I’ve recently received copies of new discs from Radney Foster and Marshall Chapman–yes very old school. While I’ve not had time to give both the critical listen they deserve the songs sure put me in a more vintage mood than I’ve been in recently.
Specifically, I keep recalling this old interview I saw on what […]

It’s well know that I think highy of the Tennessean’s music critic Peter Cooper. Like me he’s a songwriter who happens to be a writer. Unlike me he gets paid for such endeavors which is one reason I envy Mr. Cooper.
That said my pal Sparky has a missive of a similar nature regarding […]

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I don’t do this often but how often do I start a new band? Besides, my editor hasn’t posted any kind of ethics rules around here (take that Peter Cooper!)
So my new band is called Doc Wheat and we’re sort of a sequel to the No Depression-era rock/country scene from the midwest. […]

Do I obsess over artists? Sure and Will Hoge is admittedly among them. But if you’ve turned on MTV or your local rock channel recently you’ll know that it can be more than depressing that we can only seem to get screamers or emo these days. Old-fashioned soul-rock has gone the way […]

Shawn Camp is someone you’ve heard but not someone you know–that’s right, he’s a songwriter. Having written for some of the most well-known mainstream country artists (Garth Brooks), his own albums haven’t faired all that well but certainly not for a lack of talent. He’s a bit of a prodigy when it comes […]