On The Line With... Emmylou Harris
In a career now approaching four decades, Emmylou Harris has done nearly everything an artist in the roots music field could ever hope to do, from sustaining a career in the face of Nashville’s constantly changing trends, to collaborating with Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Band, Dolly
“Why, Why, Why” hasn't Doug Sahm been considered for induction to the Rock ‘N Roll hall of fame?
Back in 1965, a song hit the airwaves called "She’s About a Mover". The Sir Douglas Quintet was the band that created and performed it. Doug Sahm was the lead singer and driving force of the band, and his soulful voice not only defined the song, it
Lucero - 1372 Overton Park review
REVIEW OF THE NEW LUCERO ALBUM, 1372 OVERTON PARK. CROSS POSTED FROM NINEBULLETS.NET.
Finally, after all the talk, all the speculation and all the handwringing over majors and horns, Lucero's sixth studio album, 1372 Overton Park, is released! It almost seems impossible to write about this album
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
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,