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Time Out of Minds: Interview with Author Ryan Walsh on Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks’

Time Out of Minds: Interview with Author Ryan Walsh on Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks’

Ryan Walsh chronicles the making of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks and the chaotic Boston scene that gave birth to it and tells us all about it in this expansive interview.

‘The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.’

‘The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.’

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a monolith of a man in his time and remains so today. But he was also a rebel, a necessary disrupter, a thorn in the feet of all who stood in his way.

‘Astral Weeks’ and the Making of a Van Morrison Classic

‘Astral Weeks’ and the Making of a Van Morrison Classic

Ryan H. Walsh's Astral Weeks beautifully captures a not-so-distant era of free-form radio playing the "boss-town sound", people living communally, thriving underground newspapers -- and a 22-year-old Van Morrison coming into his own.