When I first heard that Neil Young posted a message on Facebook on July 15 telling his fans and followers that he had made a decision to pull his music off of all music streaming sites, my first reaction was […]
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A recent trip into Manhattan and a stop at Strand Books yielded a $6.95 trade paperback edited by Alan Licht and titled Will Oldham on Bonnie “Prince” Billy. It wasn’t hard to miss. There must have been at least 100 […]
I awoke this morning with a throbbing left foot. I wore the black boots last night and my toes unconsciously tapped throughout the seventy-five minute set and the well deserved encore that was delivered by three talented singers, songwriters, and […]
Ignore all the press that his new album is getting. Disregard the four-star reviews. Don’t give a thought that he is sitting on top of the Americana Music Association’s radio airplay chart this week. And forget that he’s making some […]
As summer has begun, the lazy cable television news cycle of endless chatter about things mostly non-newsworthy has abruptly shifted. A series of events with equal measure of significance and sadness has come at us almost one day after another, as if […]
Last weekend I went to what we might have once called a folk festival and was blown away by the power and majesty of a pure kick-ass electric set. It seems to be an affliction when you dwell in this […]
Four years ago on this site, I posted an interview I had with a woman from Boston by the name of Marissa Nadler. She had been described somewhere on the web by various somebodies as both “the indie-folk pinup girl […]
Like most guitar players, I’ve long known that having just one is simply not enough. I have my sweet-smelling mahogany Martin 000-15 that I keep inside the case next to my bed and only bring out on special days. There’s […]
I was having an after-dinner conversation with a friend and catching up on the day’s events when I mentioned that I was having a hard time connecting with so much of the new music that is currently populating my playlist. […]
There are times when ideas and words effortlessly flow out of me, and there are times when they don’t. While some may consider it a challenge, I prefer to view it as an opportunity. I have an arsenal of books, magazines, websites, […]
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