The Jayhawks never quite garnered the americana genre attention that bands like Wilco and Son Volt did, probably because they never quite dug really deep into their soul and produced truly introspective albums as their contemporaries […]
The Tulsa Sound, with its twin figureheads Leon Russell and JJ Cale, and its blend of rock and roll, country, blues, R&B, and a little jazz, is a key part of the foundations that americana is […]
Everybody loves a list, except perhaps the person whose job is to write it in the first place. Picking the top 10 songs in a genre that is known for the quality of its songwriting is […]
Teenage Fanclub were formed in Glasgow in 1989 by guitarists Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, drummer Francis Macdonald and bassist Gerard Love. Blake, McGinlay and Macdonald had all initially been in the same band, the Boy […]
When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything. ~ The Sound of Music The electronic music synthesiser provides a powerful tool for the composer or musician because he can reproduce or create […]
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