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No Such Thing As Was

Joe Bonomo

rock & roll • sound and sense

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And here come the waves

Over a two-and-a-half year period between June 1969 and December 1971, Lou Reed recorded five versions of his song “Ocean.” On June 19, 1969 the Velvet Underground—Reed, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker, and Doug Yule—recorded a version at the...

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She doesn’t believe what she hears

In Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground, Richie Unterberger has done the admirable job of doggedly pulling aside the countless myths and errors that long ago obscured the history of the great Velvet Underground. He r...

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It’s enough just being alive

DOWN AT THE ROCK AND ROLL CLUB—“Our first national tour—and it only took since 1991!” Billie Joe Armstrong crowed from the stage at the Metro in Chicago. A moment earlier, singer and guitarist Jason White had remarked that Pinhead Gunpowder...

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The sound so real and true

“Which one of my records isn’t dark?” asked Marshall Crenshaw. It’s impossible to know if Crenshaw, who was speaking with Min Read about his 2009 album Jaggedland, asked this in earnest or with a smile and a wink, yet there’s a ring of trut...

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Ramones, Dolly, and Iggy, oh my!

I had a great time Tune Tagging with Brad Kyle over at Front Row & Backstage! If you’re unfamiliar with the game, Brad and I swapped songs one at a time, offering rationale and reasoning, and had a blast unearthing some obscure gems and lot...

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