Jimi Hendrix Experience – Castles Made Of Sand https://app.box.com/shared/static/l2u35vgjlq24zspqwte19o0x2d7i5wcb.mp3 This past Saturday was a bittersweet day of closure, but also one of the most life-affirming days of my life. I’ve actually needed a few days to process what actually happened. It was time to say goodbye to my brother. My wife, Sarah, mother-in-law, Margie, […]
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So, I don’t know where the hell this is gonna take me, but in my brother Craig’s memory I’ve decided to do a series of Jimi Hendrix posts. I’ll tackle individual songs, performances, albums, whatever. To be honest, I haven’t really thought it through, but Craig deserves it. Dude was the biggest Jimi fan […]
Read MoreAnd So Castles Made of Sand …
It’s with a heavy heart that I report the sad news that my brother, Craig Davis, passed away last night from the cumulative effects of tongue, lung, and liver cancer. He was 51 years old. Fifty fucking one. It started out, as these things often do, with a nagging cough. This was July/August of […]
Read MoreBob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
A couple of weeks ago, Bob Dylan gained a measure of notoriety for giving a speech in which he sprayed buckshot in the direction of Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, and the classic songwriting team, Leiber & Stoller. In an age where internet comment sections are like speed dating […]
Read MoreJay Farrar & 8-Track Heavana
Did you know that Jay Farrar of Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt fame published a book last year? Falling Cars And Junkyard Dogs was issued by indie Soft Skull Press and while it’s autobiographical, it’s not a straight linear narrative. In fact, there’s not much narrative at all. It’s autobio through a series of vignettes […]
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