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October 2024

Esbjorn Svensson Trio
A review of the work of this groundbreaking jazz piano trio, tragically cut short by Svensson's untimely death in 2008.
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Marshall Bowden
Cowboys International: Original Sin (Revisited) (Again)
A brief look at a touchstone of post punk rock that influenced the development of the New Romantics as well as electro pop and other goodies.
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Goblin: Kings of Euro-Horror
You might not think you know the music of progressive goth Italian band Goblin, but if you've seen horror films such as Profondo Rosso, Suspiria, and…
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Marshall Bowden
45 Years With X
One of my all-time favorite bands is saying farewell with a new record, 'Smoke & Fiction', and a tour
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'Remain in Light' Goes Round-Trip with Angelique Kidjo
Benin singer takes Talking Heads' Afrobeat album home
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September 2024

In Ten Tracks: The Band
In Ten Tracks is not a best of or greatest hits or even necessarily a list of favorites. They're songs by an artist that stuck with me for various…
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Jean-Michel Jarre's 'Oxygene'
Electronic music's French connection
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Los Bitchos/Talkie Talkie
An instrumental love letter to the post punk '80s
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My Hot Chicha Summer
My deep dive into the Peruvian Amazon's mix of Latin rhythm and surf guitar
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My Life in the Cutout Bins: 1969: The Velvet Underground Live/The Velvet Underground
This album, cobbled together from two sets of live performances, remains a favorite.
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