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Author: Jim Allen

Jim Allen's night job is fronting country band The Ramblin' Kind, rock band Lazy Lions, and working as a solo singer/songwriter. His day job is writing about other people's music. He has contributed to NPR, Billboard, RollingStone.com, and many more, and written liner notes for reissues of everyone from OMD to Bob Seger, but his proudest achievement is crafting a completely acceptable egg cream armed only with milk, Bosco, and a SodaStream seltzer maker.

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5 Classic Songs That Owe Their Very Existence to Chuck Berry

Without the late great rock n’ roll legend Chuck Berry, we would have had no Beach Boys, no Beatles, no Velvet Underground.

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The Rock of the Irish

What are the six greatest bands from Ireland? Well, there’s U2, Thin Lizzy, My Bloody Valentine and…

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5 New Records With a ‘70s Spirit

Lady Wray, Emily Duff and Deus Ex Machina craft country-soul and progressive-rock with an enticingly retro feel.

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10 Beatles Covers You Really Need to Hear

While we admit nothing can compare to the originals, these interpretations of “Fixing a Hole,” “I’m Looking Through You” and “In My Life” are worth a listen.

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Six Valentine’s Day Tunes from the New Romantics

Passion and fashion were the watchwords of Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Ultravox,

Author: Jim Allen

5 Classic Songs That Owe Their Very Existence to Chuck Berry

The Rock of the Irish

5 New Records With a ‘70s Spirit

10 Beatles Covers You Really Need to Hear

Six Valentine’s Day Tunes from the New Romantics

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