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Sep 9, 2023
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What they wanted
The back sleeve of the Donkeys' obscure "What I Want" 45 tells an old story
Jan 15
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In a perfect world
Beset by industry and inter-band woes, Long Tall Shorty managed to cut some great rock and roll
Jan 7
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If you want to take a ride
Blasting into 2026 with Nazz's "When I Get My Plane" and "Rain Rider"
Jan 1
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Wait awhile, eternity
Some thoughts on John Prine's "Christmas in Prison," and my Dad, gone a year now
Dec 24, 2025
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Catherine Elizabeth Bonomo, 1932-2025
Sep 30, 2025
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Count them as they fall
Sep 5, 2024
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Philip James Bonomo, 1930-2024
Jan 3, 2025
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A long way from the valley
Aug 23, 2024
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Here are (even more of) my favorite b-sides
The third in a series in which I dig into my collection for some boss flip sides
Dec 19, 2025
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Why don't you make up your own mind?
Revisiting Purple Hearts four and a half decades after the U.K. Mod Revival
Dec 12, 2025
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From this moment on
Some thoughts on the Beatles' new/old/new "Real Love" and the trippiness of time
Dec 5, 2025
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Remember those dark nights
The past, two ways: The Boys' "Brickfield Nights" and the Times' "Goodbye Piccadilly"
Nov 30, 2025
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How much time will it take?
As the 1970s dawned, the great Edwin Starr got to the heart of wanting and waiting
Nov 23, 2025
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The appeal and the limits of Mod
On Paolo Hewitt’s The Sharper Word: A Mod Anthology
Nov 18, 2025
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Got no time to waste
Ed Kuepper and the Saints 73-78 are turning up the volume on their past
Nov 13, 2025
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This time with feeling
The new Hives album loudly argues that the Swedish band has only gotten started
Nov 3, 2025
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Time will go and you're free
The Kundalini Genie invite us along on the journey
Oct 27, 2025
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