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May 25, 2021

Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen collaborate!

Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen collaborate!

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Published on May 25, 2021 02:16

May 24, 2021

Win Kindle copies of my new books!

Giveaway Time! I am giving away 100 Kindle copies of BOTH of my new books. The giveaways are being done through GoodReads.com . Click on the links below to enter for a chance to win a free Kindle copy of one (or both) of my latest books: Everything’s Ephemeral and Get Out, You Ghosts. The giveaways ends on June 22nd. Tell your friends! Please share the links on your Facebook page, Twitter feed, or Instagram page! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...  https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
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Published on May 24, 2021 12:07

Happy birthday, Bob!

Bob Dylan turns 80 today!  Bob Dylan Is 80-Years-Old Today. His Soul Is Infinitely Older. Bob Dylan’s been calling America’s bluff since the day he rolled into Greenwich Village.


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Published on May 24, 2021 12:01

May 23, 2021

The New Difficulty

Excellent essay on how to deal with relationships where one party is aligned with disregard and hate.

But in my experience. it’s incredibly difficult to adopt this stance, though it makes perfect sense. You end up hating the decision. It sucks.

No, I Won’t Agree To Disagree About You Supporting Trump. You’re Just Wrong. To Whom It May Concern, We recently found ourselves in a now-familiar location: hopelessly stuck in an unnavigable impasse on our respective paths, unable to find a way forward. And, as in so many times before, when the friction became too great and the exchange too heated and the tension too uncomf…
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Published on May 23, 2021 14:14

May 19, 2021

Duran Duran returns!

A new Duran Duran album is coming! Duran Duran Announce New Album ‘Future Past,’ Share Song ‘Invisible’ Band’s 15th studio album will feature collaborations with Giorgio Moroder, Mark Ronson, Lykke Li

 

 
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Published on May 19, 2021 10:44

May 18, 2021

Patti Smith

Patti Smith returns!  Patti Smith on the Return of Live Music and the First Time She Met Bob Dylan “I still have to find out how I can best serve these new times we’re living in,” Smith says, ahead of performances where she’ll commemorate Dylan’s 80th birthday


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Published on May 18, 2021 14:28

The 40th Anniversary of R.E.M.’s 1st single, “Radio Free Europe”

R.E.M. – the 40th anniversary of their 1st single “Radio Free Europe”…  R.E.M. Celebrate 40th Anniversary of ‘Radio Free Europe’ With New Reissue Producer Mitch Easter remembers the debut single that changed the world in 1981, now available in its original form for the first time in decades


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Published on May 18, 2021 14:23

Jim Acosta on Gaslighting & the January 6th Insurrection

Whose side are you on?Jim Acosta on Republican gaslighting, re: the January 6th insurrection.  Jim Acosta: Gaslighting is on full blast as the GOP attempts to rewrite history - CNN Video CNN’s Jim Acosta addresses Republican attempts to rewrite history on the January 6 Capitol riot.


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Published on May 18, 2021 14:17

May 17, 2021

A frightening story from Esquire magazine

This is a haunting story and a disturbing one. Not for the faint of heart.

[image error] My Favorite Teacher | Esquire | MARCH 2000 Sometimes, role models do bad things. Very bad things.
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Published on May 17, 2021 13:01

While Prince’s Guitar Gently Weeps

Here is the 2021 remix of George Harrison’s Beatles’ song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, performed by Tom Petty (and a couple of Heartbreakers), Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison, & Prince. ASTOUNDING!

 

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Published on May 17, 2021 07:57