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National Grain :: ATL’s Honky Tonk Heroes

Honky Tonk. Americana. Alt.Country. Any and/or all three of those terms could be used to define Atlanta's National Grain. Mining a similiar vein of Drunkard favorites, the now defunct Star Room Boys, National Grain incorporate the best of Nashville before all the Music Row posturing took hold. If you read here regularly, you know what I like, and if you like country, I can tell you both the . . .

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Lost Album Series :: Dylan/Cash Sessions

Back in college, Nashville Skyline was the first Dylan album I ever really connected with. From there on out, there was no turning back. The claws were in, and in good. That being said, I was pretty excited when a friend passed these sessions/live/rare recordings on to me a few years ago. Two iconic masters of their craft . . .

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Track A Tiger :: Woke Up Early The Day…

Shit...is there an echo in here? Oh, wait, no...okay cool, I get it now, it's just every major music blog within the past month has written something about Track A Tiger's debut album. Fast forward now if you have had your fill, if not, press play and we'll continue.Still here...okay, let's get to it. Chicago's Track A Tiger started out a few years . . .

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Yer Bird :: Releases Sounds Like Fall Demos

Last year I posted twice about sparse-folk vehicle Sounds Like Fall's debut album The Wolf Is At The Door. If you by chance read the interview I did with Yer Bird Records owner Morgan King, you will recall the label was so taken with . . .

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Exclusive :: Norfolk & Western (Spring Picks)

Sure, I now live in southern California, but it wasn't so long ago that I lived in less temerperate climes and lusted for Winter's end with thoughts of Spring around the corner. It's just that out here in L.A., it's Spring year-round. Savvy? Ah well, luckily the folks from Norfolk & Western were good enough to list for me some songs that remind them of Springtime. With an album entitled become a member or log in.

Johnny Paycheck :: Take This Job & Shove It

Paycheck (left) possibly telling Wynn Stewart to shove itDOWNLOAD:MP3: Johnny Paycheck :: Take This Job And Shove It----------Amazon: Soul & The Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck www.johnnypaycheckmusic.com . . .

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The Replacements :: Once & Forever

Stop. Before you read another word, go visit Be The Boy who has posted a You Tube video of The Replacements playing Live in 1981 at 7th Street in Minneapolis. I just watched it three times in a row. After that, since it's the only Mats song on my computer right now, feel free . . .

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Blow Up :: Stroll On

I posted this song last summer, but since I decided to add the movie to my Netflix again, I said what the hell. This is everything modern garage rock wants to be. Check out the 1966 film and see Jimmy Page's young-ass sporting a shit eating grin while tearing it up.DOWNLOAD:MP3: The Yardbirds :: Stroll On----------Amazon: become a member or log in.

SXSW 2006 :: Lucero @ Red 7

Now hear this: This Tennessee band shook the Red 7 club pretty damn good Friday night. Commanding one of the more enthusiastic audiences I saw over the course of the weekend, a confident Lucero worked their Memphis-styled muse . . .

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Straight gangsta blue jeans

In keeping with the alt-folk-alterna-modern-western theme of this here blog, I’ve decided to drop a couple “who could resista” tracks on your funky cowboy boot wearing asses. First off, does it get any better than this classic country jam?DOWNLOAD:MP3: BoogieAlright, nice. And for you vegans out there, holy shit, does your ol pal Marty have something special in . . .

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Reed and Cale :: Songs for Drella

(posted by j. neas)The enmity between Lou Reed and John Cale is no secret. After Cale's departure from the Velvet Underground in 1968 (following the release of White Light/White Heat), there was really only one thing that still connected them: Andy Warhol. Seems like that was enough to put a temporary halt to about 20 years of bad feelings, since one of the results of Warhol's death in 1987 was the tribute album Songs for Drella . . .

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I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover

(posted by j. neas)Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all! Although I am primarily of English heritage, I hold no ill will toward my Irish brethren. Having given us the Blarney Stone, lots of great music and Guinness Stout, there's no way I could hold any sort of hatred in my heart. Sadly, the Internet not having advanced in the ways that some might . . .

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