Modern Day Seppuku: The Battle with Depression
I was conducting a research for my custom essay on Asian history when I chanced upon this article in CNN about a massive suicide rate increase in Japan. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/suicide.forrest.japan/index.html According to the report, the suicide rate in
The Return Of Michelle Shocked ("Pompeii" off of Soul Of My Soul due out May 21)
If Michelle Shocked hadn't gone off the deep end. Hadn't been dropped by major labels. And hadn't been such a radical figure I suspect she'd still be at the top of the Americana heap. It's probably a little too late
The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
From RollingStone.com:
Over the course of a decade, the Avett Brothers (lead by Scott and Seth Avett) have perfected a blend of bluegrass picking, country harmonies and rock & roll energy.
The mix of influences present in the band's rootsy work has inspired terms like "folk-
Acoustic Junction mastermind Reed Foehl teams up with all star line-up for new album
Sometimes musicians come along that shoot like a rocket straight to the top of the public consciousness. Colorado's own americana singer songwriter Reed Foehl is no stranger to the readers of No Depression or on riding that rocket ship of music career success. Astute readers and music fans
CD REVIEW: Van Eaton and Friends "Blood On The Ground" written by: Nelson Gullett
Van Eaton & Friends: Blood on the Ground
This was written by: Nelson at- http://www.fiftycentlighter.blogspot.com/
I have vowed in 2009 to make Knoxville artists a larger part of the music I cover here at A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz. Luckily, Knoxville keeps giving
Joan Baez at Barangus. Wait, what?
Trumansburg, New York is a special little town (really little... the "greater metro" population is around 6,000), and it's where I grow up and continue to work (though I live in nearby Ithaca). Okay, I know that everyone thinks their hometown is special, but we