DOUBLE-BARRELED AND TWO-FISTED: Another Look at Shotgun Willie
Willie Nelson was still slightly under the radar in some parts when this record was released in 1973, though today the listener can get a sense that he was aware of his burgeoning star-power as he cut these undeniably classic tracks. He had all ready recorded over a dozen albums,
On The Line With... Kris Kristofferson
I did this interview just prior to the release of Kris’s new album, Closer To The Bone (New West), for a lengthy career retrospective in the October issue of Exclaim! Click here to read it. This is the full transcript of the interview also posted at my blog, Heartbreak
Review: Where The Action Is (Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968)
Ever listen to some dusty old music and become consumed with the feeling "damn, I think I was born too late"?
That's the sense I had as I listened to Rhino's latest entry in their ongoing garage rock vault excavation, Where The Action Is,
On The Line With... Corb Lund
Hi everyone,
Here's a recent chat with Corb I've also just posted on my blog, heartbreaktrail.wordpress.com. It's also at www.exclaim.ca.
Hope you enjoy!
It’s ironic that the head Hurtin’ Albertan’s first album to get a wide release in
Holly Williams gets hitched to drummer Chris Coleman
Reality-show star Khloe Kardashian wasn't the only celeb to tie the knot on Sunday, but it's likely her wedding gown was still intact at the close of her nuptials, which his more than country singer Holly Williams can say these days.
The granddaughter of country-music icon
Album Review: Tom Russell - Blood and Candle Smoke
1. Tom Russell writes songs about a fading, dangerous West -- the same one that Calexico (who backs Russell up on this record) conjures musically and that Cormac McCarthy has traversed so famously. Russell's latest, Blood and Candle Smoke, is a tour de force that already stands tall