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Vinyl (HBO): My Requiem
Vinyl (HBO): My Requiem

The sad news was released today that HBO cancelled it's 1970's music show Vinyl.

My thoughts on the cancellation (literally days after I released my Vinyl-based eBook).

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Vinyl (HBO): Meet The Ghosts
Vinyl (HBO): Meet The Ghosts

Vinyl is a television universe populated by musical ghosts.

Over the first four episodes I have pointed out nine "ghosts" who have appeared on the show to highlight or help demonstrate something about the characters on the show. 

But each of these "ghosts" also represented a real figure in music history so I am using this article to  bring some more attention to each of them.

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Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"
Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"

This is my recap of Episode 1 of Vinyl (HBO, "Pilot").

I call my recap "Darkness At The Heart Of Record Man."

In this, the first, episode Record Mogul Richie Finestra considers selling his label American Century Records + discovering hip-hop and punk all while inhaling large amounts  of cocaine.

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