Twenty years ago in a near-empty hotel bar in Columbus, Ohio, I nervously laid out 25 black-and-white prints in front a photojournalism god — a picture editor — who, for a bit of groveling and a cold beer, agreed to […]
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One of pop music’s most beloved myths is the one about how the Beatles brought rock ‘n’ roll back from the dead. It goes something like this… Rock ‘n’ roll passed away on or about February 2, 1959, when Buddy […]
“Little” Milton Campbell, who thrived in East St. Louis and kept the blues flame burning among black audiences in the south for years, died in his sleep on August 4 after suffering a massive stroke. It’s a mystery why he […]
BUB BYE: What a difference a few weeks make. The July-August ND feature on the DEL MCCOURY BAND quoted the bandleader rhapsodizing about his sidemen. Yet soon after the magazine hit the stands, fans were surprised to learn bassist Mike […]
The freshest new DVD out right now explores the oldest story, Stephen Gammond’s documentary Woody Guthrie: This Machine Kills Fascists (snappermusic.com). Narrated by Billy Bragg, and with commentary from Guthrie’s family and surviving friends, this one’s a 2 hour, 40 […]
“Today Belleville; tomorrow, the world…” — ND #1 Though we both signed it, Peter must have written our initial column in this space, for his name appears first and I can only remember being too tired to think straight. Rather […]
Gene Clark: From the author Regarding Ed Ward’s “review” of my recent book Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life And Legacy Of The Byrds’ Gene Clark in No Depression #58, I am curious about one thing: Just what book did Mr. […]
1 Ryan Adams, Cold Roses (Lost Highway) 2 John Prine, Fair & Square (Oh Boy) 3 White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan (V2) 4 Lucinda Williams, Live At The Fillmore (Lost Highway) 5 Bruce Springsteen, Devils & Dust (Columbia) 6 […]
From his front porch on Boscobel Street in East Nashville, cannot see the managers, publicists and record execs who inhabit the glass-walled office buildings and converted homes known as Music Row, where banners, painted bus stop benches and tattered handbills […]
“Whatever that is,” we have said about whatever this is. And, “it’s about the music.” We’ve said that a lot, too. Sometimes folks have listened, sometimes they’ve just been frustrated by our refusal to explain ourselves. Ah, well. Following, and […]
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