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The Vinyl Diaries: Atlanta Rhythm Section, “Champagne Jam”
Southern rock's studio pros make their finest record
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Five Rock Sidemen with Awesome Names
Maybe you aren't a rock star because your parents weren't creative enough
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 30
Come on Loooooverboy and check out more tracks that Dave Steed spotlights in his hit series Bottom Feeders.
Read More »Ticket Stub: .38 Special in Long Island, January ’85
Featuring a bunch of facial hair, a stack of hits, and at least one unnecessary drummer, .38 Special rocked Long Island in January of 1985. This week, Matt Wardlaw takes us back
Read More »Bootleg City: The Cranberries in Munich, October ’94
Hey, the head man is out of town! This is such a freakin’ good idea. See, when our “public servants” walk into office having “plans” and “introducing legislation,” they immediately start screwing stuff up,
Read More »The Producers: Tom Werman, Chapter Three
The office I was given at Epic was located between the offices of Barry Kornfeld and Sandy Linzer, who were both A&R men and producers, as well. Both had been there for some time,
Read More »The Seventeeth Day of Mellowmas: Mellowmas Goes South
Well, folks, every year, we come across a song or two that we imagine will be truly, truly terrible — and we’re surprised to find out that they’re actually not half-bad. Take a trip
Read More »Motion Picture Soundtrack: “Free Bird”
There was an episode of television’s Friday Night Lights when a new character plays in his first game and forces a game-changing fumble. The lead-up sequence is unabashedly manipulative, as an unseen announcer criticizes
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