Barrence Whitfield, the R&B belter from Boston, reunited for the first time in 24 years with two of the original members of his band The Savages for three shows in New Mexico this weekend. I caught the one in Santa […]
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A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican September 10, 2010 Jerry Lee Lewis first recorded “Middle Age Crazy” in 1977 — back when he was middle-aged. Now, 33 years later, at a time the song […]
Besides my usual 50 credits, this month includes 15 additional ones eMusic gave me as “loyal mebmer.” eMusic caught a lot of flack last year when it changed their its pricing structure, but to their credit they’ve given us loyal […]
A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican August 20, 2010 Be careful if you listen to the album Reform School Girl by Nick Curran & The Lowlifes while operating a vehicle at night. Those of […]
* The World Ends: Afro-Rock and Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria by various artists This is the latest collection from the incredible Soundways Records. I spent nearly half my monthly credits on this cool collection, but it’s worth it. In the […]
A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican July 16, 2010 With all due respect to Funky Donnie Fritts, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and all those other icons of guitars, grit, and dusty glory that Kris Kristofferson […]
I had a fascinating phone conversation this afternoon with Rick Stone, a friendly guy from El Paso who in the mid ’60s was the road manager for The Bobby Fuller 4. Rick had contacted Kyla Fairchild of No Depression, where […]
PLEASE SEE AN UPDATE TO THIS POST HERE A version of this was published in The Santa Fe New Mexican July 9, 2010 Bobby Fuller, the greatest rocker ever to emerge from El Paso, is best known for two things: […]
* Pissing Out The Poison: Singles and Other Swill by New Bomb Turks. I’m a relative newcomer to the NBTs. I decided to download this in anticipation of NBT frontman Eric Davidson’s new book We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk […]
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