Anyone who was paying attention in 2006 surely caught wind of a great album by the Indiana-based…
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With the release of Bruce Springsteen’s new single, “Radio Nowhere”, which sounds to me like a tune…
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If there was any good thing to come out of Tower Records going under last year, it…
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From the moment I heard Bruce Gary’s infectious drum beat on the intro to “My Sharona”, I…
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One of the most dramatic success stories of 2007 is Amy Winehouse, who first captivated us with…
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What would I be if I didn’t share my one and only Prince story? Well, here goes:…
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If you guys are anything at all like me, you were sad to see Rock & Roll…
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During my quest to find a new label home for my upcoming CD, I figured it would…
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I was such a wee lad when the first Boston album came out in 1976 that I…
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I dig Snow Patrol. There, I said it. I liked Snow Patrol back when they were just…
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(what are you lookin’ at?) Today being Friday, I figured I’d keep things a little light and…
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When you’re young, you have the whole world in front of you. There is hope, potential, and…
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For me, “Help!†was the album that showed the Beatles to be outgrowing their teenybopper days (for…
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The very first guy who helped me out when I got to Chicago in ’86 was Jim…
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(cover artwork for my debut CD, “Darren Robbins Steals Your Girlfriend”)Having just had my tune dropped from…
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There are few things I loathe as much as cell phones. In L.A., there are people who…
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When my first CD was released, during the autumn of 1988, cassettes were still the prevailing format….
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Dear Eddie, As someone who has lived just up the street from you for close to a…
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The scene: a house party in southern Illinois, summer 1988. With my debut CD’s release date fast…
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(inner sleeve photo from my first solo record, “Darren Robbins Steals Your Girlfriend”)The year was 1986. I…
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The Beatles were my first love, musically. I remember being a young kid and having my uncle…
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Today, I signed a one-year lease on a crappy little apartment in a crappy little part of…
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In our second installment of tracks from Cheap Trick’s legendary New Year’s Eve show at L.A.’s Forum,…
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On New Year’s Eve 1979, Cheap Trick, riding a crest of massive international success via the multi-platinum…
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This past Thursday, I saw an advance screening of Tenacious D’s Pick Of Destiny. As a great…
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Like an idiot, I came across this CD a few months ago at Amoeba Music in L.A….
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1976) Upon release of their debut effort, and amid a brief UK…
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Since I’m on my way into the backyard for some quality hammock time on a lazy Sunday…
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Material Issue/International Pop Overthrow (Mercury) 1991 As a subscriber to Musician magazine back in the day, I…
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The great thrill of buying a new CD sight-unseen is having your faith rewarded by noting that…