Thursday, July 27, 2023

Sinead O'Connor RIP

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Sinead once said that ripping up the photo of the pope on SNL didn't destroy her career, it allowed her to recover her career and be the...
Monday, July 24, 2023

"Get Back", dir. Peter Jackson (2021)

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There is so much to say about this remarkable documentary, and yet what can I possibly say about the Beatles and "Get Back" that h...
Monday, July 10, 2023

"Wham!", dir. Chris Smith

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This documentary is difficult to follow, flying by breathlessly in a flurry of audio interviews, video clips, and scrapbook entries (the lat...
Monday, July 03, 2023

Lush, "Spooky"

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I need to counter the revisionist history of Julianne Shepherd's Sunday review in Pitchfork.    The review paints Lush as underrated an...
Monday, June 26, 2023

Glastonbury 2023

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The lineup this year didn't look too exciting to me, I could take a pass on two of the three headliners, but Glastonbury is probably the...
Monday, May 29, 2023

Lou Reed, "Berlin" -- revisited

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It had been a while since I last heard "Berlin" in its entirety.  I felt as though I was hearing it through a set of fresh ears, a...
Sunday, May 21, 2023

Andy Rourke RIP, The Smiths Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre June 29, 1985

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Smiths bassist Andy Rourke passed away last weekend at the far too young age of 59.  I never cease to be amazed by how young the band was in...
Monday, May 15, 2023

Reviewing every Eurovision Song Contest Winner (1972, 1973)

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1972.  Vicky Leandros, "Apres toi" (Luxembourg) A workmanlike entry but nothing more, co-written by the same lyricist (Yves Dessca...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Reviewing every Eurovision Song Contest Winner (1970, 1971)

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Eurovision is on, and I am back after a four year hiatus to continue (finally) with this project! 1970.  Dana, "All Kinds of Everything...
Friday, May 05, 2023

Gordon Lightfoot RIP

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So many thoughts about Gordon Lightfoot ... "If You Could Read My Mind" just may be the greatest song ever written, and if it'...