http://youtu.be/cH1u5j-1QZw Marty Stuart – guitar, vocals Cousin Kenny Vaughan – guitar Gary Carter – steel guitar Apostle Paul Martin – bass Handsome Harry Stinson – drums Thanks to Dan Margard, moderator of the “Clarence White Fans” Facebook group, for posting this video the other day. It’s taken from “The Marty Stuart Show” on February 13, […]
Read MoreEvery Good Band Deserves Drums
I talked last time about Dan Peters not joining Nirvana as a positive, but I probably should’ve noted that it was positive for two reasons. Nirvana got the right drummer, no doubt, but so did Mudhoney. This is no small matter. In the alternate universe where Scream doesn’t implode in LA, Nirvana wisely hires […]
Read MoreToday I Found My Friends: Nirvana in 1990
Nirvana is in the air again. Spin recently asked, “What does Nevermind mean now?” and The Onion looked back at the Axl Rose/Kurt Cobain relationship circa 1991. Even Amy Winehouse‘s recent death shook up those old “27 Club” cobwebs. I get it. Nevermind was an epochal release, 20 is a nice, round number, and […]
Read MoreThis Ain’t No Picnic
Last night I was housesitting for my homeboy, Ducktaper, so I brought along Double Nickels On The Dime (1984). I’ve written about this Minutemen classic before [click here], mainly because it’s one of the greatest rock albums ever made. Not punk rock. Rock. In fact, if you gave me only three records to bring […]
Read MoreRonnie Wood: I’ve Got My Own Show To Do
“When I made my first album in 1974 at Wick Studios in Richmond (Greater London) there was never any time to lose and this record was made (quickly) by many of my extremely talented friends. We took the songs from the record straight onto stage. Thus the First Barbarians were born.” —Ronnie Wood I […]
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