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Peter Walker – Long Lost Tapes 1970

by TW on June 29, 2011

The Long Lost Tapes 1970 were my first introduction to guitarist Peter Walker, and I’m grateful for the meeting. This is an important release from a musician who somehow evaded the eyes and ears of the general populous. Fortunately, we now have these recordings Walker made at Levon Helm‘s home in Woodstock, N.Y., during an [...]

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From The Velvets to The Voidoids

by TW on October 14, 2010

From The Velvets To The Voidoids by Clinton Heylin So, who has time to read these days?  Well, I do…barely.  I recently plowed through a book that offered plenty of insight into a few of rock music’s more lively and mysterious chapters, From The Velvets To The Voidoids by Clinton Heylin, noted scribe of, among [...]

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Magma – Bourges 1979, AKT XV

by TW on January 26, 2009

It’s safe to say that French band Magma is like no other. Leader Christian Vander’s concept of a futuristic rock/ jazz outfit included a language (Kobaian) constructed specifically to fit his musical vision. To my ears, Kobaian sounds something akin to German, and fans have Web pages devoted to translation if you care to delve [...]

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