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Hello, You've Reached the Winter of Our Discontent
Grab your SAD lamps—we're saying goodbye to three trailblazing women (two real, one fictional).
Feb 16, 2022
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Dana Raidt
December 2021
It’s the End of the Year as We Know It
Don't let the door hit you on the way out, 2021.
Dec 15, 2021
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Dana Raidt
November 2021
Just Ashes
Reflecting on the 16th anniversary of Link Wray's death and celebrating Native American Heritage Month.
Nov 5, 2021
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Dana Raidt
September 2021
Pandemic Purgatories
A 50-year-old Japanese bluegrass band, new Indigenous-focused TV and radio, and a controversial Link Wray Covid PSA.
Sep 16, 2021
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Dana Raidt
July 2021
Packin' Up, Shackin' Up
This summer's Link-iversaries: His self-titled album turns 50, plus the 64th anniversary of 'Rumble.'
Jul 19, 2021
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Dana Raidt
May 2021
A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Queer
A new Link Wray reissue for Record Store Day, plus an interview with Country Queer publisher/editor-in-chief Dale Henry Geist to kick off Pride Month.
May 30, 2021
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Dana Raidt
Bull in the Leather
In honor of his birthday, a look back at 1979—the year Taurean mastermind Link Wray turned 50 and released 'Bullshot,' his 'middle finger to the…
May 2, 2021
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Dana Raidt
April 2021
March (1958) Madness
63 years after the release of Link Wray's "Rumble," the moral panic cycle continues.
Apr 1, 2021
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Dana Raidt
February 2021
Oh Lord, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Janet Jackson's 'Control' turns 35, R.I.P. to The Animals' Hilton Valentine, and surveying the "rotten orchard" that is country music.
Feb 8, 2021
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Dana Raidt
January 2021
"A Standard for Evil Sounds"
Why Link Wray should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—oh, and why you should care about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Jan 11, 2021
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Dana Raidt
November 2020
This Friday the 13th: RUMBLE Virtual Panel
Join me at 7 p.m. Mountain time to discuss Link Wray and Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, hosted by Central New Mexico Community College
Nov 11, 2020
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Dana Raidt
Missing Link
Link Wray links, a new playlist and five things that might restore an iota of your faith in humanity.
Nov 1, 2020
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Dana Raidt
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