Learning Songwriting at the Feet of Steve Earle
Steve Earle has his eye on the history books. Not for himself, necessarily - though I doubt he’d object - but for his art form, “songwriting as literature.” With Camp Copperhead, Steve seemed to be trying to secure this form a place in history. “Four days of singing and
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I, II & III 2014 Remasters
Has any music reviewer ever missed the mark more than John Mendelsohn in his 1969
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critique of Led Zeppelin’s scorching, finely honed debut? After calling the album self-indulgent, he labeled Jimmy Page “a very limited producer and a writer of weak, unimaginative songs” and dismissed Robert Plant’
Jenny Scheinman - The Littlest Prisoner
Renowned violinist, singer, and composer Jenny Scheinman recently released her eighth album, The Littlest Prisoner, enlisting the great Bill Frisell on guitar and drummer extraordinaire Brian Blade to keep time. My first introduction to Jenny Scheinman was while she was touring with Lucinda Williams some time back. Known mostly in
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Keep On Rocking in The U.K. - Liverpool Echo Arena (July 13, 2014)
There’s no doubt about it – Neil Young is an unpredictable ‘ol cuss. Over the years, he’s gone down all sorts of musical by-roads and some dead-ends as the fancy takes him, released albums of feedback, or baffled even the most dedicated fans by playing them a whole new
Charlie Haden's Bass Sang Around the World, and Back, to The Shenandoah
On the new ECM CD, Last Dance, with pianist Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden’s extended bass solo on “Where Can I Go Without You?” magnificently extends the melodic contours and the meaning of the song, as if the question had been deposited directly in the heart of the listener.
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Legendary Bill Drake Signs Off
I help a friend of mine quite often run his bread route and we have to get up pretty early in the morning to get out on the road. We get to warehouse around 4am and the small radio is playing as we try to wake up and get ready