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Cratedigger: David Ackles, “American Gothic”
David Ackles released his masterpiece, "American Gothic," in 1972. Critics loved it, but the public didn't get it. Ken Shane remembers this lost classic
Read More »Greatest Un-Hits: Yoko Ono’s “Walking on Thin Ice” (1981)
This column usually presents semi-obscure or forgotten songs that should have been hits. “Walking on Thin Ice” is different, because if you’re the kind of person with an obsessive enough interest in music to
Read More »The Weekly Mixtape: 1/21/11 (Blue Period)
When it hurts so bad, you need a soundtrack of songs that that put your pain to music. This week's Weekly Mixtape is a deeply blue playlist for just such an occasion
Read More »Mix Six: “Demos”
Extra! Extra! It's a bunch of demos you thought were left in a closet somewhere to be forgotten. This week's Mix Six dusts them off just for you!
Read More »Cratedigger: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, “Get Happy”
Whether he was atoning for racial intolerant comments or simply following his muse, Elvis Costello's 1980 album "Get Happy" remains among his finest efforts
Read More »Popdose 2010: Mike Duquette’s Best Reissues
Even in a year where a lot of great new music was released, it’s still been a blast to revisit artists and albums of old through those wonderful reissues, box sets and other catalogue
Read More »Popdose 2010: Michael Fortes’ Top Albums
From the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, Michael Fortes runs through his top picks for the best albums of
Read More »CD Review: Elvis Costello, ‘National Ransom’
“You can’t hold me, baby, with anything but contempt,” Elvis Costello sings amid dueling guitars on the explosive title track that opens his latest album, “National Ransom” (Hear Music). It’s a classic Elvis indictment
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