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The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band was a psychedelic folk band from Scotland who blended traditional instruments, poetry, and performance art. It doesn’t get much more hippie than that. Unfortunately Woodstock didn’t work out too well for them.
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From the Stacks: A Christmas Adventure in Disneyland
We all collect something: postcards, records, comics, celebrity fingernail clippings, Virgin Mary water stains. My mother’s childhood collection wasn’t extravagant because she didn’t come from an extravagant family. She was raised in poverty, and I don’t mean “one iPhone behind” poor, but rather “don’t tell anybody daddy poached a deer so that we can eat”…
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Deep Cuts: The Best of John Hughes
My generation is every bit as annoying about John Hughes movies as the Baby Boomers are about all of their Age Of Aquarius stuff, and with good reason. Hughes was a prolific screenwriter whose career spanned thirty years, with the peak of his fame hitting during my teen angst years. From 1984 to 1988 Hughes…
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105. Giving Me Everything Inside and Out
My eighteenth birthday. The Army recruiters would begin calling as soon as my registration for Reagan’s draft was processed. The government wouldn’t trust me with beer for another three years, yet I had to go down to my local post office and sign up to be shot if Ronnie’s hawks decided to spread freedom at…
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From the Stacks: Hudson Brothers – Hollywood Situation
The Hudson Brothers hosted an absolutely horrible variety show in the mid ’70s. It really sucked, which of course meant that my sister and I loved it.
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The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Keef Hartley Band
Keef Hartley is an interesting footnote in rock history. He became the drummer for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes after their drummer left to join The Beatles. Oh, Ringo — what a career limiting decision you made there. Hartley also played with the legendary bluesman John Mayall. And he played Woodstock, though you’d never know…
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Free Jane’s Addiction Download!
Do I look out for you or what? Regular readers know that I’m a huge Jane’s Addiction fan, and that I loved The Great Escape Artist, their latest album. But maybe you haven’t picked up a copy yet because you’ve been stuck in a coal mine or something. Here’s how to pick up a free…
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From the Stacks: Chocolate Milk
Chocolate Milk is one of those sad victims of time. They were a really cool funk band from New Orleans that made eight albums between 1975 and 1982 and then they were done and pretty much forgotten. It’s too bad, really. Listen to this bass line:
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James Wags His Uvula
Although I question their taste I appreciate their interest. The good folks at Under the Gum Tree magazine asked me to sit down for a short interview, which was very thoughtful of them. If you’re interested you can read it here, but more importantly give Gum Tree’s site a look and then pick up a…
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Deep Cuts: Flower Songs
Flowers, they aren’t just for breakfast anymore. They aren’t good for just spite eating and Georgia O’Keefe porn, no. Our pistil and petal friends have inspired many songs over the years. Here are a few:
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