Critical Conditions by Wayne Robins

Critical Conditions by Wayne Robins

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Iggy Still Wants to be Your Dog
Album review: "Naughty Little Doggie" (Virgin) 1996
Nov 20 • 
Wayne Robins
Linda Ronstadt Goes Bigger
A 1989 Interview for her album featuring Aaron Neville
Nov 13 • 
Wayne Robins
Rock 'N' Roll is Here to Stay
Unpublished review of Richard Nader's Rock & Roll Revival, Vol. 2, 1969
Nov 7 • 
Wayne Robins
Join me on Notes
Where I'm at with Social Media, and Substack's better Notes option.
Nov 3 • 
Wayne Robins
The Manilow Rules
A Florida Afternoon with Barry Manilow, 1989
Nov 2 • 
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October 2025

The Latin-Jewish Music Explosion
"It’s a Scream How Levine Does the Rhumba": A Tribute to My Mother-in-Law
Oct 26 • 
Wayne Robins
DAVID BYRNE MAKES FUNNY ALBUM!
And Turns His Quirky Gaze on Himself
Oct 17 • 
Wayne Robins
LEONARD COHEN: 'MY SPIRITUAL AMBITIONS ARE QUITE MODEST'
"There is a wisdom appropriate to every age."
Oct 11 • 
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An Interview with...Wayne Robins
Substack's Chris Dalla Riva Gives Me Enough Rope
Oct 6 • 
Wayne Robins

September 2025

The Beatles’ “Aeolian Cadences.” What?
An Esteemed Classical Music Critic’s Endorsement
Sep 27 • 
Wayne Robins
Greil Marcus on 'Mystery Train' at 50
A Conversation with the Author
Sep 17 • 
Wayne Robins
When mp3s Rocked Newspapers
In Y2000, Newspapers Teamed With Local Bands to Survive
Sep 12 • 
Wayne Robins
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