Starship Trooper: In Appreciation of Paul Kantner's Jeffersonian Principles
Long before Star Wars there was Blows Against The Empire.
“Have you seen the stars?” asked Paul Kantner unassumingly and invitingly in his first solo album and epic. “Have you looked at all the galaxy of stars?”
“Have You Seen The Stars” might have seemed an unassuming song title. But
"More Rain": An Interview with the Mesmerizing M. Ward
As an impressive rainstorm has finally been hitting Northern California, I'm enjoying the calming rain-sounds as I finally get to share with you my conversation from back in October with indie musician M. Ward, in support of his eighth studio album More Rain. I spoke with Ward when
Songs of Hunger
“Those in power write the history, those who suffer write the songs.” - Frank Harte
All across America on March 17 people will don Leprechaun hats of cheap green plastic and drink cups of cheap green beer and otherwise carry on in foolish revelry caricaturing a culture they know little
Scarecrow: The Music and Murder of Stringbean Akeman
Wake up, wake up little Betty
What makes you sleep so sound
When the highway robbers are a-comin’
They’ll tear your playhouse down
The little cabin in Ridgetop, Tennessee hadn’t held a soul in over twenty years. The crime scene chalk and blood were wiped away and the
The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones, by Rich Kienzle
First we must ask, do we need a new book about George Jones? After all, Jones told stories about himself in his 1996 autobiography, written with Tom Carter, I Lived to Tell It All (Villard). His and Tammy Wynette's daughter, Georgette, settled some scores with her father in
Will Kimbrough and His Guitar - No Gimmicks
Professionals in the music business--well, in the business of playing music, have some kind of instinctive drive to perform, even in the worst situations. There might be a slim crowd, issues with the sound system, or maybe the artist isn't feeling well. Will Kimbrough, a true professional, does