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Here’s Something Else!: Yo, Adrian! (Our Most Beloved Belew …)
His credentials are as deep as his records are extraordinary: Adrian Belew, after all, has had stints with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson and Nine Inch Nails. But, try as
Read More »CD Review: Doves, “Kingdom of Rust”
When I first heard that the new Doves album, Kingdom Of Rust, hearkened more toward their first album, Lost Souls (2000), than their most recent, Some Cities, even though that album is now four
Read More »Bootleg City: David Bowie in Baton Rouge, April ’78 (Pt. 1)
There’s a scene near the beginning of The Woman in Red, the 1984 film written and directed by and starring Gene Wilder (it’s a remake of a French film whose title translates to “An
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 7
The story of how I completed my collection continues in 2006. I was winding down to the end. I found that collecting the first 4,000-plus songs to hit the Billboard Hot 100 in the
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