Todd Snider has told me (and just about everyone who has heard the Willis Allen Ramsey story) that he lives in a fashion that allows him to collect his things and leave any place in 15 minutes or less.
Being back out here for a few days has taught me to carry less shit just like [...]

I used to work on the road quite a bit and the sites were always bizarre. Living in hotel rooms can be quite surreal and you find yourself doing anything to find a small dose of normality.
Today I’m not on the road much but I have been more as of late than normal. [...]

With his upcoming movie, Greendale, and the “musical novel” CD with the same name, Neil Young is getting considerable press. Last week while touring in support of the CD and movie his vegetable-oil burning convoy made headlines. This week it is an onslaught by NPR.
The CD and movie depict three generations of the [...]

I’m working on a story about disappearing music stores. I keep hearing stories about how Wal-Mart, FYE, or any other larger chain has run your favorite store out of town.
Do me a favor and leave a comment on the “Discuss” link below. Be sure to include the name of the store, [...]

Rock and roll isn’t dead but it’s increasingly difficult to collar a real rock album at your local record store. Today’s record labels are obsessed with the youth culture and the music they feel kids want to buy. In my opinion, it is no more than pure commercial bullshit with not one honest [...]

James McMurtry has lived through more than one change of occupation. At various points in his career, the son of famed author Larry McMurtry, painted houses, attempted acting, tended bar, and even studied languages at the University of Arizona. Now settled into the life of road-weary songwriter and performer, he has released Live [...]

CNN reports that Neil Young is touring the country supporting his last album Greendale and movie of the same title using American-farmed vegetable oil. Young, a founder of Farm Aid, has 17 vehicles converted from traditional diesel fuel to vegetable oil-burning beasts cruising the highways.
Young along with his band, Crazy Horse, are carried by [...]

Kris Atha kindly provided this painting entitled “Will in Fern’s Basement” to celebrate Will Kimbrough Day. Thanks Kris!

Tuesday, March 16, 2004 has been declared Will Kimbrough Appreciation Day to honor one of music’s most overlooked talents.
Will Kimbrough, best known for his guitar work with Rodney Crowell among others, is one the most talented songwriters, producers, and performers of our generation. Whether writing his own material for an upcoming album, producing someone [...]

The New Rhythm and Blues Quartet, better known as NRBQ, is as varied in influences and sound as any band in modern history. Likewise The Q People: A Tribute to NRBQ is equally ranging in the artists paying homage. From Yo La Tengo to SpongeBob Squarepants (yes, that SpongeBob), the list reads like [...]