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Ashley Musante
Nov 1, 202438 min read
Let Your Heart Be Your Guide: Wildflowers at 30
Tom Petty and his Magnum Opus of Change, Love, Loss, and Healing
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Ashley Musante
Oct 18, 202417 min read
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll at 50: The First Stones Stumble?
The Rolling Stones and the first whispers of doubt (soon to be crushed)
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Ashley Musante
Sep 27, 202417 min read
On Top of The World in Six Years: The Case of the Legendary Let Down of Rod Stewart's Smiler
The beginning of the end of the beginning of Rod Stewart
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Ashley Musante
Sep 13, 202415 min read
Does He Have the Same Face?: Fifty Years of Ronnie Wood's Defining Debut
The most star-studded debut album of all time turns 50
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Ashley Musante
Aug 29, 202418 min read
How High Can You Go Before Falling: Oasis and 30 Years Definitely, Maybe
The humble beginnings of the band that self prophesied their status as Rock and Roll icons
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Ashley Musante
Jul 10, 20248 min read
A Hard Day's Night at 60: The Beatles Using The World's Eyes to Craft The Best Pop Record of their Time
Beatlemania, Movie Deals, Expert Pop Songs, and Cultural Impact? All in A Hard Day's Night!
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Ashley Musante
Jun 26, 20248 min read
Caribou at 50: How to Make A Filler Album Go Number One (You Have to be Elton John in 1974)
50 Years of Elton John's filler album - full of number one hits, lyrical masterpieces, and a band at the height of their powers!
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Ashley Musante
Jun 4, 202412 min read
The Real National Anthem was written by Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A. at 40
Bruce Springsteen and the misunderstood masterpiece that put him on the map
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Ashley Musante
May 29, 202416 min read
The Queen Reclaims Her Throne
Tina Turner and 40 Years of the Cultural Reset that was Private Dancer
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Ashley Musante
Apr 10, 20248 min read
Black and Blue and Ignored All Over
So Much To Say, So Little that Matters
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Ashley Musante
Mar 20, 202410 min read
Would You Trust These Men With the Future of Rock and Roll?: Faces and First Step, The Little Debut That Could've Saved Rock and Roll
Faces at their best was also Faces at their beginning, if that could be believed.
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Ashley Musante
Jan 31, 20247 min read
What Happens When the King Midas of Rock gets Knocked Down? He Writes Another Hit Song [Or Three]
The story of one man's trouble to take it easy [due to court, law, and affiliations with multiple Judas wannabes]
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Ashley Musante
Dec 6, 202316 min read
The Banquet that Dared to Raise a Dirty Glass to The People
The Rolling Stones quintessential 1968 piece is still relevant today - why is that?
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Ashley Musante
Dec 5, 202313 min read
How Escapism Helped Wings Cage Infamy: 50 Years of Band on the Run
Paul McCartney's stunning comeback album celebrates 50
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Ashley Musante
Oct 20, 202310 min read
Old Enough to Smoke: The Rolling Stones and The 18 Year Wait for Hackney Diamonds, A Review
Hackney Diamonds, Overproduction, and Ron Wood getting his due
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Ashley Musante
Oct 5, 202321 min read
Throwing Yellow Bricks Through Emerald Houses
Bernie Taupin, Elton John, and fifty years rock's most cynical look at fame
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Ashley Musante
Aug 20, 20236 min read
How Tom Petty found the beauty in change
An exploration into Wildflowers and the human condition
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