Linda Ronstadt performs at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas in August 1981. Courtesy Circacies/WikiCommons. It’s our illustrious editor Roman Gokhman’s favorite time of the year: A whine-about-the-heat column! Because, man, it’s a hot one. … Like seven inches from the midday sun. [Gokhman note: Not THIS again…]…

L to R: Buckwheat Zydeco, Prince Buster, Phife Dawg, Jean Shepard, Don Buchla. Art: Roman Gokhman It’s safe to say that 2016 has been something of an all-around dumpster fire, especially when it comes to the sheer volume of iconic artists we’ve lost. The list of familiar and life-changing…