Tag: Minute-Men: Execute & Run
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Man of Mystery, Horror & Imagination
Edgar Allan Poe as Performance Artist Mustachioed, scowling, dressed in black—Edgar Allan Poe stares at us from the silvered surface of a faded daguerreotype. It is the face of a tortured poet destined for early death, but although the portrait was taken during the height of his struggle with depression and ill health, I can’t…
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Guitar Superpower
Tied Up in Bows The guitar acquired a new voice in 1969. I remember hearing it on Led Zeppelin’s first album, most notably on the LP’s final track, which featured a series of long notes that sounded like the moaning of a humpback whale … or perhaps the reverberations of some massive heavy-metal machine. Here’s…
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4.5 Million Podcasts
Are you listening? Lots of folks are. According to Variety, last week’s installment of the New Heights podcast racked up 13 million views in just 24 hours. Of course, it helped that pop star Taylor Swift dropped by to join her buddy Travis Kelce to talk about her upcoming album. I’m sure brother Chris and…