I often have read about those who traveled around the country in the early and mid-twentieth century discovering great blues musicians and folk songs. The music was always there, but it might have dwelled in obscurity had the music not […]
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DUBLIN, Ireland — The career of Paul Brady — whose 12th solo album, the exuberantly titled Hooba Dooba, gets its U.S. release on May 24, 2011 via Proper American — is not that of your usual singer/songwriter. And the new […]
The Red Dirt Legend’s songwriting skills and strong voice are in full display on his new CD, Under The Sun, which was released this week. Under The Sun comes to us somewhat under the radar because of higher-profile releases by Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle. […]
Originally published at Blogcritics.org. Marking the tenth anniversary of its publication, Picador is issuing a new edition of David Hajdu’s delicious portrait of the 60’s folk scene as it was embodied in two of its greatest lights and […]
by Matt Shedd In his excellent liner notes to Tell Tale Signs, Larry “Ratso” Sloman quotes Bob Dylan on religion: “Those old songs are my lexicon and my prayer book. You can find all my philosophy in those old […]
First of all, God bless Layne Staley, in 1986 Layne Staley formed Alice in Chains and hell came behind them. Alice in Chains was my first taste of what the media dubbed “Grunge”, most fans of the genre never liked […]
A big black dog I found her one day down there at the metro A big black dog Waitin’ in a cage in line for the death row A big black dog * * * Her name is […]
Think of the kind of songs where the lyrics come through loud and clear, but the music is an equally driving force—so before you know it, you are singing and dancing along, even though you just heard the song for […]
Heeeeeey ya’ll, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR. Am so brutes fer missing the deadline dudes, but thought I’d post anywhoozers. Haven’t been to the states in a couple years and am in need of a quality music fest like this one. I can’t stand routine. […]
Phoebe Snow, perhaps the most imitated singer of the past 35 years, has passed away. She was 60. Snow died today in Edison, New Jersey , suffering a brain hemorrhage in 2010. The album “Phoebe Snow” turned the singer, blessed with […]
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