Remembering: The Subdudes - Street Symphony
by S. Victor Aaron
They look and sound like they've been around forever, but at this point the Subdudes had "only" existed for 20 years (counting the roughly eight-year hiatus from 1996-2004), mainly flying under the radar. They come out of that musically rich town of
Lost Record of the Week: Corb Lund, Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
This album nearly killed me. Not in a bad way...it’s just been so long since something grabbed my attention right away, wouldn’t let me go, and was brilliant from start to finish. Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! is a true work of art in an age when the
All Due Respect, SGT. PEPPER, Sir, but in 1967, it's the BASEMENT TAPES for Me
One Man's Opinion on the Rock & Roll Canon: Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums-#1
In 1967, through Sgt. Pepper's and The Basement Tapes, we see popular music going two distinct directions. The Beatles explored the unknown and Dylan and the Band kept it
"I've Got a Mind to Give Up Living"
Songs that become standards are like a rorschach test for a musician, and while working on my book Crossroads, which will focus on the interactions between the genres of blues and rock, it’s been both fun and instructive to listen to various versions of the same song. “I’ve
Lost Record of the Week: Neko Case, Furnace Room Lullaby
I think maybe I have an unfair advantage with this week’s album, and next week’s choice too (Corb Lund’s Horse Soldier Horse Soldier): I already know and love these artists. But somehow, there are albums that I never got around to listening to, and I keep the
Review: Honky Tonk Hustlas- South of Nashville
Located way south of Nashville, both geographically and musically, Alabama's Honky Tonk Hustlas is the type of band who knows how to keep tradition alive without being stuck in the past. Led by guitarist and vocalist T. Junior and making great use of the upright bass and fiddle,