Neil Young: The Fugitive
When entering the studio to record his first solo album, Neil Young had the world at his feet. Canadian from Toronto, born on November 12th 1945, he arrived in California (illegally: he obtained the green card only in 1970) to join the great era of Utopia and Rock in 1966
Justin Robinson to Leave Carolina Chocolate Drops; New Lineup Emerges
Justin Robinson to leave Chocolate Drops
I just heard an
unsubstantiated
rumor that Justin Robinson will be leaving the Carolina Chocolate Drops. According to a post on The Banjo Hangout, this was announced at the Drops' Lincoln Center concert last night. According to the source, Justin is tired of
Flesh and Machine: Daniel Lanois in Dub
An interview with Doug Heselgrave
Daniel Lanois on his love of Jamaican music. Are you ready for 'Oh Mercy' in dub?
Want to start a fight in the music journalist’s bar? Bring up Daniel Lanois. Love him or hate him, everyone has an opinion about the renowned
James Vincent McMorrow - Download of "If I Had A Boat"
Today Kim posted a blog of mini reviews of five cd's that she pulled off the shelf and gave a first listen. One of them was the new release by James Vincent McMorrow, Early In the Morning.
It reminded me that I've been meaning to post
Tiny Tim, Mr. Ed, and eight-track collecting: a conversation with Bucks Burnett
A few weeks ago, I passed a press release on to you regarding record store owner Bucks Burnett and his quest to establish an Eight-Track Museum deep in the heart of Texas. Most readers who cared to respond to the idea treated it as a novelty at best and
Karen Dalton - The Genius of Feeling
KAREN DALTON – THE GENIUS OF FEELING by Frank Carney
Nicholas Hill is a man we should be doubly grateful to. He is the hero in the rediscovery of a great lost singer, and in the process helped inspire a notable contemporary country performer. In the early 1980s he became interested