In Ten Tracks: Santana
adminA selection of Santana songs that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists.
Read MoreThe Buzzcocks, Twice
by Marshall Bowden In the spring of 1980, I was about to graduate from high school. A small group of friends decided we would spend the senior tradition of ditch…
Read MoreAcid Jazz brought soul back to the dance floor
Marshall Bowden If Miles and Teo Macero had treated the studio as an instrument starting back in 1968, an entire generation of music makers was following in their footsteps by…
Read MoreBitches Brew: How Jazz Became Studio Music
by Marshall Bowden Whatever the surprise that greeted In A Silent Way, it was nothing compared to that which greeted the release of the double LP Bitches Brew in 1970.…
Read MoreDave Greenfield Was The Stranglers’ Secret Weapon
by Marshall Bowden The Stranglers were never a punk band, at least not by any of the normal measurable standards applied in 1977, and Dave Greenfield was a huge part…
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