In Ten Tracks: Laura Nyro
adminA selection of Laura Nyro songs that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists. Not necessarily stuff you’ll…
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The story of Malcolm McLaren’s emergence onto the pop music stage is pretty well-known, but as is usual with mythical creatures, any number of variations have presented themselves over the…
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Read MoreBeth Orton and the Beat
Beth Orton’s work with top electronic artists and producers wasn’t an add-on to her folkie songs. It was part and parcel of her artistic DNA, and her last album, Kidsticks,…
Read MoreIn Ten Tracks: Elvis Costello
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Read MoreChristine McVie and Fleetwood Mac 1970-1974
During Fleetwood Mac’s transitional period Christine McVie wrote and recorded fifteen songs with the band. Hear all of them and read about the group’s changes.
Read MoreGive A Damn
Spanky & Our Gang, John V. Lindsay and the counterculture meet in the whirlwind of 1968 by Marshall Bowden 1968, the summer of the New York Urban Coalition’s ‘Give a…
Read More10cc: Art For Art’s Sake
10CC was one of those bands that were simply too clever for their own good. Once they had established themselves as a band of gifted songwriters with a knack for…
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