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Here Comes The Night – David Johansen

Listening to the New York Dolls comeback album recently reminded me of what a great rock n’roll singer David Johansen was (and remains). I’m struggling to remember exactly where Here Comes The Night falls in the chronology of post Dolls solo albums that Johansen made, but its always been my favorite. The key to this album was that Johansen found a great collaborator in Blondie Chaplin (The Band,... Read the full story

What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? – REM

1994’s What’s The Frequency, Kenneth was somewhat of an anomaly for REM. It was the first single and opening track from the Monster album and while it has some of the sonic qualities of that album it also stands a little apart from it. The song was actually inspired by the New York mugging of NBC news anchor Dan Rather. While beating him Rather’s attacker apparently kept repeating “Kenneth,... Read the full story

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