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Attention: Faithful Readers (All Three of You):

Music Reviews & Other Writings

"Come back, baby, rock'n'roll never forgets."
Bob Seger

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."
Frank Zappa

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Now Playing
in Personal Heavy Rotation:

Warren Zevon, The Tragically Hip, The Pogues, Tom Petty, Cowboy Junkies, Blue Rodeo, 10cc, Southern Comfort on the Skids, Bruce Springsteen, Kathleen Edwards, Great Big Sea.

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Also listed alphabetically, by artist.

Okay, I confess. I'm still a rock'n'roll kid at heart, even though I'm way past my prime. It's been a long strange trip, and I've weathered it all, the good (rock, punk, soul, R&B, country and folk), the bad (some gangsta rap, some heavy metal) and the ugly (disco, prog-rock and The Carpenters). But I draw the line at show tunes and opera.

This site is a way for me to showcase some of my music writing, and have a little fun (okay, a lotta fun). It ain't no big thing -- no big bells and whistles, just a low key labour of love more than anything.

The basic concept is get 'em, listen to 'em, and review 'em. Preferably in a hundred words or less. At the risk of sounding like regurgitated Billy Joel -- roots music, blues, soul, punk, funk, country, old school, new wave, Americana, Adult Alternative, whatever -- it's all rock'n'roll to me.

Or to quote Danny and the Juniors, a group way cooler than Mr. Joel ever was or ever will be:

"It will stand."

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Artists and recording companies wishing to send me review and promotional materials should address all correspondance and material to:

Kevin Burton Smith
Rip This Joint!
3053 Rancho Vista Blvd., Apt. 116,
Palmdale, California
93551

It might not be a bad idea to query me first though.

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