I recently gave Jack Ingram some shit for playing the stud in the Lee Ann Womack video “I May Hate Myself in the Morning.” He told me they picked him because all they were finding were guys that looked like “underwear models” and they wanted a real man. What? Did you think […]
Tonight, just one night from one of the longest travel days I’ve endured, I am hopelessly flipping through channels looking for one station brave enough to not show the President or reality TV–yes folks those are mutually exclusive terms. Thank heavens in the name of Ted Turner that we have cable.
Politics aside, I was […]
I don’t travel often but it’s certainly heavier than normal recently. That said I have a checklist of chores for you to accomplish while I waste away living on airport food:
Buy both John Prine and Bruce Springsteen’s new albums. Don’t call me until you have listened to both twice.
Buy a Tommy Womack t-shirt. […]
Singer-songwriter Danny McGuinness has drawn rave reviews throughout his career and has been compared to the likes of Bono and Eddie Vedder. Danny’s newest release, Room 809, stands as an original. Besides, we all know Nirvana was better than Pearl Jam–likewise Danny’s originality merits his own praise.
Room 809 is the product of a demo-gone-right […]
Although far from related to music, I cannot resist mentioning that Sharkbitten pal, fellow author and Saint Augustinian Rogers Cadenhead is the current rage of the so-called Internets. Rogers registered several potential future names for popes some time ago and has the honor of owning the papal domain–www.bendictxvi.com.
First let me say that […]
Despite my on-going love/hate relationship to Jeff Tweedy’s musical path I am anxiously awaiting the rumored Golden Smog project to release something new. This alt-country/rock/whatever supergroup that features a revolving set of musicians has most recently been set in motion with former Jayhawks’ frontman Gary Louris and Wilco’s Tweedy at the center of the […]
Todd Snider’s appearance at the Social in Orlando this week was cancelled. As I read the sign on the door my heart sunk through my feet into the nasty sidewalk below and beside me stood my pregnant wife looking somewhat the same. We had each gone to great lengths to take the time […]
Lately the real world has encroached upon my feeble little musical empire. Things like budgets, hierarchy, and deadlines have replaced chaos, anarchy, and “what day is it?” Constant supervision has ensured that I wear a shirt with a collar every day. They didn’t say I had to wear a clean shirt with […]
The last couple of weeks have felt something like a Hunter S. Thompson novel minus the drugs. I’m over that.
If you’re in Florida then you’d be remiss not to catch Todd Snider’s shows next week in our fine state. His last album, East Nashville Skyline is my favorite of his career and fulfills […]
Every now and again I tune into the mainstream country channels in town just to make sure I didn’t miss some breakthrough like someone playing real country music. Of course I’m just asking for it because I know I’ll hate whatever I hear and get angry about it for some time–which leads me to […]
