It’s a time machine you won’t want to climb out of. ABKCO records has gathered all the mono studio recordings the Rolling Stones put out in the ’60s into one collection. For those of us who grew up with it, […]
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Richard Nixon was president and gas was 35 cents per gallon, but John Batdorf has not forgotten the glories of New York’s majestic Carnegie Hall as he performed on stage in 1972. “It was a long time ago with Batdorf & […]
The Temperance Movement can slow it down for some tasty ballads, but the British band makes no bones about what it does best: loud, bluesy rock and roll. “Our music and our attitude is rock and roll,” says Glasgow-born lead […]
It’s unfortunately happened to too many talented musicians. They release record after record and get good reviews, but — for reasons sometimes unexplainable — the albums don’t sell. Consider Dirk Hamilton, who released four albums on big labels — two […]
Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and PledgeMusic have been a boon to independent artists eager to bypass the traditional label system and release music they retain control of. But the downside to these sites is that so many artists use them, […]
Branded Man. Outlaw. Okie. Poet. The Working Man. Hag. Merle Haggard defies labels. But he has been tagged with many. Kris Kristofferson namechecks him in the superb song “Wild American,” a tribute to people who show courage, conviction and individualism […]
In 1965, a scruffy rocker’s dream riff became an anthem for a rebellious generation dealing with an establishment they found oppressive and antiquated. Add a dose of sexual frustration, back it with amenacing, sinister fuzz-toned riff and an in-your-face vocal […]
How many Slim Harpo recordings do you know? Perhaps you’ve heard “Raining in My Heart” (not the Buddy Holly tune), which made it to No. 34 on Billboard’s pop chart in 1961; “Baby, Scratch My Back,” which reached No. 16 […]
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