If you like the Blues.... you might want to read how Left Lane Cruiser AND Hillgrass Bluebilly stay true to the Blues!
Ten Shots with Brenn Beck of Left Lane Cruiser
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Ten Shots with Brenn Beck of Left Lane Cruiser
By Georgetown Fats January 2011
The term “deep blues” tends to give purists agita as it is a sub-genre full of musicians who push all who believe blues have to
Lyrically Speaking: Lucinda Williams' "Drunken Angel"
One of my newer features on my blog is titled "Lyrically Speaking," where I take one song and discuss its lyrics. I'm not really a lyrics-first guy so when a song's lyrics hit me, I think it's worth discussing.
The latest entry
THE REPLACEMENTS [EXPANDED]: THIS BAND COULD BE YOUR LIFE
The ‘Mats made it all wrong: they were too drunk when it happened to perform on important occasions, too great when the executives of record companies didn’t leave home, unable to shoot a decent video (Bastards Of Young’s is the only legendary one, one single freeze-frame on the
Glen Campbell sings the original True Grit theme song
I watched the original True Grit this afternoon to see how it compares with the Coen Brothers' terrific new adaptation.
In the entertaining John Wayne version, Glen Campbell puts in a thankfully rare big screen appearance as La Boeuf, the irritating Texas Ranger that Matt Damon plays much better
"All music is folk music" Miles Davis
I was a long time subscriber to No Depression who is still new to this online posting of opinions and verbal expositions.
I missed the ND readers poll and was disappointed because every year I do a mix cd of my favorite music of the year. Actually it is a
Forgotten series: Lucinda Williams - Essence
by Nick DeRiso
Lucinda Williams brings a brave, riveting vulnerability to Essence -- and, for me, it's her masterpiece. Yet you are more apt to find it in the cutout bin at a big-box department store than at the top of most people's desert-island lists.
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