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Deep Cuts: Desert Songs
Some people love the desert. I am not one of those people.
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On Diffuser: 29 Years Ago: R.E.M. Release ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’
R.E.M.’s fourth album might be my favorite.
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On Diffuser: In Conversation With X’s John Doe
My inner 16 year-old was thrilled to chat with John Doe, though the circumstances weren’t the best.
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225. When I Look Into Your Eyes There’s Just Devils and Dust
MGM was trying to get another film wrapped up. They were running behind and needed car sounds quickly. “James, I need you to go out to the desert with Bill and Arnold. Just do whatever they need,” Tony said.
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On Diffuser: 15 Years Ago — Napster Ordered to Stop Trading Copyrighted Music
Napster looms large in the mythology of the internet, but its lifespan was remarkably short.
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From the Stacks: The Beatles – ‘Yesterday and Today’ (Butcher Cover)
I wrote about this one pretty extensively on Diffuser, so go check that out for all the sordid details, but let’s talk butcher covers.
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On Diffuser: 50 Years Ago – Bob Dylan Goes Electric
“Dylan Goes Electric” is a hackneyed phrase, but it happened on this day 50 years ago.
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Choose and Defend: Pleading the Fifth
Good things come in fifths, at least when it comes to alcohol.
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Throw Beck Thursday: Show and Tell is For Sissies
Not all of the flotsam from my father’s childhood drifted into my grandfather’s fireplace. When he was a boy growing up in his small mountain town, he struck a deal with the owner of the local bar’s jukebox. Each time the owner changed the music, he sold my father the old records for a dime…
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On Diffuser: 16 Years Ago — Woodstock ’99 Kicks Off
Some things are probably best left forgotten. The Edsel. That time I puked gummy worms. The inexplicable popularity of Guy Fieri.
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