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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not: 1969 – 1971

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date March 3, 2015
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It’s a fact: What goes up doesn’t always come down. All hell broke loose in the late 60s – early 70s, and in spite of (or maybe because of) the chaos, some remarkable music was made. Equally important, we’re now seeing a phalanx of splinter genres reaching maturity: psychedelic, folk rock, country rock, heavy metal, […]

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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not – 1967 – 1968

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date February 18, 2015
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There’s no question about it. This is when popular music started getting really high. Now, the super-cool kids had been using recreational substances for a while. In fact, the real junkies of the crew had been down in the basement for years, shooting up and playing jazz. Anyway, right here and now is when the […]

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Jukebox Antagonist

Jukebox Antagonist – Episode 4: The Manager

Post author By Black Sunshine Media
Post date August 18, 2014
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Back in 2007, I briefly managed a bistro-type joint in an unfamiliar neighborhood of San Francisco. The gig lasted about two months before I went back to waiting tables at my old job, which was infinitely more amenable to my lifestyle. Deeply humbled by failure, I was relieved and yet more determined than ever to […]

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Jukebox Antagonist

Jukebox Antagonist – Episode 3: Special Pinball Edition

Post author By Black Sunshine Media
Post date August 8, 2014
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From Chicago to San Francisco to L.A. to Manila to Taipei to places beyond and between, my favorite places to drink are dive bars; unpretentious, bread n’ butter, good old-fashioned “watering holes.” The drinks are cheap and equitable, the bartender is vaguely congenial but no-nonsense, and the regulars seem like a rough bunch of characters, […]