Features
VERSIONS: “Get Rhythm”
Johnny Cash had originally wanted to record gospel songs for Sam Phillip’s Sun Records in Memphis but he only got a record contract when he came back with some rockabilly-style songs he had written. At the […]
NRBQ
Interviews
Interview: Chicago session singer and multi-instrumentalist Nora O’Connor on finding her heart
Sharing band members with NRBQ and working with Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples. If you think you haven’t heard Nora O’Connor, but you have enjoyed the music coming out of Chicago over the last twenty years […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: NRBQ “I Want You To Feel Good Too” Night Music TV Show, 1988
I first came across NRBQ when I bought a vinyl copy of their ‘Tapdancing Bats’ album in 1986 on the wonderful Demon Records – and was instantly gobsmacked by the sheer lunacy and variety of the music […]
Essentials
Essentials: The top 10 NRBQ albums
The New Rhythm and Blues Quartet (originally Quintet), NRBQ or simply just The Q, if you haven’t heard of them, and worse still, haven’t heard any of their music and are a lover of good music […]