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Ghosts Part 1

May 18, 2014 – 3:27 am
Posted in Daniel Johnson, David Sylvian, ghosts, Jeffrey Lewis, John Cale, Marianne Faithfull, Richard Thompson
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Turn off the lights and turn on Songs About Ghosts Pt. 1.

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What our brains look like from inside
acid casualty baby boomers Beatles Belle and Sebastian Captain Beefheart covers David Bowie Devo Fanfare for the Speeding Bullet Henry Kaiser Honcho John French Keith Moon Kool Keith Material Issue Minutemen Nick Cave No Bob Dylan numbers Only good with Cream. Paul Kotheimer Philip Graham Pink Floyd pledge drive power pop psychedelic punk Radio Freestyle Anderson rap Rick Halberg Robyn Hitchcock Rock Inbox Rolling Stones Scott Walker Soft Boys soul soundtracks Syd Barrett They Might Be Giants Those Darlins Tony Money Uncategorized women in rock Women Making Waves XTC
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- Mountain Dew
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- new wave
- Nick Cave
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- Nico
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- nonsense
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  - < 2 minutes
  - addresses
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  - Radiohead B-Sides
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- trains
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