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Thanks to Justin, this is a guest post. Keeping with the theme I love, here’s my contribution to the cover wars.I think we all know the story by now. But, here’s a recap. Fuck-you’s best Johnny […]

Thurston, Lee, and Jim performed acoustic versions of “Empty Page” “Disconnection Notice” and “Rain on Tin” live on WERS radio. Great stuff, have a listen. Find show details here…

Now I’m certainly not advocating that anyone harsh on ole Kermit’s mellow, but Willie has a pretty damn good cover. Kermit The Frog – Rainbow Connection Willie Nelson – Rainbow Connection (cover) 

Psych-folk beardo, Gary Higgins, is seeing his 1973 album Red Hash gain a new audience due to it’s recent re-release. I say bring it on. For a taste, dig on the track below in all […]

The cover battles continue. In light of Dinosaur Jr.’s temporary reformation, today’s selection is David Bowie’s “Quicksand” of his 1971 album Hunky Dory . The cover: Dinosaur Jr.’s version off their 1991 ep Whatever’s Cool With Me .

Damn cuz, sip one back and pour one out. Buena Vista Social Club member, Ibrahim Ferrer, dies at the age of 78. Read more here… In honor of his life and music, below you’ll find my […]

It’s happened. I’m back on a Neil Young kick. This week’s discovery of a decent sounding recording of the unreleased “Time Fades Away” album has it’s hooks in me. Some interesting factoids/tidbits found on this site…

After the Bloodkin post i’m on an Athens tangent. The now defunct Star Room Boys were one of my favorite neo-traditional-honky-tonk country outfits until their 2003 demise. In their eight years together they released two fantastic albums: 1999’s […]

Everyone has a band they root for. An underdog. A band, who despite an enormous amount of talent and perseverance, remain obscure. Life in the minor leagues. The band I root for is Athens, Georgia’s […]

Unlike the recently released LP “On The Beach,” Neil Young, at this point, has no plans to release this Live album on compact disc. Luckily, you can find it HERE… *Link courtesy of Golden […]

For a long time I have believed The Grateful Dead to be an incredibly misunderstood band. Too often (90% of the time) their music has been eclipsed by their fanbase, and the tired cliches that […]

For those of you who stop by from time to time, it’s no surprise I’m a Pavement fan. Below is an assortment of collected Pavement articles/interviews from over the years that have been gathering dust […]