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Levon Helm: 1940-2012
posted: April 19, 2012
Some people think of The Last Waltz – the Martin Scorsese-directed documentary about The Band and their star-studded farewell concert – as the greatest rock film ever made. Others will say that it is an…
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The EditoriaList: 12 Bands That Continued On After Losing A Key Member
posted: December 8, 2011
Bands are hard to keep together. People fight, quit, rejoin, remember, quit again, die and so forth. Sometimes that band member is so integral to the music that it’s pointless to go on”some bands realize…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: The Jayhawks Soar Once More
posted: September 14, 2011
When The Jayhawks first got together in 1985 Minneapolis, Gram Parsons and The Louvin Brothers did not enjoy the same kind of default-option status they command as rock-band influences today. Country-rockers were thin on the…
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The EditoriaList: Thirteen Greatest First Tracks On Debut Albums
posted: September 1, 2011
There’s something about the first song on ANY album. It sets a tone, gives you an idea of what you’re in for. But the first song on an artist’s first album is often something special.…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Robbie Robertson's Rootsy, Rockin' Return
posted: February 23, 2011
Those whose hearts palpitate in time to the songs of Robbie Robertson”both his Band-era milestones and solo hits such as Broken Arrow and Somewhere Down The Crazy River” have had to endure a long period…
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