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  • The Unifying Elements of Chicano Rock

    by Denise SullivanApril 8, 2009Comments (2)

    "Los Lobos brought Spanish language to LA punks with “Anselma” in the early ’80s and to the masses in 1987 with a remake of “La Bamba.” (read more)

  • The Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm

    by Ben WesthoffFebruary 4, 2009Comments (0)

    One of the many grandchildren he took in was six-year-old Cedric Burnside, who moved with his mother into R.L.’s two-room house on the outskirts of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Cedric says the facilities weren’t exactly modern. “We had to haul water from our neighbor’s well, a half mile away,” he recalls. “We’d clean out a gallon milk jug (read more)

  • Richard Lloyd: Alchemy

    by Javier RodriguezJanuary 14, 2009Comments (7)

    Released in 1979 by the guitarist/songwriter, Alchemy is frequently overlooked, but is certainly a worthy pick given that it’s the best of Lloyd’s work. (read more)

  • Elvis Costello: Armed Forces

    by Franklin BrunoJanuary 14, 2009Comments (4)

    Costello’s ungentle judgment of Americans raised the stakes: “We hate you. We only come here for the money... We’re the original white boys, you’re the colonials.” The May 5, 1979 RS “Random Notes” item, reported from information offered by Bramlett, gives this as a general pronouncement to the “barroom crowd”; in other reconstructions, it is a response to a fan’s questions. Either way, this is fairly self-damning as insults go, splitting the difference (read more)

  • Cause Co-Motion!

    by Mark AschOctober 29, 2008Comments (0)

    "recaptures the exuberance of, well, getting to be in a band! And sing! And play instruments!" (read more)

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