The Kinks’ lead singer, Ray Davies, shares his thoughts on New Orleans and the importance it has played in shaping modern music. Incidentally he was shot in the French Quarter last year. Ouch. “But the […]
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Bloodkin – Out of State Plates
The pimping continues….Athen’s Bloodkin get little to no love in the blogging community, actually make that the world outside the state of Georgia, or the immediate Southeast. A real shame. Daniel […]
OUR BAND COULD BE YOUR LIFE
Picked this up at the bookstore last week. Great read for anyone interested in the independent music scene pre-Nirvana. Some favorite segments of mine were the well documented look at Minor Threat, Black Flag, […]
The Roots of Bubbapalooza
Hunter S. Thompson’s Final Note
Rolling Stone magazine reports on HST’s final words, entitled “Football Season Is Over,” prior to his suicide earlier this year. “No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. […]
Songs of Bread: A Tribute
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Josh Rouse – It Don’t Matter To Me (cover)
Pop Romantique: French Pop Classics
I am overdue to plug this collection of French pop tunes covered by indie artists. The Web-radio to your right has had Luna’s contribution La Poupee Qui Fait Non in it’s rotaion for at […]
Treetop Flyer – Stills Inspires LaMontagne
I own the first few Stephen Stills solo albums including the amazing Manassas lp , which I consider to be his creative peak. Having said that, I know next to nothing about […]
Greetings From North Carolina
Part II of my ongoing 50 states project , in which I am pairing my interest in retro travel-postcards with music indigenous to each state. Dig in…lots of alt.country goodies in this NC […]
The Lou Reed Acoustic Transformer Demos
Jay & Jeff Tracks: Demos & Live (Acoustic)
LGO’s Hurricane Relief & Information
New Orleans native Life Goes Off has a good informational section on his blog about where to get non-cable-news disaster information, as well as links to relief efforts, etc . . . Only […]
Bob Mould: Part Two of Two
Two from Workbook. Two from Sugar . None from his electronica album. LISTEN: Bob Mould – Sunspots Bob Mould – Poison Years Sugar – Judas Cradle Sugar – Changes
This Album May Be Haunted…
Wow. This past week I bought the Castanets debut album Cathedral and it is outright spooky. I’m not entirely sure if there is a even genre for this yet…Avant-Country? Apparently this was […]
