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The Unlikely Story of the Secretary Who Inspired One of Music’s Greatest Songs
“Me and Bobby McGee” was originally about a woman—Barbara “Bobbie” McKee. I talked to her.
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It takes two: the best pop duets – ranked!
As Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue’s Where the Wild Roses Grow turns 30, we count down pop’s finest two-handers, from career-revivers to celebrity meta-texts
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The album It's a Shame about Ray by the Lemonheads is imprinted on my brain. I went through a period in the 90s when it was new that I listened to the album repeatedly on a portable CD player while walking for exercise.
I listened to it again recently, and it triggered ear worms for multiple songs that have lasted two weeks so far.
I listened to it again recently, and it triggered ear worms for multiple songs that have lasted two weeks so far.
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It's a Shame about Rick.The album It's a Shame about Ray by the Lemonheads is imprinted on my brain. I went through a period in the 90s when it was new that I listened to the album repeatedly on a portable CD player while walking for exercise.
I listened to it again recently, and it triggered ear worms for multiple songs that have lasted two weeks so far.
I cannot locate my old mp3 player, and since I have moved, don't think I'm about to find it. If I did, it would do the same for me with regards to Fountains of Wayne, among a handful of others.
Some of that handful might be worth a relistening, like Jetplane Landing and kilowatthours. Hmm....
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Vaguely political; randomly musical
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Federal Troops Arrive in Portland and Immediately Form Bands
Military personnel were seen trading in automatic weapons for mandolins and zithers.
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Roger Waters says he ‘regrets’ fallout between Pink Floyd members after he left the band
Roger Waters says he 'regrets' his part in the fallout with Pink Floyd upon his departure from the band in 1985, saying it was 'doomed to failure'.
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I don't think he's going to stay off the heroin.
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The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando: ‘Some people were supposed to take drugs – and one of them was me’
He was the darling of early-90s alt rock, but success came with the kind of rock’n’roll excess that many of his peers did not survive. Now, having finally quit heroin, he’s back with a new album, a memoir – and no regrets
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I tend to agree with you. He makes a ton of excuses or rationalizations about always coming out on top.I don't think he's going to stay off the heroin.
The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando: ‘Some people were supposed to take drugs – and one of them was me’
He was the darling of early-90s alt rock, but success came with the kind of rock’n’roll excess that many of his peers did not survive. Now, having finally quit heroin, he’s back with a new album, a memoir – and no regrets
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If you style yourself a "lucky fool," sooner or later your luck runs out.
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Geese: Cult Classics
From first emerging in lockdown with their brand of restless, chaotic rock and roll, through to playing frenzied secret shows and shutting down streets in Brooklyn just a few years on, New York’s Geese are very much the band of the hour right now. With their latest album - the expansive...
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Geese is the word!Geese: Cult Classics
From first emerging in lockdown with their brand of restless, chaotic rock and roll, through to playing frenzied secret shows and shutting down streets in Brooklyn just a few years on, New York’s Geese are very much the band of the hour right now. With their latest album - the expansive...diymag.com
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Dolly Parton says, 'I ain't dead yet!' after sister's call for prayers sparks worry about the singer's health
Freida Parton initially said that she was "up all night praying" for Dolly, who previously shared she had developed an infection caused by a kidney stone.
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The Fiery Furnaces reissue a cult classic: ‘We knew we wouldn’t seem like an also-ran NYC band in leather jackets’
As the divisive duo re-release Blueberry Boat for its 20th anniversary, they talk being unfit for success, how indie got soft and the ‘dream come true’ of getting 1/10 in NME
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Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’
Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Trump using his song "Danger Zone" in a bizarre AI video of him bombing No Kings protesters with fecal matter.
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