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Nice picture, eh? Sort of a Phillip K. Dick -ian vibe, which in turn leads me on to discover that Electric Sheep is the name of a company...

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Jon Anderson : Flight of the Moorglade [ purchase ] Reading my music writing probably might give you the impression that I listen to ...

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For me this was always the consummate Byrds track, given as it is one of the earliest outriders, 1966, for their later more overt countr...

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Klaatu : Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft [ purchase ] In 1976, it seemed that Beatlereunionmania was rampant. Lorne Michae...

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“Harry, I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be both wonderful and strange,” says Special Agen...

Falling You have heard of Michael, I hope. I mean, you must have, he, and this album, were in everyone's best of list for 2016, were...

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I hate singers who spend most of their songs whisper-singing. They either have a crap voice, haven’t figured out who they are or have ...

In 1991, when Axel Rose was asked about some of his favorite new bands, he said “The singer of Soundgarden has a beautiful voice.” I ...

No, this isn’t an article about Jerry Garcia (who died in 1995) or Bob Weir (still very much alive). As always, we find ourselves l...