“We’re getting standing ovations for the first time. We’re tighter and more together. We’re a much, much better band.” –Roger McGuinn to Rolling Stone, late 1969 1970 was The Byrds’ last great year of sustained excellence. They played around 200 gigs in the US and Europe and were consistently lauded for kickass live performances. […]
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Vulture Whale: Wes McDonald – vocals, guitar Lester Nuby – guitars, vocals Keelan Parrish – bass Jake Waitzman – drums Welcome to my latest obsession involving Alabama and big guitars. Vulture Whale hail from Birmingham and sound like huge chunks of my record collection bolted the stacks and formed a band. There are moments that […]
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Here’s a pair of videos from one of my favorite bands, The Dexateens. Both songs are from their new album, Singlewide, released last month by Skybucket Records. Fans of The Jayhawks, Faces, Exile-era Stones, and Drive-By Truckers, pay heed. If you’re like me, you might also be thinking, “Wait a second. They still make videos???” […]
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The Band – Tears Of Rage Music From Big Pink, 1968 Amazon The Band – Tears Of Rage “Tears Of Rage” opened (Music From Big Pink) with a slow (tempo), which was just another way of our rebelling against the rebellion. We were deliberately going against the grain. Few artists had ever opened an album […]
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Doing a quick drive-by while I wait for my dying computer to emerge from PC ICU. Sister Rosetta Tharpe makes everything better with badass Gibson SG-laden gospel. Few artists had a bigger impact on the origin of rock ‘n’ roll, yet remain so inexplicably under the radar. Sister Rosetta was a fierce performer, with a […]
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