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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.
MC5: A Brief Discography
Rock-and-roll’s great comedy of errors, as told by the music.
Oct 28, 202431 min read
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
This review wasn’t supposed to happen.
Oct 21, 202415 min read
Santana - Abraxas
“Our god’s name is Abraxas and he is God and Satan and he contains both the luminous and the dark world.” – Hermann Hesse, Demain
Oct 14, 202412 min read
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats, 55 Years Later
A piping-hot buffet of sound. “That's where I got the idea for...the title for the Hot Rats album. There is a recording that I picked up in
Oct 7, 202410 min read
In The Court of the Crimson King, 55 Years Later
The greatest debut album ever released, period. Going in: as a zoomer fan, I have an interesting perspective on King Crimson. Most of us wer
Oct 7, 202410 min read
Bob Dylan - Desire
A portal into explorers’ wildest fantasies. In keeping with the album at hand, I'll start this one off by telling a little story. Once upon
Sep 23, 202415 min read
The Clash - London Calling
"If the world ended tomorrow and this were the last rock-and-roll album ever made, what should it be?"
Sep 21, 202415 min read
The Allman Brothers Band - Eat A Peach
“We thought about quitting because how could we go on without Duane? But then we realized: how could we stop?” – Butch Trucks
Sep 20, 202413 min read
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu
It’s the place where a star once was.
Sep 16, 202412 min read
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Where there is temporality, and beauty in simply being alive, there is Nick Drake.
Sep 16, 202414 min read
The Stooges - Fun House
What is Iggy Pop? Why is Iggy Pop? Going in: man. Following up Nick Drake’s Pink Moon with...this...was certainly Something! So why did I
Sep 16, 202412 min read
Opal Crown: Fleetwood Mac's Hidden Gems
Sure, thunder only happens when it’s raining, but what happened before the storm? Nights are getting cooler. Bats are taking flight. Rosé...
Sep 2, 20228 min read
Crate Digging: My Album Recommendations
AKA: 7 records I’d kill to have in my collection. Pictured: An overhead shot of my vintage fold-down record cabinet, decorated with a...
Jul 8, 202211 min read
Breaking Up With the Groupie Dream
Listen up, girls: there’s a lot more to Penny Lane than her coat and boots. Pictured: Kate Hudson as Penny Lane in Almost Famous (2000,...
Jun 10, 20228 min read
The Stacks, From A to Z
It’s time I do something light and fun here! I've heard from some of you that you enjoy the music recommendations from my Vinyl Monday...
May 27, 20229 min read
Remembering The "Recovering Groupie"
On plaster, "manhood," and what it means to be a female artist AND fan. Before I get into this one, I want to thank you all for the warm...
May 13, 20227 min read
6 Albums That Changed My Life
There was life before these records, and there’s life after them. If you’ve spent any time around me or my online presence, you’ll know...
Apr 8, 20228 min read
The Mighty Motor City Five
“Let me be who I am, and let me kick out the jams!” In my last post I described what really makes a groupie, well, a groupie. The most...
Mar 18, 20229 min read
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