moon
You could record a sound-alike today – and almost get away with it.
Apr 1322 min read
Eno in 1974, Part 2: Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy
It's rock-and-roll with something wrong with it.
Apr 1015 min read
Joni Mitchell's Blue Period
Red is angry, green is jealous, but Blue comes in all shades.
Mar 2332 min read
Alan Hull's Pipedream
53 years ago, a Geordie genius recorded a forgotten classic. This is the story of Alan Hull and his Pipedream.
Mar 925 min read
There's a Riot Goin' On
“Dying young is hard to take, selling out is harder.”
Feb 1622 min read
The Loves and Songs of Leonard Cohen
Leonard and all his muses: women, men, and gods.
Jan 2625 min read
I Was Born Then I Was Dead: Can - Tago Mago
Enter the realm of Tago Mago, the most lucid sleepwalk you’ve ever had.
Jan 1921 min read
The Velvet Underground and Nico
“Musically, the Velvets are the daddies of us all…”
Dec 22, 202526 min read
The Marble Index/The Second Nico
“The marble index of a mind for ever, Voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone.”
Dec 15, 202518 min read
John Cale - Paris 1919
Or: a love letter to the fish who swims down.
Dec 8, 202519 min read
The Minutemen - Double Nickels On the Dime
THE PEOPLE WILL SURVIVE.
Dec 5, 202519 min read
On Tracking Angle! Neil Young - Tonight's The Night at 50
After writing two Neil Young reviews in a month...what the hell. Why not a third?!
Dec 2, 20251 min read
Patti Smith - Horses, 50 Years Later
Do you want to shatter the sky?
Nov 17, 202522 min read
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