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It's a long story, but I was a seventh grader who was interested in free jazz. And I loved the weird and the 'out there' in the form of novelty pop…

Marshall Bowden

Mar 17

A review of his solo and studio work in the '70s & '80s

Marshall Bowden

Mar 12

People forget that British punk, even at its most dour and political, always bristled with a sense of humor: the humor of the damned, perhaps. Punk…

Marshall Bowden

Mar 4

February 2023

I still have that other Burt in my head...

Marshall Bowden

Feb 17

Welcome to the cutout bins...

Marshall Bowden

Feb 17

Some classic, lost alt-rock sounds

Marshall Bowden

Feb 10

January 2023

"Where is my happy place? Wherever the music is.”

Marshall Bowden

Jan 24

"Jeff Beck is my all time favorite guitarist. Now what can I say?" -John McLaughlin-

Marshall Bowden

Jan 22

Also: People Who Died and announcing My Life in the Cutout Bins

Marshall Bowden

Jan 5

December 2022

A few classics that are still on heavy rotation at my house

Marshall Bowden

Dec 10, 2022

November 2022

Post Punk guitar innovator Keith Levene passed away November 11th

Marshall Bowden

Nov 25, 2022

The charming career of Billy Idol

Marshall Bowden

Nov 15, 2022

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