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the umpeenth coming by peter nolan smith

January 16, 2019 – 4:53 pm

In the summer of 1971 my three friends and I tripped on LSD in White Mountains. the window pane was fierce. A twelve year-old emerged from the forest. For a minute almost believed he was Jesus, but his name was Jessie from Bethel NH Music by doug henderson ex-drummer of Spongehead Vortex sculpture by Dave […]

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Led Zeppelin Rips Off Spongehead

June 4, 2014 – 10:33 am

Jimmy Page has been sued by the estate of Randy California for copy infringement on Spirit’s song TAURUS. The opening guitar bars are similar to that of Led Zeppelin’s STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. Zep’s guitarist adamantly claimed the originality of his fingerings, even though Led Zeppelin’s first album was plagued by plagiarism. DAZED AND CONFUSED was […]

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