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April Band Roll: What Bands Were on #OPS Playlists In April

I wanted to see how many bands I covered in April on the blog and this is just the bands from my playlists. All the bands, with links to their pages, the playlists they were on, and their record labels.

Not sure I can do this every month (took HOURS) but I will try.

Enjoy!

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The Complete #OPS Guide To Vinyl (HBO) Season 1

Binge-watch HBO's Vinyl with this expert guide written from the perspective of the music. Vinyl certainly had its flaws, but also contained real genius.

 

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I Hate Lady Gaga as Bowie - Am I "Rockist" or Right?

I hate LLady Gaga's David Bowie Tribute from the 2016 Grammy Awards Show.

Probably bad form for me to criticize a tribute, and I actually like Lady Gaga a great deal, so I feel conflicted about this one. 

Am I "Rockist" or Right?

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Vinyl (HBO) Episode 7: "Record Man's" Needle And The Damage Done

This is my episode 7 recap of Vinyl (HBO) I am calling my recap "Record Man's" Needle and the Damage Done.

In this episode, Richie meets Elvis, sets up a threesome, and reminds us just how bad he can be.

Enjoy!

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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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"Record Man" On Fire: Vinyl Episode 2 Recap

This is my Episode 2 recap for the series Vinyl (HBO, "Mugged By God"). 

I called my recap "Record Man on Fire." In this episode Devon meets Karen Carpenter and Richie tries to decide between Bruce Lee and Jerry Lee (Lewis).

You can usually find my recaps here very early on Monday mornings after an episode has aired. 

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