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Electric Eden (new book about Brit folk-rock)
I've just ordered this mammoth-sized (800-plus pages) book which chronicles the UK folk/rock hybrid spanning the early 60's to the present. It's called Electric Eden and it's written by Rob Young, former editor of The Wire. I know a few of you might be interested and it wouldn't surprise me if...- Drifter
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- Forum: Folk & Celtic
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Henry Cow
I'm just now starting to get into them. Any fans here? They're the avant-garde end of prog and their music isn't the most accessible. But if you have the patience and an open-mind, you'll be rewarded. A really unique collection of musicians who spawned other groups and off-shoots such as Slapp...- Drifter
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- Forum: Progressive Rock
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Big Star's Andy Hummel RIP
First Alex and now Andy. Breaking: Big Star's Andy Hummel dead at 59 That makes Jody Stephens the last surviving member of Big Star.- Drifter
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- Forum: Music News
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Gilmour and Waters perform together again.
Well, this is a surprise! After all the talk about Live 8 being the last ever performance of Pink Floyd and Gilmour's persistent refusal to do any more Floyd-related activities with Water, the two of them shared a stage last night. Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - Roger Waters and David...- Drifter
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- Forum: Music News
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I'm not real good on introductions but...
...here's one anyway. Hello, my name is Jeff and I live in Pennsylvania. I'm well into my 40's and been a life-long fan of music. As a kid I devoured Circus and Creem magazines and was probably the only person in my neck of the woods who was into Slade and T. Rex. As I grew older I got into...- Drifter
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself !
