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Abigail Devoe
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Love in 1966, Part 2: Da Capo
"Da capo," meaning "back to the beginning."
Jun 1022 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.
Jun 920 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


Eno in 1974, Part 1: Here Come The Warm Jets
Not quite punk, not quite glam, but here comes the future and here come the warm jets. This is Brian Eno in 1974.
Apr 616 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


Live/Dead: The Grateful Dead in 1969
“Every night when we walk onstage, our first solemn duty is to abandon reason. We do that with remarkable aplomb and from there unexpected stuff is easier to discover.” – Bob Weir
Feb 920 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


Villains, Monsters, and Lou Reed's Berlin
“If I hadn’t done it, I’d have gone crazy.”
Dec 1, 202519 min read


Neil Young with Crazy Horse – Zuma, 50 Years Later
Fifty years ago today, Neil Young celebrated the end of his trial-by-fire years and the return of Crazy Horse.
Nov 12, 202521 min read


Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
(Re)-introducing Neil Young.
Nov 3, 202518 min read


The Byrds, Fifth Dimension, and 'Eight Miles High'
“Nobody was prepared for that kind of dimension.”
Oct 13, 202519 min read


Larks' Tongues in Aspic: King Crimson the Mystic
“Possibly you readers will be reading this and think it’s a load of garbage – spells don’t possibly work. I’ve had a couple done for me, and I can tell you they work.”
Oct 6, 202519 min read




The Meddle Children, Part 4: Obscured By Clouds
If “Echoes” at Pompeii is the father of Dark Side of the Moon, Obscured By Clouds is the mother.
Sep 26, 202516 min read
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