Judy Collins

Blogs
September 4, 2012
The First Alt-Country Record? Flatlanders Rediscover The Odessa Tapes
A lot of stellar music came out of that flat land known as West Texas. Bob Wills, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, Terry Allen, Guy Clark, and the Sparkles are just a few artists who found something in the wind, the dust, the heat, the cactus, the mesquite, the sandstorms, the blizzards, t ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Robert A. Heinlein: Can You Grok This Playlist?
It was on this day in 1988 that science fiction lost one of its most brilliant and influential voices to emphysema and heart failure. Robert A. Heinlein was the man who wrote legendary novels like Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers and the Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. All in all, more than ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2011
Dick Dale Destroys Continental Club
Photos by Jason WolterIn spite of a lifetime of healthy living that includes vegetarianism, martial arts, and an aversion to drugs and alcohol, Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar, realizes that he has a date with Grim Reaper. In our interview this week, Dale described the litany of medical pr ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Becoming Elektra: Stooges, The Doors And Much More
Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label By Mick Houghton Jawbone Press, 304 pp., $29.95 While most of today's major record companies are run by men in suits answering to a corporation rather than men of vision answering to their whims, there was a time in the ... More >>
Music
April 22, 2010
Amy Speace
Blogs
October 22, 2009
Lonesome Onry and Mean: A Brief History of "Danny Boy" - Evergreen But Not Exactly Irish
The Pogues are only one week away, so no time like the present to reflect on Irish music. For many Americans, no song epitomizes Irish music like "Danny Boy." Lonesome Onry and Mean was gently prodding my Irish and European friends at the boozer recently regarding their opinions about the top rec ... More >>
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March 1, 2007
Playbill: Jimmy Lafave
Music
December 2, 2004
Rotation
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February 4, 1999
Good Night
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November 5, 1998
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December 18, 1997
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