Tonight, pour one out for Gram Parsons. The "Cosmic-American-Music" trailblazer died today in 1973...but his legacy lives on. **This guy's songs just kill me sometimes.DOWNLOAD:MP3: Gram Parsons - A Song For YouMP3: become a member or log in.
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Steve Earle :: Magnolia Electric Company
Last week's Steve Earle post got me digging through his catalog again & this Stones' cover seemed particularly suited lyrically to his past. The other tune can be found on the new Magnolia Electric Co.'s upcoming Hard to Love a Man EP.DOWNLOAD:MP3: become a member or log in.
The Cover Wars VII :: Moonshiner
Most folks came to know this old standard by way of the two versions below*^. Which cover is the most definitive for you, and how did you first hear it? Are there other notable Moonshiner covers you prefer? Download:MP3: Bob Dylan - Moonshiner*MP3: Uncle Tupelo become a member or log in.
NPR: Neil Young Returns with Prairie Wind
Weekend Edition · Neil Young extended audio interview with NPR's Scott Simon. "The creation of Neil Young's latest album, Prairie Wind, was punctuated by a life-changing "medical event" for the singer-songwriter. As he was preparing to record the song "The Painter" in Nashville, Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He recorded eight of the songs before . . .
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Sounds Like Fall :: The Wolf Is At The Door
September of 2005. With less than four months left, it's shaping up to be a pretty strong year for new music. If you read here with any regularity you'll notice I love the quiet as well as the loud. Such is the case with Sounds Like Fall's debut release The Wolf is at the Door. A vehicle for midwestern folkie, Joe Young, the album seamlessly . . .
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CCKMP (Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain)
Steve Earle doesn't fuck around. No matter the subject of his songs you know he's feeling it, whether it be his personal politics, or in the case of this track, Heroin addiction. Recorded for the I Feel Alright album.DOWNLOAD:MP3: become a member or log in.
Rolling Stones: Vintage Rarities
With the Stones on (another) tour supporting their latest album, it only seemed appropriate to post some Mick 'n Keef material. But don't worry, the below isn't from their new album as I'm neither a sadist nor a masochist. No, instead check out these rarities of excellent vintage Stones' goodness.DOWNLOAD:
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All Good Things: Garcia Solo Collected Works
Last year Jerry Garcia's solo material got a serious overhaul/facelift in the form of the All Good Things box set. I've really dug . . .
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Greetings From Arizona
Part III of my ongoing 50 states project, in which I am pairing my interest in retro travel-postcards with music indigenous to each state. This time out the Drunkard enlisted a little help from AZ music blogger Kevin from So Much Silence. Kevin was good enough to pick out some AZ artists and provide some brief commentary on each. Enjoy, and stay tuned for
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The Kinks’ Ray Davies On New Orleans
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.
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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 Hutchens lyrics are some deep shit coupled with Eric Carter's Stonesy riffs. Rock & Roll bar-band poetry. The two tracks below are off the band's 1999 third album Out of . . .
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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, Fugazi & Dinosaur Jr. Keeping with the theme, below is a track from Fugazi's last album, 2001 . . .
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The Roots of Bubbapalooza
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Drive-By Truckers - The Living Bubba "In 1997, Drive-By Truckers played Bubbapalooza for the first time. An annual festival at Atlanta’s immortal Star Community Bar in Little Five Points, Bubbapalooza was a three-night showcase for a tragedy-laden little movement called “The Redneck Underground.” The movement was named and originally led by a performance artist named Deacon Lunchbox, who . . .
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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. No More Swimming. 67 . . .
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Songs of Bread: A Tribute
DOWNLOAD:MP3: Josh Rouse - It Don't Matter To Me (cover)
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