Tim M. Otto

"Random Manor" is not what I expected at all, and, I was pleasantly surprised upon my first listen. "Diamond" Don Short is formerly 1/2 of the brilliant team that made up Seattle's "The Heats."  A very big Seattle band from the

Dolores is most well known as the fabulous lead singer/songwriter of the internationally famous Cranberries. In 2009, they reunited after an hiatus that started in 2003. They had performed and recorded together for 13 years selling forty million albums! But back in 2007, Ms. O'Riordan took a

On December 7, 1949, Tom Waits was born. In 2011, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. And one year after "Rain Dogs" was released, Waits co-starred in Jim Jarmusch's film "Down By Law" in 1986. Waits was and still

In 1973, Terrence Malick Directed Martin Sheen & Sissy Spacek, (as well as Warren Oates), in the art film "Badlands" more than rumored to be Bruce Springsteen's favorite film. It's based on the mid West murder spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend Carol

Many music fans across the world know Buddy Holly as a brilliant 22 year old singer/songwriter but few know the true story between Buddy Holly and his mentor Norman Petty. Norman was Buddy's co-writer of choice as you will see if you look at any Buddy Holly

On April 9, 1976, Phil Ochs hung himself at the age of 35. However, before he went, he recorded a very beautiful song ironically titled: "No More Songs." It starts with the first verse this way: "Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody home, I only called to