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Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
As most of you who know me are aware, I’m a huge Donovan fan. Naturally, I was pleased, then, to find a copy of Donovan’s recently published autobiography at a used book store a couple of months ago.
Donovan remains a bit of a mystery to most people, including myself. [...]

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I watched Anatomy of a Murder yesterday and I decided to do a write-up here afterwards. While doing a bit of research on the film, I noticed that a fellow named Saul Bass was responsible for the opening titles of the film. Whoever posted the sequence on youtube decided to feature Saul’s name [...]

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Chuck Berry, dead or alive? Quick! Don’t cheat!
He’s quite alive, of course, and still touring at the age of 81! If anyone qualifies for the “elder statesman of rock” title, it is certainly Mr. Chuck Berry. Hell, the guy practically invented rock and roll when he combined hillbilly music with r&b.
It’s [...]

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I randomly came across “Driving Manual Auto” by KaitO the other day and it occurred to me that we haven’t heard from those guys in quite some time. After a little digging, I discovered that they broke up in 2006 after an eight-year run. Drat! Adding insult to injury, I also found [...]

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Was there anybody cooler than Gary Numan in 1979? He came out of nowhere (err….his mom’s house) at the age of 20 to redefine the land of pop forever. His synth-based songs would lay the groundwork for much of what we love (and hate) about the 80’s musical landscape.
Gary Numan + Tubeway Army [...]

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