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  • John Mellencamp

    by Denise SullivanJuly 16, 2008Comments (1)

    "Twenty-three years after Scarecrow, he's finally made another solid album." (read more)

  • The Best Books on Music of the Last Six Months

    by C! TeamJune 25, 2008Comments (7)

    There's something about summer reading lists. They almost always contain must-reads, but they are also supposed to contain page-turners... books that, while not being the most challenging literary content you've feasted your eyes on, are highly entertaining without being too heavy on the thinking. It's summer for crissakes, and that means taking a standard break from life. (read more)

  • What Would You Do if I Showed You the Chords...

    by Max MobleyJune 25, 2008Comments (5)

    Paul McCartney said to me recently, “My god, you know more about our material than anyone else does simply because your work has been more recent.” (read more)

  • King of Rock 'n' Soul: Solomon Burke Gets Deep

    by Denise SullivanJune 18, 2008Comments (0)

    Most of what I know about Burke's history comes from Guaralnick's interviews with him. But what I felt when I talked to Burke myself was something else entirely—perhaps best described as spiritual refreshment—and it's something that I will carry with me from here. He's a Philadelphia native who loves country music and a former "wonderboy preacher," with 21 children, 89 grandchildren (read more)

  • Charles Manson: When I Get to the Bottom

    by Brian BrownJune 11, 2008Comments (40)

    Dennis Wilson called Manson his Wizard and the two became very close, swapping girls, songs, and religious ideas. Wilson meanwhile championed Manson to the elite music establishment by opening all sorts of doors for him, dropping him off, guitar in hand, at the hippest gatherings and playing his demos to whomever would listen. He even used Manson’s ideology in interviews. Suddenly the surfing, All-American, beefcake Beach Boy was talking about fear (read more)

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