He has always felt a bit like a chameleon. Joseph Shipp doesn’t have a routine backstory. You can trace his early musical touchstones to his father’s eclectic tastes: Neil Young, Leo Kottke, traditional Irish folk and […]
The first article in a new occasional series that will take a look at significant anniversary re-releases of iconic albums as they are put out. Happy 25th anniversary to Mary Gauthier upon the re-release of her […]
A good way to start this article is by making one true statement. Hopefully it won’t be the last. And that statement is: Guys love fast cars, not to mention fast women, fast food and fast […]
It Don’t Mean a Thang If It Ain’t Got That Twang. Duane Eddy was popularly known as the “King of Twang” for his reverb-drenched, staccato style of playing guitar. He had an outsized influence on how […]
In 2024 there have been several 10, 20, 25, 30 even 50th anniversary albums reissued, remastered, revamped, remixed, revitalized, reconstituted, redeemed, re-recorded and finally released. It has renewed our faith in the music industry’s capacity to […]
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