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Dmitry M. Epstein
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Head @ http://dmme.net, Music Journalist & Lyricist
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First Two Years Of RAINBOW Get Anthologized -
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#Rainbow, #RitchieBlackmore, #RonnieJamesDio
First Two Years Of RAINBOW Get Anthologized - DMME.net
This year marks the semicentennial anniversary of the mighty RAINBOW, the ensemble devised by Ritchie Blackmore and upon leaving, respectively, DEEP PURPLE and ELF with a prospect of creating medieval...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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THE (ENGLISH) BEAT Issued Beeb Sessions -
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#TheBeat, #TheEnglishBeat
THE BEAT Issued Beeb Sessions - DMME.net
They’re called THE BEAT, although in the States this band are known as THE ENGLISH BEAT and in Australia THE BRITISH BEAT, and they’re one of the most prominent representatives of the two-tone movemen...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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My name - it means nothing.
My fortune is less.
My future is shrouded
In dark wilderness.
Sunshine is far away.
Clouds linger on.
Everything I possessed -
Now they are gone.
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The Whole Of WILD HORSES Works To Be Boxed -
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#WildHorses
#BrianRobertson, #JimmyBain, #ThimLizzy
The Whole Of WILD HORSES Works To Be Boxed - DMME.net
A supergroup of sorts, with former and future members of THIN LIZZY, RAINBOW and UFO, WILD HORSES left a scarce legacy of only two albums, but those two records remain interesting. Sure, people expect...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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MICHAEL VINCENT – Sky Blue -
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#MichaelVincent
MICHAEL VINCENT - Sky Blue - DMME.net
Angel Blossom 2025 Californian artist’s past, present and future get taken to celestial heights to glisten amidst the clouds. The refrain from Dylan’s “My Back Pages” in the foldout of “Sky Blue” serv...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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It's been less than a month since I interviewed Gilles Snowcat - and now he's gone...
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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John McLaughlin Releases Soundtrack For “Abandoned Heights” -
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#JohnMcLaughlin ...with #GaryHusband
John McLaughlin Releases Soundtrack For "Abandoned Heights" - DMME.net
Not a novice in the world of movie scores, John McLaughlin isn’t exactly famous for such endeavors, the guitarist’s sole previous effort in this niche being his work, with Trilok Gurtu, on “Molom: A L...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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New raw audio on my YouTube channel is of a 2012 interview with Matthew Fisher:
youtu.be/oDrInnSwxaM

#ProcolHarum
Interview with Matthew Fisher - April 2012
YouTube video by Let It Rock - Classic Rock And Beyond
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November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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CONEY HATCH’s Carl Dixon To Get A Career-Spanning Box Set -
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#CarlDixon, #ConeyHatch
CONEY HATCH's Carl Dixon To Get A Career-Spanning Box Set - DMME.net
Carl Dixon is a legend in Canada, but the singer’s fame has long since crossed over his country’s frontiers, and this artist’s six solo albums – in addition to those he recorded with CONEY HATCH are w...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I never thought it would come to this, but after 25 years spent serving musicians and music lovers to connect, with nothing to show for it, I almost hit rock bottom.
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Donate to My recovery, organized by Dmitry Epstein
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November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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For years I've been attending concerts alone or with friends. Now, I have a much better companion: my kid.
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Joe Jackson Merges Optimism With Anger On New Record -
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#JoeJackson
Joe Jackson Merges Optimism With Anger On New Record - DMME.net
Unlike fans of many other artists, Joe Jackson‘s followers never had to worry about a long wait for their favorite performer’s next album, the longest gap in this singer’s studio discography numbering...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Today's raw audio on my YouTube channel is one of interview with Judy Dyble from 2013:
Interview with Judy Dyble - May 2013
YouTube video by Let It Rock - Classic Rock And Beyond
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November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Where in the world is...
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Eric Bibb Returns To His Delta Roots -
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#EricBibb
Eric Bibb Returns To His Delta Roots - DMME.net
There’s a lot of artists whose delivery of blues sounds natural, but only a previous few remain who do their thing with profound authenticity, and one of those is Eric Bibb who, despite entering this ...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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My wife demanded I watch this - spellbinding, indeed!
Stravinsky Conducts Pulcinella:
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Stravinsky Conducts Pulcinella (ending)
YouTube video by John Randolph
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November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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First raw audio of the week is a recording of a 2019 interview with Robert Berry:
Interview with Robert Berry - May 2019
YouTube video by Let It Rock - Classic Rock And Beyond
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November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Brinsley Schwarz Cries For The Skies On Third Solo Album -
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#BrinsleySchwarz
Brinsley Schwarz Cries For The Skies On Third Solo Album - DMME.net
Unlike Vincent Furnier who assumed the name of his band to become Alice Cooper, Brinsley Schwarz may have found it quite difficult to become a solo artist outside of the group which used to bear his n...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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These two!
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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It's a tie!
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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WIGWAM To Issue Mid-’70s Concert Set -
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#Wigwam
WIGWAM To Issue Mid-'70s Concert Set - DMME.net
Although they never ceased being brilliant, WIGWAM‘s desire to simultaneously embrace zeitgeist and success saw the Finnish ensemble gradually shift their creative paradigm from performance to song. T...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Upon listening to #TheBeatles' "Anthology 4" in the car, The Baby stated, "I know why they broke up. They had to record too many takes of the same thing!"
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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NATIONAL WRECKING COMPANY – National Wrecking Co. II -
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#NationalWreckingCompany, #JimmyKunes, #RandyPratt ...with #BernieTorme, #TracyG, #DonAirey & #BobbyRondinelli
NATIONAL WRECKING COMPANY - National Wrecking Co. II - DMME.net
Hyperspace 2025 Fierce and furious as befits our times, hard rock veterans offer up their sophomore effort as sacrificial gift to the gods of ruined life. Scratching the seven-year itch might not be o...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Today's raw audio interview on my YouTube channel is one with Geoff Downes, from 2013:
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#GeoffDownes, #OriginalAsia, #Yes
Interview with Geoff Downes (Asia / Yes) - January 2013
YouTube video by Let It Rock - Classic Rock And Beyond
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November 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Paul Gilbert Translates George Washington’s Code Into Rock -
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#PaulGilbert
Paul Gilbert Translates George Washington's Code Into Rock - DMME.net
For all his brilliance, Paul Gilbert used to work within classic rock idiom for decades, and it took embarking on a solo career for the guitarist to develop riveting unpredictability to everything he ...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM