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Month: May 2017

50 Years Ago Today – Headquarters

Posted on May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 by Peter

One week before the Beatles released their massively influential Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Monkees released the first of their albums on which the band members had actual aristic control. It shot to number one on the charts for only a week before being eclipsed by Sgt. Pepper’s. But Headquarters would remain firmly…

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My First Listen – The Cars

Posted on May 20, 2017May 20, 2017 by Peter

Until this past week, I had never listened to The Cars’ eponymous debut album in its entirety, but I never really needed to. Coming of age in the 80s this was a band that was utterly ubiquitous and such an integral part of the musical landscape that I never really needed to own or listen…

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