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FLASHBACK FRIDAYPete Seeger

It's the hammer of justice It's the bell of freedom It's the song about love between my brothers and my sisters All over this land. I used to go to the Hudson Clearwater festival every year as a child with my mom, dad, brother and grandparents. I’m not sure if this is a real memory or not, but one...

Rebecca Kunin

FLASHBACK FRIDAYGiorgio Moroder "From Here to Eternity"

In honor of legendary super-producer Giorgio Moroder’s first solo track in 22 years (thanks to the fabulous Adult Swim series, no less), we put on our finest polyester pants and creepiest pornstaches to revisit his seminal 1977 album From Here to Eternity. His third solo EP and arguably most...

Sandra Song

FLASHBACK FRIDAYTheme songs from '60s TV shows

Often very catchy, sometimes even addictive. We try our best to resist, yet find ourselves giving in. Succumbing to that higher power— that undeniable urge to sing and hum along, learning all the words or memorizing that distinct melody. Of course I’m talking about theme songs. While many of our...

IJ Merenini

FLASHBACK FRIDAY"Goodnight Irene"

I woke up this morning to my first Brooklyn snow storm. After promptly deciding that I wasn’t going to leave the my apartment for at least 24 hours, I poured myself a cup of coffee, curled up next to my cat, and put on some folk music. While some children needed their blankets or teddy bears to...

Rebecca Kunin

FLASHBACK FRIDAYQueen's "A Night at the Opera"

I have been listening to Queen ever since I can remember hearing things. The short drives to our swim practice in the summer were accompanied musically by some Queen album my mother had lying in the car. The one in particular I can recall as having stuck with me at the most susceptible time in my...

Tracy Troisi

FLASHBACK FRIDAYThe Neptunes

In hopes that the rumored Clipse reunion circulating the blogosphere this week is for real, we’re going through the best moments in The Neptunes’ career, which now spans two decades if we consider Blackstreet’s “Tonight’s the Night” their first official gig as a production team. Chad Hugo and...

Raquel Dalarossa

FLASHBACK FRIDAYKaren Dalton

Karen Dalton's mystique, largely a product of her personal misfortunate, makes her an easy candidate for legend: it's fun to imagine her, half Irish, half Cherokee, in a wooly, bohemian large-pocketed coat, Dalton had thick dark bangs and two missing bottom teeth knocked out when she got between...

Carena Liptak

FLASHBACK FRIDAYA Letter to Tegan and Sara

Dear Tegan and Sara, It’s 2002 and you guys just released your third album, If It Was You. The record is a little bit “indie rock” and a little bit folk and a little bit understated pop—a combination that works like a magical key to unlocking all of your best attributes. It sounds honest and...

Raquel Dalarossa

FLASHBACK FRIDAYJohn Hammond (Jr.)

When I was about 12 or 13, I was making my bi-annual visit to Grandma’s house in California. Being at the peak of my Punk-Rock-ness, I would scour through local newspapers looking for shows and record shops to alleviate my pre-teen boredom. Then I’d beg my mom to drive me to them. On one such hunt,...

Madison Bloom

FLASHBACK FRIDAYGraceland

In 1986, Paul Simon released his critically acclaimed, music-history-making album Graceland. The record would make waves across the globe, topping charts in the US as well as the UK and snagging the Grammy's Album of the Year award in '87. We know its songs well to this day: "Diamonds on the Soles...

Raquel Dalarossa

FLASHBACK FRIDAYCross-Genre Covers

In 2005, Ben Folds recorded an indie-rock cover of Dr. Dre's 1992 gangsta rap song "Bitches Ain't Shit." Although the recording was a half-joke, Folds' introspective take on the gruff, expletive-riddled track was such a massive success that he eventually got tired of playing the song and retired it...

Carena Liptak

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FLASHBACK FRIDAYPink Moon

British folk artist Nick Drake died on November 25th, 1974. In light of the anniversary of his death, my newest installment of Flashback Friday will focus on his final album, Pink Moon. Nick Drake was a British folk musician who is known for his distinct vocal tones, sweet melodies and haunting...

Rebecca Kunin