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My favorite song of the year, and other worthy contenders

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A couple months ago I dragged my lovely girlfriend to New York City to see Queens of the […]

joeshahen December 6, 2017 Music

A Conversation with James Mercer of The Shins

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“Structure is really important to me,” the Shins’ James Mercer said about his approach to writing and recording. […]

Jim Shahen June 16, 2017 Interviews, Music

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan – Peep some of our favorite tracks…

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Today is Bob Dylan’s 76th birthday. To celebrate, Jim and I sat around and each thought of our […]

joeshahen May 24, 2017 Music

Five non-obvious Prince songs you should be streaming

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The Purple One has returned to streaming services, and the world is a better place because of that. […]

joeshahen February 16, 2017 Music

Margo Price Rambles at Levon’s Barn

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By Brian Watson About a mile out of Woodstock, the town famously thought by many visitors to be […]

Jim Shahen July 15, 2016 Music, Reviews

I Still Buy Rob Zombie Albums: Thoughts and contextualization on his latest release

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In 1998, Rob Zombie released the “Dragula” video and changed my life forever. I was 13 and it was […]

Jim Shahen May 6, 2016 Music, Reviews

Funkin’ Around with Blackbyrd McKnight, Guitar Powerhouse

“I don’t wanna do 20-minute solos, though I can,” guitarist DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight says to me, in reference to […]

Jim Shahen March 8, 2016 Interviews, Music

Walkin’ and Talkin’ with Eli “Paperboy” Reed

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I first heard of Eli “Paperboy” Reed in 2010 after reading a feature on him in MOJO. I […]

Jim Shahen January 21, 2016 Interviews, Music

David Bowie

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I woke up this morning and went to perform my ritual of scanning the news before I hop […]

joeshahen January 12, 2016 Music

Albums from 2015 that are worth a listen

There was a lot of great music in 2015. It’s that simple. Lots of places have made comprehensive […]

Jim Shahen January 7, 2016 Music

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