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I revisited Coppola's Rumble Fish - a film he described as an "art film for young people" - for @spectrumculture.bsky.social.
Golden Earring: They had the Midas Dutch.
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Hawke/Zahn indie "She Dances" has the moves
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Is all Bongwater classic Bongwater? We revisit the Downtown band's swan song, "The Big Sell-Out."
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Robert Lester Folsom feels like another Rodriguez. This new collection proves he deserves it.
Dirty Three
Must be a Big Star about to fall ...
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Laurie Anderson is playing in a large concert hall. At the same time, Alan Sparhawk is playing with Trampled by Turtles in a smaller club. You love them both. You've seen both before (but not Sparhawk with TbT). WHICH DO YOU SEE?
Anyone know the name of this
His Name is Alive song?
His Name is Alive
On the Double isn’t the band’s best or even most cohesive record, but its scattershot approach makes it a solid album to dip into for aficionados of mainstream late ‘60s music.
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Like the Seinfeld character whose name he shares, Mark Kramer has led a charmed life. He founded the Shimmy-Disc label in 1987 and promptly began documenting the eccentric Downtown Manhattan scene sur...
