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Bob Dylan: Idiot Wind (1975)
Going to a Bob Dylan concert is a bit of a crap shoot—you never know what you’re going to get. It could be great. It could be incoherent. It could be a little of both. In 1961, Dylan began singing and...
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Peter Gabriel: Don’t Give Up (1986)
Don’t Give Up (Version 1) Don’t Give Up (version 2) Don’t Give Up (Secret World Live with Paula Cole) Return with us now to the thrilling days of yesteryear, a time before music had turned to crap, a...
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Roy Harper: Another Day (1970)
I saw Roy Harper play live at the Half Moon in London on August 19, 1991. Since he rarely played in the United States, I was grateful for the opportunity to finally see him. The show was kind of a...
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Talking Heads: Love → Building on Fire (Love Goes To Building On Fire)
Spotify URI: spotify:track:6io3AG4PaHu5Ksx41r4zHw Spotify HTTP Link: Talking Heads – Love -> Building On Fire There are bands that you used to love years ago that you still listen to today. For me,...
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Australia’s Ultimate Songs Disc 1
Back in 1992, I was in South Australia covering the Adelaide Festival. While I was there, I had the opportunity to interview Paul Kelly and to attend one of his gigs. In the interview, Paul named some...
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Australia’s Ultimate Songs Disc 2
In my last post, I talked about the 5-CD set, Australia’s Ultimate Songs, which is out of print and difficult to find. I’ve recreated most of the songs with Spotify and a few with YouTube. Here are...
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Australia’s Ultimate Songs Disc 3
In this 5-post series, I’m recreating the 5-CD set, Australia’s Ultimate Songs, which is out of print and difficult to find. Most of the songs will open in Spotify, which if you don’t have, you can...
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Australia’s Ultimate Songs Disc 4
This is the 4th installment in my recreation of the out-of-print 5-CD set, Australia’s Ultimate Songs. Disc 4 includes tracks from Deborah Conway, Hoodoo Gurus, INXS, Kylie Minogue, The Black Sorrows,...
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Australia’s Ultimate Songs Disc 5
This is the 5th and final installment of the songs from the out-of-print 5-CD set, Australia’s Ultimate Songs. Disc 5 includes tracks from Merril Bainbridge, Natalie Imbruglia, Nick Cave & The Bad...
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Mandawuy Yunupingu Interview (Yothu Yindi)
In 1992, I was supposed to go on a press junket to South Australia to cover the Adelaide Festival. The whole thing was last minute and I didn’t think it was going to happen. I lived in Boston at the...
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