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On The Record: Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Use Your Illusion’ (Super Deluxe Ed.), plus Jimi Hendrix, Amy Ray, James Houlahan, Eddie & the Hot Rods, & Louis Armstrong

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Guns N’ Roses released Use Your Illusion I and II, their third and fourth albums, simultaneously, on September 17, 1991. They’re not the only...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Matt Rogers’ ‘Goodnight Boogie: A Tale Of Guns, Wolves & The Blues Of Hound Dog Taylor’

Mike Greenblatt

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November 30, 2022 0

The self-titled 1971 debut of Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers was the first album put out by the legendary...

On The Record: Jonathan Richman Reissues, plus Dolly Parton, the Smithereens, Peggy Lee, & Fredrik Lundin

Jeff Burger

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November 25, 2022 0

A Flurry of Reissues from the Inimitable Jonathan Richman Jonathan Richman is an artist you’ll likely love or hate. His idiosyncratic,...

Reality Check: THE GEN Z WAVE & THE FUTURE OF NATIONAL POLITICS

James Campion

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November 23, 2022 0

Midterm turnout of young voters shift balance of power. Last week we discussed the dire import of Women’s Reproductive Rights...

Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘It’s Love We Need Everyday’

Bob Makin

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November 21, 2022 0

The Smithereens are back and busier than ever! In September, surviving members Jim Babjak, guitar; Dennis Diken, drums, and Mike Mesaros,...

On The Record: Billy Joel’s ‘Live at Yankee Stadium’ & John Mellencamp’s ‘Scarecrow’ (Deluxe Ed.), plus Dee Clark, Luke LeBlanc, the Great Divide, Rick Berthod, & Daniel Sherrill

Jeff Burger

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November 18, 2022 0

Billy Joel’s ‘Live at Yankee Stadium’ Hits Some Homers Billy Joel had already recorded nearly all his best-known songs by June...

Reality Check: WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS WIN!

James Campion

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November 16, 2022 0

Democratic midterm upsets reset the national voice. I love being right. It doesn’t always happen, but when it does –...

On The Record: Bob Dylan’s ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song,’ plus Tommy James & World Party

Jeff Burger

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November 11, 2022 0

Bob Dylan released the terrific Chronicles, Volume One, in 2004. Eighteen years later, we’ve yet to see part two of this memoir,...

Reality Check: LAST WEEK TO MIDTERMS FOLLIES

James Campion

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November 9, 2022 0

Assault, anti-semitism, social security threats, Twitter sale, & women’s rights. We’re down to the wire on the 2022 midterms that...

On The Record: The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ (Super Deluxe Edition) & Lou Reed’s ‘Words & Music,’ plus Trampled by Turtles, a Boston Soul Anthology, Mali Obomsawin, Jonas Fjeld, & Julian Taylor

Jeff Burger

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November 4, 2022 0

The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Reappears as a Box Set Can we pinpoint the time when the Beatles took their first giant...

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On The Record: Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Use Your Illusion’ (Super Deluxe Ed.), plus Jimi Hendrix, Amy Ray, James Houlahan, Eddie & the Hot Rods, & Louis Armstrong

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