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"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" — variously attributed to Martin Mull, Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Laurie Anderson, and Steve Martin, among several others. There are 600 entries here. You can use the Search This Blog box or check out the Labels on the lower right to find something of interest.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The Rolling Stones Singles Collection: The London Years 1989

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The Rolling Stones have made a zillion compilations, and they all hold some purpose, I suppose. This one is exceptional for several reason...
Monday, May 19, 2014

Looking Into You A Jackson Browne Tribute Various Artists 2014

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Jackson Browne wrote and performed these songs the first time. This time, someone else gets a chance. That's the usual trip on these t...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City 2013

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I should have been telling you how great this record is about a year ago when it first came out, but instead of just buying the thing, I d...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

The Both, Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, May 8, 2014

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The Both are Aimee Mann and Ted Leo (and drummer Matt Mayhall on this tour), and it is an unusual, and unusually successful, meeting of mu...
Saturday, April 26, 2014

Simon Townsend Sweet Sound 1983

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This is Simon Townsend's debut from 1983. I've never heard any of the five or six other ones he made after this, but on the eviden...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Continental Drifters Continental Drifters 1994

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The Continental Drifters were a fabulous band that made multiple great recordings that somehow went largely unnoticed. There's no logi...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Elvis Costello and the Attractions, The Rubinoos, Cleveland, Ohio March 20, 1979

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I was at the Cleveland Agora for this particular show. The Rubinoos opened the show with their perfect so-cal sunshine. They covered Beatl...
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