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This eponymous 2003 ep has been revisited as of late, by yours truly, as I eagarly await the modern super-group’s Born Again In The USA release March 21st on the

Morrissey, circa 1992, moments before tearing shirt off…Morrissey…loved and hated, but rarely flat out ignored. 1992’s ** Your Arsenal is my favorite post-Smiths Morrissey-joint all around — kind of a glam renaissance album with Mick Ronson producing, […]

George Porter with Professor Longhair Okay, I suppose the Heads posts were enough of a segue to steer us out of the indie/alt.country/folk territory for awhile and into some deep New Orleans funk & soul. And I do […]

Next to the Jonathan Demme’s Live documentary Stop Making Sense , Speaking In Tongues may be my personal favorite “proper” Heads album. While the excellent

Believe the hype. Talking Heads were one of the finest/inventive bands of the 20th century and this album is their opus. Coming on the tails of Fear of Music , Byrne and company fused post-punk, funk, latin-rhythms, pop, […]

There have been many a “Gram parsons tribute album” over the past 30+ years, but this 1999 release is one of the best. A major factor being Emmylou Harris’s involvement, lending both credibilty and her amazing talent to […]

Continuing with the occasional loose Texas-themed post leading up to SXSW , here is Jerry Jeff Walker off the excellent Jerry Jeff Walker – Live from Gruene Hall album. DOWNLOAD:MP3: Jerry Jeff Walker :: I Feel . . . Only the good shit. […]