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Abigail Devoe
It's my flagship series, brought to text! Expect a written review with every new episode of Vinyl Monday.
You can also read my book reviews, film reviews, and my archived blog posts here.
Disraeli Gears: Cream and the Summer of Love
Blues with purple polka dots.
8 hours ago14 min read
And They Called Her Big Pink
Who would’ve thought a not-so-little pink house would change rock-and-roll history?
Apr 2117 min read
Don't Call Her Mama
“She was a big, eat-the-world, pass-the-bourbon, soft kind of woman.” - Denny Doherty, on his Mamas and The Papas bandmate Cass Elliot
Apr 181 min read
SMiLE From the Inside, with David Leaf
“Y’know, I’m a fan. I just took it to extreme, what I’ve done in my life.” - David Leaf, on his new book SMiLE: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson
Apr 152 min read
Mountain – Climbing, 55 Years Later
55 years later, Mountain is still one loud mother.
Apr 715 min read
The Shangri-Las: Leaders of the Pack
“I don’t think teenage years are all that rosy for a lot of people - they certainly weren’t for me.”
Apr 41 min read
A Tale of Two Albums: Donovan – A Gift From A Flower to A Garden
“I came here to smoke weed and wear capes. And they took away my weed.” – Donovan in 1967, probably
Apr 214 min read
Here Are The Sonics, 60 Years Later
Quite literally everything you need to know about how I experience music.
Mar 3113 min read
So Long, Marianne Faithfull
“Never apologize, never explain - didn’t we always say that? Well, I haven’t, and I don’t.” - the late, great Marianne Faithfull
Mar 211 min read
Barrett, Seer of Visions
“His head did no thinking, his arms didn’t move.”
Mar 1817 min read
The Madcap Laughs At Us on the Border
This is the true story of Syd Barrett’s solo career – or, as true as he thinks it needs to be.
Mar 1715 min read
The Dolls Pod Crashes The Hippie Hour!
The Dolls Pod celebrates International Women's Day with The Hippie Hour on WBTV!
Mar 101 min read
Tammi Terrell: Sweetheart of Motown
“She knew who she was at a young age. She was able to pick herself up, dust herself off, and literally keep going..."
Mar 71 min read
Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Soundtrack Review
Once again, existing in spite of it all is an act of rebellion.
Feb 1713 min read
Have You Heard of the Summer of Soul?
For 52 years, the world forgot the 3rd annual Harlem Cultural Festival...or did they?
Feb 1713 min read
It's Liverbirds, Not Liverbirds
“We never ever got as famous as The Beatles. But we started as friends, and we ended as friends.”
Feb 71 min read
Presenting: The Fabulous Ronettes
When three girls from Spanish Harlem redefined rock-and-roll femininity.
Feb 315 min read
Badfinger - Magic Christian Music, 55 Years Later
A band full of interrupted brilliance, feeling the winds change.
Jan 2016 min read
In Defense of Trout Mask Replica
You may ask yourself, head in your hands, “What are they doing?” The answer is more sinister than you could ever imagine...
Jan 1314 min read
Drugs, God, and the White Album
Every double album should aim to be as discombobulated and daring as this.
Dec 20, 202415 min read
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