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Strolling Down the Beatles’ Penny Lane and Through Strawberry Fields
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Strolling Down the Beatles’ Penny Lane and Through Strawberry Fields

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 / 25 June 2024

Jonathan Cott provides a concise overview of two of the Beatles’ greatest songs in his book Let Me Take You Down: Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever.

Biography of ‘Rolling Stone’ Co-Founder Ralph J. Gleason Rocks and Swings
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Biography of ‘Rolling Stone’ Co-Founder Ralph J. Gleason Rocks and Swings

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 / 14 March 2024

‘Rolling Stone’ co-founder Ralph J. Gleason predates that golden era of music journalism when Lester Bangs and Robert Christgau thrived.

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We Made Ugliness Beautiful: ‘Punk Rock: An Oral History’

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The Demise of Vibe Magazine and the Future of Criticism

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From Middle of the Road to Brilliant: The Guardian Book of Rock ‘n’ Roll

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Goodbye 20th Century by David Browne

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Slayer’s Reign in Blood

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The Boy Who Cried Freebird by Mitch Myers

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