Everybody's Dummy

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

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Beach Boys 6: All Summer Long

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By now the Beach Boys were in direct competition with the Beatles, and Brian Wilson was determined to make albums of their quality, even in...
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Friday, September 11, 2026

Style Council 3: Home & Abroad

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By now it should have been clear that Paul Weller wasn’t kidding about this whole Style Council thing. Two albums, as well as several singl...
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Morrissey 9: My Early Burglary Years

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We can’t think of anyone whose first nine albums included three collections of singles and B-sides, but that’s just one thing that makes Mo...
Friday, September 4, 2026

Oasis 8: Don’t Believe The Truth

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While Oasis managed to keep their guitar players on board, and let them write songs, by the time of Don’t Believe The Truth they were on t...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Tom Verlaine 4: Cover

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Somehow Tom Verlaine still had a record deal, so right on schedule he went back in the studio with his usual sidemen and recorded another a...
Friday, August 28, 2026

Aerosmith 5: Draw The Line

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Aerosmith was on a roll as well as a winning streak, so they holed up in a converted convent and, by their own admission, spent as much tim...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Todd Rundgren 36: Global and Runddans

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Suddenly and seemingly prolific, Todd Rundgren found himself with another stack of songs recorded all by himself. Sticking with the one-wor...
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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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