It’s hard to make it in this business and I know no one who has worked harder at it than Will Hoge. From writing the songs to driving the bus, this guy does it all well.
Last year Hoge’s life was interrupted by an incredibly frightening wreck that left many of us wondering if we’d [...]

For Memorial Day 1982 my parents decided to take my sister and I to visit my grandfather in Indiana. In those days, the Indy 500 wasn’t shown live so we all gathered around the television at night to watch the rebroadcast. While watching that year’s race the little weather strip came across the [...]

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Jay Bennett, former Wilco collaborator and multi-instrumentalist died last night in his sleep in Urbana, Illinois. Bennett, whose feud with Jeff Tweedy was well-documented in the critically-acclaimed film “i am trying to break your heart”, was amidst a lawsuit against his former band regarding royalty payments.
Bennett joined [...]

It’s not hard to guess that I’m a big fan of both Tommy Womack and Will Kimbrough. Aside from being terrific songwriters, they are good friends whose work together is even more magical.
And they’ll mow your yard. Seriously.
As a little promo for their newest joint album, For a Second Time, the [...]

I must confess I’ve never had the kind of hero-worship for Bob Dylan others possess. I have lots of Dylan albums and love some of the work. It’s not as if Dylan and I are brothers from another mother.
In his fourth installment of an interview with Bob Dylan, Bill Flanagan coaxed some info [...]

Supreme tea bagger Texas musician, Billy Bob Thornton pulled his best Joaquin Phoenix during an interview with the CBC. It’s a priceless example of what it means to be a pretentious ass. He refuses to acknowledge his acting career and berates the host for even mentioning it.
My favorite is his claim to have [...]

The intertubes are abuzz with Toby Keith’s rant against Ethan Hawke’s recent Rolling Stone article which claims an unnamed country singer who fits Keith’s description had a volatile political disagreement with Kris Kristofferson. Keith’s lividity further implicated Sharkbitten pal Peter Cooper during a heated confrontation.
Here’s Peter’s original story: Ethan Hawke details Kristofferson confrontation.
And here’s [...]

Dear Publicist,
While I appreciate the glossy photos, the slick brochure and the latest CD from (insert artist’s name here), I’d like to request you refrain from sending me anything until you’ve listened to Billy Joe Shaver’s Old Five and Dimers Like Me. Once you’ve determined that the disc offers something half as good as [...]

Peyton Manning, pitchman supreme and QB of the century, also happens to like Kenny Chesney…a lot. Well, he can’t be perfect, but at least when he joined the pint-sized, rust-colored, balding singer on stage at the stupor-fying Sloppy Joes in Key West he picked a Steve Goodman tune.

Head over to Will Kimbrough’s site to hear a couple of new Buffett tunes and a few Daddy numbers!
That’s a lot to serve up on one plate!