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Writer, talker, traveler, sailor, singer, guitar slinger. Gracie Award winner. Author. I don't hang out here, visit me on Instagram.
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Deap Lips' Debut Is An Interstellar Excursion For The Quarantined Mind

Deap Lips' Debut Is An Interstellar Excursion For The Quarantined Mind

NPR — The Flaming Lips have been making arty rock for nearly four decades, and over time the Oklahoma City-based group has become known for unusual collaborations, from pop star Miley Cyrus to the Denver Symphony Orchestra. Now, the band's frontman Wayne Coyne and multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd have teamed with Deap Vally, a Los Angeles guitar-and-drum duo.
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Childish Gambino's Dani Markham - Modern Drummer Magazine

Childish Gambino's Dani Markham - Modern Drummer Magazine

Modern Drummer — Dani Markham lives in perpetual motion. The New York City-based, Louisville, Kentucky-born percussionist/mallet player spent the last six years touring the world and recording with hip-hop artist Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover), lo-fi worldbeat group Tune-Yards, and others.
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How The Byrds' 'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo' Became A Classic 50 Years After Its Debut

How The Byrds' 'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo' Became A Classic 50 Years After Its Debut

NPR — When The Byrds released "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" in 1968, it was a commercial failure. A half century after its debut, the album has become a classic. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Last year marked the 50th anniversary of The Byrds' album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NOTHING WAS DELIVERED") THE BYRDS: (Singing) Nothing was delivered.
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Rock-and-Roll Woman: The 50 Fiercest Female Rockers

Rock-and-Roll Woman: The 50 Fiercest Female Rockers

amazon.com — Celebrate the women who rock, with this fully illustrated tribute to 50 iconic female musicians and bands. Award-winning radio personality Meredith Ochs takes an insightful look at 50 rock icons who indelibly shook up the music scene, whether solo or in a band. Profiling women from the 195...
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Halestorm's 'Vicious': An Album for the Apocalypse

Halestorm's 'Vicious': An Album for the Apocalypse

loudwire.com — Lzzy Hale is boisterous, seductive, and darkly funny all at once on this album; her alto swoops from seething to soaring.
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A Place That Can't Exist Again: Blondie's New York

A Place That Can't Exist Again: Blondie's New York

NPR — Chris Stein's photos document a New York that is barely recognizable today. It was a time of boom boxes, Xeroxes and smoking indoors, as well as rents that were cheap enough for artists to afford. It was a city in decline that was fertile ground for phenomenal artistic ferment.
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The Strange Story Of 'Convoy': How A Trucker's Protest Anthem Became A '70s Hit

The Strange Story Of 'Convoy': How A Trucker's Protest Anthem Became A '70s Hit

NPR — That the 1976 song "Convoy" was created by a fictional musician is perhaps the least interesting thing about it. Attributed to singer-songwriter C.W. McCall - a character originally invented and performed by advertising executive Bill Fries for a bread company's ad campaign - the song tells a tale of truck drivers protesting government regulations on a struggling industry.
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A Dictionary by Rock Snobs, for Rock Snobs

A Dictionary by Rock Snobs, for Rock Snobs

NPR — David Kamp and Steven Daly are the authors of The Rock Snob's Dictionary, a guide to the esoterica in rock music that every critic and fan knows - or pretends to know. Meredith Ochs, our own rock snob and music critic, finds the book entertaining, funny and irreverent.
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A Guide to Vintage Star Wars Toys

A Guide to Vintage Star Wars Toys

Otis Magazine — The franchise is like McDonald's-billions and billions sold, with merchandise grossing two, three, or more times the amount of movie tickets. Once inexorably linked to even the anticipation of a new Star Wars film, related toy sales now rise and fall on a variety of factors: dipping after the release of 2017's The Last Jedi , and soaring in 2020, driven by The Mandalorian streaming series and COVID-19 lockdowns.
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A Guide to Vintage Star Wars Toys

A Guide to Vintage Star Wars Toys

Otis Magazine — Interested in collectibles, NFTs, and art? Read how "Star Wars" changed the game (and which of your treasures may be worth a fortune) on Otis, the "stock market of culture."
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