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Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #04: How Dylanesque Were the Beatles? (Part 1)

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #04: How Dylanesque Were the Beatles? (Part 1)

Dan Wiencek December 5, 2012 0

Beneath this hat/I am wearing a tie

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CD Review: Bob Dylan, “Tempest”

CD Review: Bob Dylan, “Tempest”

Dan Wiencek September 11, 2012 2

Don't judge this book by it's cover. (Really, don't.)

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DVD Review: Strange Fruit: The Beatles’ Apple Records

DVD Review: Strange Fruit: The Beatles’ Apple Records

Dan Wiencek May 3, 2012 1

Want the whole story? Here it is, come and ... oh never mind

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CD Review: Janis Joplin, “The Pearl Sessions”

CD Review: Janis Joplin, “The Pearl Sessions”

Dan Wiencek April 17, 2012 0

A closer look at Janis Joplin's swan song

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Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #03: The “Think for Yourself” Session

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #03: The “Think for Yourself” Session

Dan Wiencek April 5, 2012 5

Do what you want to do — just get the f#%&ing note right

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Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #02: “Recording the Beatles”

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #02: “Recording the Beatles”

Dan Wiencek March 8, 2012 9

"Recording the Beatles": no Fabs library is complete without it

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The Life and Times of “Comfortably Numb”

The Life and Times of “Comfortably Numb”

Dan Wiencek February 27, 2012 13

How a classic was born, and kept on going

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The “Freebird” Irony Scale

The “Freebird” Irony Scale

Dan Wiencek February 22, 2012 11

A guide for the perplexed

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Popdose Flashback ’82: XTC, “English Settlement”

Popdose Flashback ’82: XTC, “English Settlement”

Dan Wiencek February 13, 2012 4

30 years ago, XTC seemed poised for their commercial breakthrough. Appearances were deceiving

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