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Rich Tupica – There Was a Light

October 4, 2019 Peter Jönsson 1

First time browsing through Rich Tupica’s There Was a Light – The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star [HoZac Books, 2018], I must say that I became somewhat doubtful, because […]

Articles (English)

Ten You May Have Missed In 2018

January 13, 2019 Gary Pig Gold 0

Lindsey Buckingham got kicked out of Fleetwood Mac (again), The Monkees made their first-ever Christmas album (!), and I am still waiting for that big Turtles Battle of the Bands Commemorative Special Anniversary Collectors Edition. […]

Articles (English)

33 1/3 Bruce Eaton: Radio City

September 20, 2018 Peter Jönsson 0

Stuck with the Memphis Book Again Blues, I guess (see previous reviews of Peter Guralnick’s Sam Phillips – The Man who invented Rock’n’Roll and Robert Gordon’s Memphis Rent Party – The Blues, Rock & Soul […]

Articles (Swedish)

70-talets verkliga popklassiker! Del 2

February 21, 2016 Per Hägred 1

LEGEND Anything You Do [Vertigo, 1971] Jag har Kjell Alinge att tacka för mycket. Utan att han hade den blekaste aning om det var han min musikaliske ledasagare under första halvan av 1970-talet. Ofta spelade […]

Articles (Swedish)

70-talets verkliga popklassiker! Del 1

March 29, 2014 Lennart Persson 0

Aldrig kommer det att stå i tidningen att popmusiken tog hans liv. Popmusiken är inte farlig. Den är mycket, men inte farlig. Den är ett kort elektrisk rus, en kick som ger ny energi. Den […]

Albums

Big Star – In Space

September 21, 2005 Garwood Pickjon 0

Well, I suppose there’s not much more albums out there that were so eagerly awaited like this one. The first impression is that the (almost) thirty year wait was worth enough to place it alongside […]

De é bra LARM

  • The Sonics

    March 21, 2017 0
    Om det nu är någon som har sökt den felande länken mellan Little Richard och MC5, så har jag den här… Mina damer och herrar och alla små punks, ni är förlåtna om ni aldrig [...]
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    August 31, 2018 1
  • The Clash – Joe Strummer interview
    August 21, 2015 0
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    Peter Thulin – LARM i mitt hjärta
    November 29, 2019 0
  • Att skapa LARM – ett rockfanzine som frälste Sverige
    May 8, 2018 2

Singles Going Steady

  • The Monocaines – Highest Prize
    August 19, 2005 0
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    October 6, 2007 0
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  • Darron J Connett – (Gotta Keep Your) Soul Clean
    December 1, 2006 0
  • The Fumetones – Now, At The… Minibar !!
    May 10, 2006 0

Interviews

Richard Snow – I’m On My Way

Hjelle – Bäddat för intervju

Nomads

The Nomads – 7-inch story 1981–2021

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