Don McLean Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Don McLean: “American Pie” in the digital age

February 15, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment American Pie, Andrew Epstein, Don McLean

[When Andrew Epstein sends me his interviews, his subjects are almost always with metal acts. But his latest one is

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Random Music News for Friday, March 11, 2016

March 11, 2016March 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, BBC 1, Don McLean, Fifty Cent, France, Juno Awards, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Napster, Phil Lynott, Sonos, Soundcloud, Streaming, Thin Lizzy

It was five years ago today that an earthquake hit Fukushima, creating the second-worst nuclear plant disaster of all time.

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Charges Against Don McLean Grow

February 19, 2016February 18, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Abuse, American Pie, charges, Don McLean

This one was news to me… The case against American Pie singer Don McLean keeps growing. McLean was arrested back

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Random Music News for Friday, February 19, 2016

February 19, 2016February 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beyonce, Christie Brinkley, Coldplay, David Bowie, Don McLean, Glastonbury, HBO, Hip-hop, Isis, John Mellencamp, Vinyl, White Zombie

I think we’ve passed Maximum February. Only a little more than a month to go until the first day of

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Random Music News for Thursday, April 9, 2015

April 9, 2015April 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger, Don McLean, Grateful Dead, Green Party, One Direction, Tidal, Zayn Malik

One this day in 1967, the Boeing 737 made its first flight. Someone paid over a million bucks for the

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Top Ten Songs Over 7 Minutes Long (Classic Rock edition)

March 21, 2014March 21, 2014 Brent Chittenden 23 Comments Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Derek and the Dominos, Don McLean, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Long Songs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones, The Who

So last week, I took a look at ten songs over 7 minutes long in a more modern sense. But

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