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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie: Poly Styrene
How cool would it be to see the Sex Pistols on your 18th birthday? Seems like everybody in London started a band after seeing the Pistols, and Poly Styrene was no exception. In one brief year with the band X-Ray Spex, she laid the groundwork for lots of future women. Want to know more? Read…
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Deep Cuts: Saturday Songs
Kicking around Westwood on Saturdays was a weird little adventure, but that’s what Saturdays are for. Whether you’re a kid or an adult, Saturdays are the only free day on the board. Sure, Sundays technically count as the weekend, but Monday looms like a hurricane on the horizon. Nope, Saturday is it. So of course…
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On Diffuser: Politicians vs. Musicians: A Brief History
What is it with candidates grabbing whatever song they want without asking permission from the artist? It seems to be a fairly recent phenomenon. Read some of the most famous dust-ups on Diffuser.
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206. Drive-In Saturday
A little furniture and some pocket money didn’t really change anything. Every day Jody withdrew more deeply into some dark place where I wasn’t welcome. Lately I’d been finding scraps of paper around the apartment bearing hand written fragments like “zipped up the back like a funeral suit” and “I mean the game called ‘go…
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From the Stacks: Jane’s Addiction “Sadobaby”
During Jane’s Addiction’s 2012 “Theatre of the Escapists” tour, an odd piece of business happened each night. An odd-looking woman pushing a baby carriage across the stage — no comment, no big gestures, just wheeled a Gothic perambulator from stage right to stage left. What was inside the stroller? A sadobaby.
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On Diffuser: Are Musicals the Mom Jeans of Rock and Roll?
Look, I don’t hate all musicals. I get their artistic and entertainment value. I’m not a savage. But I really hate “rock musicals,” with a few exceptions. Why? Read all about it on Diffuser.
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From The Stacks: Chu-Bops
You are not looking at a stack of albums.
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Throw Beck Thursday: Five Simple Ways For Men to Ruin Relationships
Take it from an old guy: Trashing a relationship is easy as 1-2-3-4-5. —- There’s not a lot of good to say about getting older. I’m achy sometimes for no reason, my ears ring constantly, and the pounds don’t come right off like they used to. Don’t get me started on what a chile relleno…
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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie – Ronnie James Dio
Dio, an alternative influence? That seems unlikely, but so does Ronnie James Dio, doo-wop crooner and yet that happened, too. Want to hear it? Check out my latest piece on Diffuser.
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Deep Cuts: Car Songs
Los Angeles is a car town, and having my groovy little MG back felt good. Sure, it broke down if you looked at it, but it looked great and that’s all that matters in that vapid city. Anyway, I’m really pinched for time this week, so let’s get to the car songs:
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