that moment when Dylan flipped for the Beatles, went electric and banged out these three rock & roll albums in the space of 14 manic months, three albums everybody (including Dylan) has been trying to live up to (or just plain imitate) ever since. All three have different flavors — if...
like he's raymond carver, parsing the details until he finds the one that makes them real. typically, it's the musical details that do just that. the band kozelek assembled for ghosts -- anthony koutsos (red house painters), tim mooney (american music club), and geoff stanfield (black ...
it is the triumphant sound of an industry underdog finally making good on his past potential, and consequently demanding some long unappreciated due. the fact that it wasn't with red house painters is an irony that only makes this victory of an album that much sweeter. most read reviews ...
enjoy a charming, very American downtown. Much of it faces Downtown Commons Park, an attractive town square with a gazebo, farmers market and, in the winter, an ice rink. Check out the library on the north side of the Commons too, if you love good architecture that makes liberal use o...
Besides admiring the beautiful lake, there isn’t actually a lot to do in Karakul. As mentioned we tried to break into the prison, which turned out to be an active military base, so we don’t recommend that. Simply walk around and enjoy the atmosphere of the village. It makes for some...
Lucinda has noted that, for her, the only “silver lining” of the pandemic “has been to be able to really get inside the songs of some of my favorite artists-see what makes them tick.” WithRunnin’ Down A Dream, she truly inhabits some essential Tom Petty songs. More importantly, ...
Musical instruments get better when they get older. Just like us. That fiddle of mine is so loud that a microphone is usually not needed in small rooms. It’s a beauty. I am not aware of what it is worth. With age comes wisdom..sometimes. So far I have not been listed as an ...
During their years together, Blue Highway has maintained an unusually high level of excellence in their music, consistently turning out bluegrass that’s
the music one listens to is equally as important as the music one makes themselves. In his bookWorld Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music, Jeff Tweedy examines some of his own personal history, plus 50 songs that have, in some way, influenced his per...
being turned away from school, I found it shocking and I can’t believe that still in these days there are places where this kind of thing is happening right now. Anything my song and Beyonce's fabulous version can do to ease racial tension would be a great thing and makes me very ...