It’s neither good or bad that a great deal of music coming out of twentieth century South America has hints of politicism about it. That’s just how it goes. Partially, that all...Read More
It seems like culture has accidentally run amok. There’s not center. There’s no commodity – unless we’re talking about the over priced spate of low run singles and collectible...Read More
If the Carter Family were an inept garage band with its own songs, it would have been the Shaggs. I think.
Either way, the mythical Shaggs, comprised of a trio of sisters from...Read More
Oakland, California isn’t a place renowned for its physical beauty. People of that opinion, though, probably haven’t gone for a visit. The hills of neighboring San Francisco have...Read More
Hearing folks like Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan spit out couplets as well composed as they are well performed has informed that last fifty years worth of musicians and writers....Read More