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Lo-Fi Mojo: Rob Tyner Band, “Tutti Frutti”
After the MC5 fizzled out in a drug-addled puff of bad karma smoke–long before legions of music fans could make heads or tails of them, let alone put them in the rock pantheon, which
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot (Statutory Rock Edition): “Shake, Rattle and Roll”
Originally, this fine blog entry was crafted exclusively for the awesome Popdose Statutory Rock List, but alas, as I am wont to do — such as right here in the far-too-long opener to this
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: The Meters, “Cabbage Alley”
The Meters, generally known for bringing some of the hottest funk in the 1970s, remain one of the “least underground” underground bands of all time. One of those bands you’ve heard of but you
Read More »Lo-Fi Mojo: The Sinister Six, “Go Away”
It’s been a long time coming. I’ve waited for some months to bring this pain, namely MP3s finely crafted from my new USB turntable. Mind you, we’re not talking just any MP3s, but obscure
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Chuck Berry, “Deep Feeling”
Chuck Berry made rock and roll what it is today. This critic would fight — and win — a cage match with any other writer who’d take Elvis as the more significant contributor. Elvis
Read More »Lo-Fi Mojo: Fleetwood Mac (1.0), “Oh Well”
Some no-compromise music fans — especially those with ears tuned to the blues-centric, distortion-fueled sound that comprises the DNA of all quality rock, ever — would say that Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks are
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King, “Damn Traffic”
Innovation in the blues milieu can be tough: Old-skool fans like old-skool sounds and themes, and if you change it up too much, they get a little uncomfortable. Like if you pass a Winston
Read More »Hall of Fame Week: John “Johnny Cougar” Mellencamp
For anyone who grew up in the Midwest, John Cougar speaks our language. We’ve stuck with him through the early years on to the Farm Aid thing through to his modern-day output. For those
Read More »Tributes: Larry Norman (1947-2008)
After suffering many years with major ailments, Larry Norman died on Sunday. As a member of People in the late ’60s, he introduced the world to the concept of Christian rock under the guise
Read More »Songs for the Dumped: Volume Ten
There are a few cold, hard truths in this world: you can’t run for president on the GOP ticket if you’re a thrice-married cross-dresser, the Cubs aren’t going to win this year either, and
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