Everybody's Dummy

"I'm nobody's dummy. I'm everybody's dummy. I believe everything I read, see, and hear." -- Lester Bangs

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Beach Boys 3: Surfer Girl

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A subtle shift in the Beach Boys story appeared on the back cover of Surfer Girl . While it wasn’t in bold type, the liner notes specifical...
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Friday, February 13, 2026

Jerry Garcia 10: Jerry Garcia Band

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With the Dead regularly touring, reaching and dealing with larger audiences, Jerry Garcia still took the opportunity to just go out and pla...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Nilsson 12: Duit On Mon Dei

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At this point Harry Nilsson’s career had pretty much spiraled away from him. He was still writing songs, and his record deal meant he could...
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Friday, February 6, 2026

Style Council 1: My Ever Changing Moods

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Anyone who’d listened to the final recordings of the Jam would have noticed that Paul Weller was turning sharply away from the guitar, as we...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Roger McGuinn 4: Cardiff Rose

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It’s safe to say that Roger McGuinn was lost at sea for much of the ‘70s. The Byrds had dribbled to a stop, and his solo career wasn’t exac...
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Friday, January 30, 2026

Aerosmith 3: Toys In The Attic

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The third time was and is a charm for a lot of bands, and on Toys In The Attic , Aerosmith had definitely figured it out. They had the tune...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Jayhawks 10: Mockingbird Time

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Apparently Mark Olson and Gary Louris found recording and touring together again to be so easy that they reconvened what some would call t...
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I am a writer, and I am a musician. While anyone can learn how to be either, I believe both have always been in my DNA. Therefore, I write about music. That’s what you’re going to see here.
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