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The King Is Gone: George Jones RIP
He was the singer’s singer, acknowledged as the gold standard in country music for so long it’s impossible to tell when he was given that designation. Unlike the Rolling Stones, who called themselves the World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band, … Continue reading
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SXSW 2013 Concluding Thoughts
By the time South By Southwest spirals into its Saturday climax I’m worn out. Three (or four) days of meetings, panels, discussions, walking, running, drinking and eating on the run takes its toll. And so this year I just sat … Continue reading
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Favorite Albums Of 2012
As mentioned in the previous reissue post, I kept an ongoing list of albums I liked this year, so it was both easier and harder to finalize a year-end list at the conclusion of the year. Easier, because I had notes to … Continue reading
Favorite Reissues of 2012
At 92 entries, this long list is perhaps a little bit too long but this year I kept a running list of the albums I’ve liked, so I decided to publish them in their entirety. This is ranked but it’s … Continue reading
Rock & Roll Archeology : Surf-Age Nuggets Trash & Twang Instrumentals 1959-1966
If any rock & roll subculture is ripe for an archeological dig it is surf-rock, that phenomenon of the early ‘60s created by off-set guitars and reverb as wide as the Pacific Ocean. Surf certainly has a pivotal place in … Continue reading
Bob Dylan navigates a Tempest
If <I>Together Through Life</I> was the sound of Bob Dylan not trying so very hard, <I>Tempest</I> is its flip: an album where Dylan pushes at his boundaries, sounding very much alive even then death is on his mind. And death … Continue reading
Music Diary 2012: Tuesday, May 8
Tuesday May 8, 2012 My Tuesday journal for Nick Southall’s MusicDiary2012–and I was remiss yesterday to link back to Nick’s site. Here ‘Tis: http://sickmouthy.com/ Today, like yesterday, was all music listened to during and for work. Johnny Paycheck … Continue reading
Music Diary 2012: Monday, May 7
I’m participating in Nick Southall’s Music Diary 2012 this year. Here are the songs I listened to on Monday May 7, 2012 Shampoo—We’re in Trouble Sleeper— Inbetweener Mercury Rev—Young Man’s Stride Amps—Tipp City Aimee Mann—That’s Just What You Are … Continue reading
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RIP MCA: A Tribute to Adam Yauch & The Beastie Boys
More than most groups the Beastie Boys seemed like a gang. It was all for one and one for all, the Beasties presenting a united front, speaking their own code, turning private jokes into public pranks. Unlike the Ramones or … Continue reading
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Take Nostalgic History Tours in 2012
The last time Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr released albums within weeks of each other it was in 1978, when Wings were one of the biggest bands in the world and Ringo was deep into disco. Some 34 years later, … Continue reading
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