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Paperback Riders: Warren Zanes “Petty: The Biography”

May 1, 2024 Tim Martin 0

When Andy Davidson reviewed Warren Zanes’ recent book on the making of Springsteen’s Nebraska it reminded me of his biography of Tom Petty. For such a vital figure, Petty has not been well served by biographers, […]

Book Review: “The Beach Boys by The Beach Boys”

April 25, 2024 Tim Martin 1

When the Beach Boys’ “country” album ‘Stars and Stripes’ came out in 1995 Mike Love said, “Nothing’s much more Americana than the Beach Boys and country music combined”. In 2022, our Ljubinko Zivkovic made the case […]

Highlight of cover art for Elijah Wald's Jelly Roll Blues

Book Review: Elijah Wald “Jelly Roll Blues”

April 18, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Elijah Wald is a folk-blues musician, author and academic whose written works have focused mainly on folk and blues music. In addition to his own books, Wald co-authored Dave von Ronk’s memoir ‘The Mayor Of MacDougal […]

Paperback Riders: Val Wilmer “As Serious as Your Life”

April 4, 2024 Tim Martin 0

Subtitled “Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957-1977” this book arrived a pivotal point for American culture and is so much more than a book about a small corner of the jazz world. Val Wilmer […]

"Deliver Me from Nowhere" Warren Zanes Book Cover

Book Review: Warren Zanes “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska”

March 20, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

When a tortured artist sat in a bedroom recording demos on a cassette tape… and came out with a lo-fi masterpiece. The epilogue to this book has Warren Zanes being contacted by Bruce Springsteen to ask […]

Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

September 3, 2026 0

More than half a century after Buck Owens and the Buckaroos took the stage at Las Vegas’ Mint Hotel and Casino, a remarkable document of the band at the height of its powers is finally seeing […]

My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

September 3, 2026 0

Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]

Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010

Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

September 3, 2026 0

Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]