Monthly Archives: March 2010
That ’70s song, Vol. 12
The Beatles were all but done as a group by the last week of March 1970, but you couldn’t tell it from listening to the radio. There, bunched together at the top of the charts 40 years ago this week, … Continue reading
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That ’70s song, Vol. 11
In the third week of March 1970, the song topping many charts was one about faith, one with heavy, freaky, fuzzy guitars. You know the one. “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum was just about all the church I … Continue reading
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I heard the news today
Oh, man … Amazing Records — my local used record store — is closing in a month. Jim is packing it up and taking it with him as he leaves our corner of Wisconsin and moves back home to northern … Continue reading
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That ’70s song, Vol. 10
Joe Tait was on the radio the other night, calling a Cleveland Cavaliers game. Just as he was back in the ’70s. Which might explain why I look at the charts from this week in March 1970 and draw a … Continue reading
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The fog of winter
Tonight is one of those late-winter nights in our corner of Wisconsin on which the air is mild, the snow is melting and the fog is thick. It’s been that way for the better part of a week, but no … Continue reading
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