Pop music has gotten a bad rap. Pop has gone from being “popular” to engineered mass appeal and style over all especially substance blotting out all pretension of song-craft or, HA! , longevity Great songs by such luminaries as Elton […]
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Steve Young is most well known for his composition “Seven Bridges Road” recorded and made famous by The Eagles in the early 1980’s. Steve comments in 2012: “I don’t really like just being known for one song. People and critics […]
“If Wishes Were Gold” Features Singer/Instrumentalist Allison Russell of Po’ Girl/Birds of Chicago Digital Single Available July 10 Via Kingswood Records ‘Wishes’ Appears On THE UPTOWN STRUT, A 15-Track Album That Showcases Reinterpretations of Songs by Sly Stone, Ray Charles, […]
California Chronicles: Brian WilsonBy Terry Paul Roland–Article originally appeared in Turnstyled Junkpiled-Graphic Design by Courtney Subdrink I was born in West Texas in 1955. I still identify myself as a Texan because those roots really run deep. I’ve grown up […]
Just about this time of year – mid-June – some years ago, I found myself on the endless flat plains of west Texas. The one lane country road that I drove on passed by sporadic grain fields and less-sporadic livestock […]
They call Sam Bush the King of Telluride Bluegrass. I thought it was because he’s played all but one of the festivals (this year that means 38 of 39), he’s one of the greatest mandolin players of all time, and because he collaborates […]
THE POWER AND THE STORY Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band at Etihad Stadium, June 22 What’s always made Bruce Springsteen such a uniquely compelling figure is how he completely understands that rock’n’roll can be so powerful and glorious that […]
Twelve years ago Altcounty.NL was the leading website about Americana and other rootsmusic in The Netherlands. It was a hell of a job, listening and reviewing the cd’s from mostly American bands and singer-songwriters at night, after my daily job […]
Michael Rank’s KIN has been in our heavy rotation with the disc bouncing back and forth between the truck and the house. An excited phone call from my wife Anne told me Michael and KIN collaborator Marc E. Smith were playing […]
John Fogerty played the Telluride Bluegrass festival on a beautiful Friday evening so unusually warm that no fleece was necessary, even before the dancing started. He was wearing that plaid shirt hanging out over black jeans and shoes. The face is […]
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