Read this. Now. ‘Nuff said. **** Edit: Well, I see that Ryan has since deleted that post, for whatever reason. So it’s a good thing that – knowing his fickle blogging ways, and his tendency to delete things I reference – that I made a record of it. So read on, for your pleasure below, […]
Category: artists
Chris Bathgate (image credit: Quite Scientific) A product of the Ann Arbor folk-scene, Chris Bathgate is enjoying some serious spins on my playlist lately; which really isn’t all that surprising, when you consider that Chris counts Will Oldham and Jeff Tweedy amongst his many admirers… after all, two of my favourite artists can’t be wrong. […]
Over the years, I’ve amassed quite a large collection of live shows of my favourite artists… thank god for all those tapers out there who share their wealth with those of us who can’t make it to the show! When I was living in South Africa, those tapers pretty much managed to get through the […]
After almost a week off from the blogosphere, there are a few songs that I haven’t told you about… so we’ll just jump right in… Matthew Ryan – American Dirt & Gone For Good Matthew Ryan… don’t call it a comeback! Matthew Ryan has – for the most part – flown under the mainstream radar, […]
… and although we’ve heard this before, I think it’s for real this time. Ryan Adams says goodbye to Foggy in his latest post… This follows an earlier post today where Ryan wrote: “The Sad Truth Is This Blog, It’s What Happens When One Day You Don’t Have That Person You Talk To Everyday Anymore. […]
I’m off to Sydney for the rest of the week, and probably won’t manage to post until next week. I know, I’ll miss you too. But to help stave off withdrawal symptoms, here’s a short – extremely short – but sweet tune trio. Brett Young Brett Young has just released his self-titled EP Unbelievably, Brett […]
Shannon Hoon with Blind Melon at Woodstock ’94. After a 12 year hiatus following Shannon’s death, Blind Melon are back. Blind Melon, possibly one of the most influential bands in my life, are back, and releasing a new album at the end of this month. And I’m not sure how I’m feeling about this… Shannon […]
Ryan Adams has left us a parting gift. Unfortunately, I think this signals the end of his blog. But he’s left us a parting gift. And it’s a beautiful thing. The guy makes me ache. Goodbye Ryan. Goodbye Wilson. Goodbye Barnabus, and Foggy. (if you’ve been reading his blog, you’ll know what that’s about). It […]