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Remember when a double album – two vinyl LPs, each with about 30 minutes of music – was a big...

Makin Waves with The Nitro Blues Band: Sweet Victory

Bob Makin

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The winner of the annual Carteret Battle of the Bands is The Nitro Blues Band, a young four-piece steeped in the...

Reality Check: THE MAGA PIVOT

James Campion

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October 4, 2024 0

Fabulist J.D. Vance attempts to prime the Party for post-Trump. It was plain as the smirk on the Ohio Senator’s...

On The Record: Continental Drifters, plus Phil Alvin, John Surge, & Bento Box Trio

Jeff Burger

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October 4, 2024 0

The Continental Drifters are drifting into the spotlight more than two decades after they disbanded, thanks to a flurry of...

Reality Check: WOMEN WILL SAVE AMERICA

James Campion

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September 27, 2024 0

The Estrogen Tsunami Revolution is here… and it will be televised. You know, the left has a lot of single-issue...

On The Record: Frank Zappa’s Expanded ‘Apostrophe (’),’ plus Mike Montrey Band, Kevin Gordon, Rebecca Frazier, Guy Davis, & Mac Leaphart

Jeff Burger

Columns

September 27, 2024 0

Frank Zappa isn’t a name you’d ordinarily associate with hit-making, but this esoteric artist did occasionally flirt with commercial success, most...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Funk, Jazz, Bop

Mike Greenblatt

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September 23, 2024 0

Please meet alto saxophonist/composer Sarah Hanahan. She’s here to revolutionize bebop and take it into the future. Maybe that’s why she...

Reality Check: KAMALA HARRIS IS ROLLING

James Campion

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September 20, 2024 0

Momentum, money, and organization has the VP surging. It is officially autumn. As of this writing, the presidential election is...

On The Record: A Joe Meek Anthology, an Arthur Lee/Love Biography, & a Double Dose of Michael McDermott

Jeff Burger

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September 20, 2024 0

A Joe Meek Anthology Focuses on 1962 Recordings Most music producers remain relatively unknown and must content themselves with credit...

Makin Waves With Steve Forbert: Keep on Keepin’ On

Bob Makin

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September 18, 2024 0

Now based in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the Meridan, Mississippi-raised singer-songwriter Steve Forbert has come an American musical treasure. His latest album,...

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On The Record: Bob Dylan & the Band’s ‘The 1974 Live Recordings,’ plus Dave Edmunds, Randall Bramblett, & Belsitzman & Herman

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