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ALBUM REVIEW: Joel Timmons' Debut Solo Album, 'Psychedelic Surf Country' Offers a Musical Kaleidoscope of his World

ALBUM REVIEW: Joel Timmons' Debut Solo Album, 'Psychedelic Surf Country' Offers a Musical Kaleidoscope of his World

By turns hauntingly-atmospheric and raucous, Joel Timmons’ debut solo album Psychedelic Surf Country lives up to its name, swerving from layers of head-tripping synthesizer symphonies to Dick Dale guitar boogies. “Just a Man,” a story song that’s an ode to Timmons’ father opens with a cascade of synths and

THE READING ROOM: Eddie Huffman Illuminates Doc Watson in 'Doc Watson: A Life in Music'

THE READING ROOM: Eddie Huffman Illuminates Doc Watson in 'Doc Watson: A Life in Music'

As the twenty-first century dawned, Doc Watson looked back over his life and declared—in his typically humble and understated fashion—“If I had planned to do a certain thing and then done it, it’s that I’ve played music that I loved and I did my best to

ALBUM REVIEW: 'Long Shadows' is Roger Street Friedman at his Best

ALBUM REVIEW: 'Long Shadows' is Roger Street Friedman at his Best

The title of Roger Street Friedman’s fifth album, Long Shadows, nods to the gloominess that often casts itself over our lives. For Friedman, those shadows may darken our lives for a while but, as he illustrates in many of the songs on his album, they dissipate to reveal glimmers

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Memory Bank,’ Drew & Ellie Holcomb Revel in the Ups and Downs of Life

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Memory Bank,’ Drew & Ellie Holcomb Revel in the Ups and Downs of Life

Starting a new year often involves reflecting on the roads we’ve traveled and casting glances on the ups and downs of our journeys. On their first full-length album ever, Memory Bank, Drew & Ellie Holcomb collaborate on 13 new songs that celebrate love, hope, the open road, and the

THE READING ROOM: The Best Books By and For The Musicians We Lost Last Year

THE READING ROOM: The Best Books By and For The Musicians We Lost Last Year

Former president Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on December 30, 2024. Carter will be remembered as a humanitarian and human rights activist, but he’ll also be remembered as the “rock and roll president.” His close relationship with Greg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band, and his meetings and

THE READING ROOM: The Best Music Books of 2024

THE READING ROOM: The Best Music Books of 2024

In times of darkness and despair, books offer hope and glimpses into world far away from our own. The best books entertain us, inform us, shape us, and transform us. Music books often carry us back to times in our lives when the world looked different and when the future

THE READING ROOM: Jeff Apter on 'Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly'

THE READING ROOM: Jeff Apter on 'Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly'

“Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show/three to get ready, now go, cat, go.” That’s just what Australian music writer Jeff Apter (Don’t Dream It’s Over), does in his affectionate, straight-ahead biography Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly (Citadel/Kensington, November 26)