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Lolas – ‘A Dozen or Seven Tapestries’ (2019)

Lolas’ ‘A Dozen or Seven Tapestries’ is a new benchmark by which all power-pop albums should be measured.

Drive-By Truckers' 'Pizza Deliverance' Provided an Early Showcase for Mike Cooley

Drive-By Truckers’ ‘Pizza Deliverance’ Provided an Early Showcase for Mike Cooley

Storytelling remains the Drive-By Truckers’ most awe-inspiring gift – and, 20 years ago today, Patterson Hood began to share those duties.

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‘Gone With the Wind: The Remarkable Rise and Tragic Fall of Lynyrd Skynyrd’ (2015)

Comprehensive and unflinching, ‘Gone With the Wind’ traces Lynyrd Skynyrd’s rise to success, their tragic end, and their controversial reunion.

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Percy Sledge may have been a one hit wonder, but what a hit it was

Percy Sledge has died at 73 having long been dubbed a one hit wonder. But that one hit – “When a Man Loves a Woman” – was a wonder, indeed.

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St. Paul and the Broken Bones – Half the City (2014)

Close your eyes, and there’s no way you picture this guy singing these songs. The guy with the glasses, the suit, the flushed cheeks. You May Also Like: John Belushi originally thought Steve Cropper was a roadie: ‘The guy with the long hair?’ Brian Mackey, “Captain of the Moon” fromRead More

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Books: Cher: All I Really Want to Do by Daryl Easlea and Eddi Fiegel (2013)

In 1969, Cher was past her initial folk-pop successes with husband Sonny, but hadn’t yet launched her smash 1970s variety television program. She’d issue the most interesting project of her career. You May Also Like: ‘You’ve Heard These Hands,’ by Don Randi (2015): Books The Jackson 5 – The UltimateRead More

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2012 Hangout Music Festival: Sorting through the good, the great – and the dearly departed