BOOK REVIEW:: The latest detailed look at Rock ‘n’ Roll & Country Rock Pioneer legend Rick Nelson…from his early teen idol/Imperial/Decca years to his country rock period and his return to rockabilly in the 80’s. “Rick Nelson, Rock ‘N’ Roll […]
Not since the vibrant Greenwich Village folk scene of the late 50’s early ’60′s, has so much good folk music come from the city that never sleeps, these days Brooklyn is taking the lead in a Folk revival with a […]
I’ve always viewed musicians in this way: bands are construction workers, industrialists. They have to work within a democratic system: what are we going to play, how are we going to play it and do we all agree? Basically, bands […]
Whenever and however one first comes to hear Tom Waits, their immediate thought will most likely be “I have never heard anything like that before.” It is likely that this thought will occur almost on a visceral level, Waits is […]
Capitalizing on the momentum of his BMA nominated album Hard Dollar, Texas blues troubadour Hadden Sayers keeps the spirit moving with his new release Rolling Soul. The twelve song collection forges into the deeper waters of the heart and soul […]
If the title is familiar, it’s because it should be. However, that doesn’t mean Run 8 Rider’s version of Devo’s iconic 1980 New Wave smash “Whip It” sounds anything like the original. Run 8 Rider give the herky-jerky punk-funk of […]
“What is jazz? Man, if you have to ask you’ll never know.” Louis Armstrong In the early summer of 1969 I Greyhounded to Philadelphia to visit a musician friend, hear some music and see some foreign movies. The intended two […]
24th January 2013 This was the third time I’ve seen the Honey Bop Trio and you’d never know that this is just a fun sideline for the three musicians who are all much in demand in recording studios across the […]
