Archive for August, 2011

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One Track Mind: David Gogo, “The Way You Make Me Feel” (2011)

A Michael Jackson hit rejiggered as a blues, by a Canadian. It’s enough to make your head hurt. But in a good way. You May Also Like: Disaster Relief and Thornetta Davis, “How I Feel / Not So Scared of You” (2021): One Track Mind David Crosby, “Amelia” from ‘SkyRead More

Green Day - '21st Century Breakdown' (2009)

Green Day – ’21st Century Breakdown’ (2009)

With ’21st Century Breakdown,’ Green Day wears their love of rock operas right out there in the open.

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Half Notes: Marc Ribot – Rootless Cosmopolitans (2006)

by Mark Saleski One of my favorite guitar players, Ribot defines ‘angular.’ While some of his finest stuff has happened as a sideman (good gawd, he’s all over the fricken place on Tom Waits’ Rain Dogs … and now that I think of it, he applies extra twangosity on ElvisRead More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Does This Bus Stop At 82nd St?" (1973)

A young Bruce flashes a lot of exuberance in a rambling, upbeat dedication to New York City. Reported points of interest on the song include Bruce’s dad working as a bus driver and Bruce taking a bus trip from Freehold to Manhattan to visit a girlfriend. You May Also Like:Read More