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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 89

Dave Steed February 3, 2010 55

Bottom Feeders has reached the letter T, which means lots and lots of ... the Temptations

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The Fifteenth Day of Mellowmas: Molemas

Jeff Giles and Jason Hare December 15, 2009 28

Screw gingerbread and eggnog -- today, Lemmy proves that the real taste of Mellowmas is whiskey and unfiltered cigarettes. Hide your pets and daughters!

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CD Review: “Amchitka: The 1970 Concert That Launched Greenpeace”

Ken Shane December 1, 2009 12

Greenpeace has released a two-disc set of the live, re-mastered recording Amchitka: The 1970 concert that launched Greenpeace. The CD is available exclusively through Greenpeace, and all proceeds will benefit the organization. Many years

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Basement Songs: “Hey, Hey, Julie!” … A Mixtape

Scott Malchus September 17, 2009 24

Two years ago, when I was working on this column’s debut, I wrote about Bruce Springsteen’s “Book of Dreams” and what the song means to Julie and me. During the first month of our

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CD Review: George Benson, “Songs and Stories”

Robert Cass August 25, 2009 2

Four years ago GRP/Verve released Best of George Benson Live, recorded at a concert the veteran jazz guitarist and singer gave in Belfast, Ireland, in 2000. The set drew mainly from the 1976-’81 period

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Blu-ray Review: Neil Young, “Neil Young Archives, Volume 1 (1963-1972)”

Ken Shane June 3, 2009 12

Goodness gracious -- Ken Shane has made his way through every moment of Neil Young's ten-disc Archives, Volume 1. What will you get for your $280? Read his review to find out

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CHART ATTACK!: 4/22/72

Jason Hare April 24, 2009 21

Jason Hare is back for another installment of Chart Attack! -- and this week, he takes us all the way back to April 22, 1972, and a top 10 featuring Neil Young, Aretha, and

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CHART ATTACK!: 11/7/70

J.A. Bartlett November 7, 2008 12

Why do I love today’s CHART ATTACK! author? Well, there are many reasons. First and foremost, of course, is his fantastic, thoughtful writing at The Hits Just Keep On Comin’. The second reason is

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Political Culture: Will Hollywood Matter in 2008?

Jon Cummings January 3, 2008 8

“Who cares what I think? I’m not the president. I’m just a storyteller, man.” So says Bob Dylan — or, at least, Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn as Bob Dylan — in Todd Haynes’

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