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Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Shelved: Dr. Dre’s Detox

by Tom Maxwell March 16, 2021October 19, 2022

Killer beats, huge hype, and failure to follow through.

Posted inStory

Shelved: Yoko Ono

by Tom Maxwell January 21, 2021October 18, 2022

On Yoko Ono’s 1974 album “A Story,” and stepping out from behind the ever-present shadow of John Lennon.

Posted inNonfiction

Shelved: Pink Floyd’s Household Objects

by Tom Maxwell September 3, 2020November 4, 2022

On Syd Barrett’s time with Pink Floyd and making an album with household objects and found sounds.

Posted inNonfiction

Shelved: The Misfits’ 12 Hits From Hell

by Tom Maxwell May 19, 2020December 9, 2022

For a bunch of rock ‘n’ rollers creating the horror punk genre, the Misfits sure were sensitive.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Shelved: Jeff Buckley’s Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk

by Tom Maxwell February 19, 2020December 16, 2022

The posthumous Buckley industry began with this problematic album, proof that the people who control a musician’s estate don’t always have his music in mind.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Shelved: The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s “Brain Opera”

by Tom Maxwell September 26, 2019January 27, 2023

What happens when you’re not different just for the sake of being different.

Posted inNonfiction

Shelved: Van Morrison’s Contractual Obligation Album

by Tom Maxwell August 29, 2019February 3, 2023

This is the sound of not really trying.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Shelved: Jimi Hendrix’s Black Gold Suite

by Tom Maxwell July 16, 2019October 19, 2022

The genius guitarist’s autobiographical, multi-song fantasy album sat in his drummer’s apartment for twenty years. Now in the care of the Hendrix estate, will it ever see the light of day?

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Shelved: Lee Hazlewood’s Cruisin’ For Surf Bunnies

by Tom Maxwell June 28, 2019October 19, 2022

It’s no surprise that the legendary songwriter and producer dabbled in surf music. What’s surprising is why music this good remained unreleased for 50 years.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Shelved: Tupac and MC Hammer’s Promising Collaboration

by Tom Maxwell May 14, 2019October 19, 2022

Sometimes the most fertile creative relationships are the most unlikely.

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