Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, ‘Raising Sand’ (Full CD) Ever since Robert Plant formed the Honeydrippers and sang the cover “Sea of Love”, I’ve forgiven him for ever being anything but Led Zeppelin. Now with the help of T-Bone Burnett, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have teamed up to produce the best collaboration since last […]
Porter Wagoner, Gone but Never Forgotten
The “Wagonmaster” left this world at age 80 to begin his new journey. Peace and love to his family, friends and fans.
Sing Another Victory Song!
Gary Allan/Living Hard
After listening to the first half of Gary Allan’s new album, Living Hard, I decided I’d do some market research. I had honestly never heard of Gary, but seeing that his record was on MCA Nashville I knew he was probably in good company. And it turns out that I was right. Other artists on the […]
Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time – Took Down and Put Up
Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time have recently released an excellent Bluegrass album Took Down and Put Up on Lonesome Day records. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts and will certainly move toward the top before it is through. Most widely known as a songwriter, rural Kentucky native Larry Cordle […]
Reader’s Pick: Garrison Starr, “The Girl That Killed September”
With 72% of the votes, you chose the Garrison Starr‘s The Girl That Killed September as your favorite new album in a recent Twangville poll. Help us celebrate by enjoying these Garrison Starr videos. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll!
Danzig vs. Springsteen
Its not what you think. In advance of Bruce Springsteen and Glenn Danzig both playing concerts in the Bay area over the next week, the San Francisco Weekly is running an entertaining story pitting the two Jersey boys against one another. The article features a full “tale of the tape,” of which my favorite is: […]
Drew Gibson/Letterbox
Listening to Drew Gibson’s new album, Letterbox, I thought, “This sounds nothing like Lyle Lovett’s new disc.” Why in the hell I thought that I have no idea. But I did. Then I thought, “Gibson’s disc sounds just as much like Lovett’s new disc as I sound like Lucinda Williams.” And folks, just for the […]
Who Shook You All Night Long?
There will always be great debates in rock and roll. What was the first rock and roll song? Who was responsible for the Beatles break-up? What do the lyrics of “Louie Louie” really mean? Who was the better vocalist for AC/DC, Bon Scott or Brian Johnson? Associate Professor Robert Oxoby of the University of Calgary […]
Neil Young + More, Album Previews
Neil Young, ‘Chrome Dreams II’ (Partial CD) [MySpace.com] One listen to ‘Spirit Road’ a track off of Neil Young‘s new album Chrome Dreams II and you will be reminded why he’s one of the greatest rockers of all time. Its rockin’. Its soulful. It reminds us that we’re all human and a part of our […]