The Underdogs of Seventies Country Rock
In the late Sixties Gram Parsons came up with the term Cosmic American Music as a more eloquent and hippie-dippie way to describe the type of music he was making. Gram despised the term “country-rock” and felt his term was a more accurate if not generalized way to sum up
Lost in Space: The Epic Saga of Fort Worth's Space Opera
A FOREWORD, OF SORTS...
I have to laugh when I think of how many people, including those in the music industry, considered Space Opera one of Canada's best rock exports. It is understandable, as the only information on the jacket and inner sleeve besides lyrics and personnel had
Our First Podcaster: Calvin Powers and The Americana Music Show
Podcasting has been getting a lot of interest lately, but this is the first Radio Friendly interview highlighting a podcaster. I think that Calvin Powers of the Americana Music Show does one of the best podcasts out there.
Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio?
Calvin Powers:
When You Lose Someone: A Poem for Glenn Frey
THANKS so much to everyone for your beautiful thoughts, comments and likes, it really helps. Here is how I came to write this lyric about Glenn: I got a package in the mail from Glenn Frey’s wife Cindy. She sent me a present for playing at his memorial... and
Dreamcatcher Events - Musical Fantasy Camps!
Though Dreamcatcher Events have been putting on their awesome musical getaways for five years now, I only recently learned about them. Which means I've missed out on a lot of supercool opportunities already, but now that I know ... you have to know too. I spoke to founder, Danny
David Bromberg On Lessons of The Road & The Church: The Buddy & Jim Show Recap
David Bromberg had had enough. The only problem was he didn’t know it. Being on the road for two years without going home for two weeks straight was taking its toll. Bromberg can now look back and realize he was "too dumb" to know he was burned