Month: August 2020

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80’s Weekend #9

Violent Femmes headline the ninth edition of "80's Weekend" at the Microsoft Theater on 02.15.20.
For my first proper post this month, I'm going to take a step back to the past, to explore that magically nostalgic era known as the '80s. It's not the first time I've attempted to do so. But typically, it's from the perspective of contemporary eyes and ears, modern-day interpretations and appropriations as homage and …

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The Big Electric Playlist, July 2020 Still Sheltering Edition
It's time to commemorate another month's worth of musical selections with the Big Electric Playlist, which, for this round, I've subtitled "Still Sheltering." It sounded better than "Pandemic Edition, Vol. 2," even though that's still wholly accurate and appropriate. July's blogging conditions continued to be weighted by Covid-19's perpetual influence, and the shelter-in-place order hasn't …

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