Tag Archives: Jefferson Airplane
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REWIND: Let’s try to find some songs for Easter
Happy Easter! Overtly religious music aside, there are no Easter songs. My theory is that this is because Easter is, if you look at it objectively without the lenses of theology or tradition, the most confusing of holidays. For instance while Jesus’ birthday is Dec. 25, his re-birthday is…
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REVIEW: Electric Hot Tuna darts between schools of guitar at the Fillmore
Hot Tuna performs at The Sing out for SEVA benefit concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco, on Nov. 2, 2013. Derek Simmons/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — It’s said that if you remember the 1960s, you weren’t there. San Francisco’s rock and roll crowd got a handy reminder Saturday night…
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REWIND: Easter-adjacent songs from Jefferson Airplane and Irving Berlin
The Easter Bunny, before and after listening to Jefferson Airplane. Tomorrow is Easter so obviously I have to do an Easter column. This presents a bit of a problem for me because Easter is a religious holiday and I’m completely incapable of not offending people. I offend people perpetually…
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RIFF Rewind—A time machine for your ears: 1967
Welcome to RIFF Rewind! Every week of 2018, we’ll highlight the top five songs of a different year as selected by our expert panel of tastemakers, by which, of course, I mean me (with help from my friends Robin St. Clare and Ash McGonigal, plus other contributors and RIFF…
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In memoriam: 5 artists lost in 2016 and why we miss them
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…
