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August 26, 2024 0

In the summer of 1986, I was driving around town with my mom and sister. I clearly remember the first...

Reality Check: GOODBYE BOOMERS… AGAIN

August 23, 2024 0

The evolution of political generations in 2024. During a discussion that seems like a year ago but was only six...

On The Record: Country Rock Pioneer Steve Young, a Cat Stevens Reissue, & Lightnin’ Hopkins Live

August 23, 2024 0

A 3-CD Set Features Country Rock Pioneer Steve Young: Review Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Steve Young, who died in 2016, had...

On The Record: Dickey Betts, Amanda Anne Platt, Teni Rane, & an Anthology of Early Rock & Rockabilly

August 16, 2024 0

Dickey Betts, Live from the Lone Star Roadhouse New York City 1988. This recording preserves a January 1988 concert by rock singer,...

Reality Check: FATIGUE

August 16, 2024 0

Trump Fatigue goes up against the Feels Movement. Two strange things are occurring at this juncture of the 2024 presidential...

Reality Check: IS JOY REPLACING GRIEVANCE?

August 9, 2024 0

Kamala Harris taps into the long-lost positivity rhetoric to great effect. As the sudden and still inconceivable juggernaut that is...

On The Record: Amy Annelle’s Mesmerizing ‘The Toll,’ plus Mighty Mike Schermer

August 9, 2024 0

Singer, songwriter, and acoustic guitarist Amy Annelle has been releasing albums for a quarter-century, but not consistently in recent years. Now, reportedly...

Reality Check: DOWNSIDE UP

August 2, 2024 0

Democrats inhale the whiff of victory in Kamala Harris. So, I wake up in London last Sunday to a dramatic...

On The Record: J.D. Souther’s Reissued ‘You’re Only Lonely,’ plus an Anthology from Blues Harp Master James Cotton