A quiet start to the year, but that shouldn’t last long. JOSHUA RADIN, Onward and Sideways edges out CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN, The Balcony as your favorite for the week of January 6, 2015. Readers’ Top Picks – Winter 2015 JOSHUA RADIN, Onward and Sideways (2) CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN, The Balcony (1) Don’t forget […]
Anne McCue Offers Tips for Eating Healthy on the Road and How to Deal With Mean People
Anne McCue shares the story behind the first song she wrote, surviving her first gig and hopes for the future.
Monday Morning Video – Missing George Jones
There”s nothing like starting the week with a classic: George Jones singing “She Thinks I Still Care” best online casino (with a brief cameo from Johnny Cash).
Todd’s Best of 2014
I make lots of lists. Mostly lists of things I have to get done. It calms me to do this and makes anything seem possible if I put it on a list. It’s even more satisfying when I get to scratch something off the list.  In keeping with that, here’s my Best of 2014 list, […]
The Twangville 2015 Release Preview
There is already an impressive collection of releases on the docket for 2015, with plenty more sure to follow. Here are a handful that the Twangville crew are eagerly anticipating. What albums, whether on this list or not, are you most excited to hear? ABSENT FATHERS by JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE(13 January on Vagrant Records) Earle […]
Chip’s Best of 2014
As usual it was a tough year to pick the top albums. This year was particularly tough; in that there were a number of top notch releases, but no clear standouts. Thus the conundrum, how to separate albums that are all deserving and uniquely their own. Here is an attempt to rank my top ten. […]
Covers and Tributes of 2014
As we wait for 2015 to gain steam, enjoy a playlist of cover songs and tributes from 2014 which includes a Sturgill Simpson cover of When in Rome”s 1998 hit The Promise and a Lydia Loveless cover of Kirsty MacColl”s 1979 hit They Don”t online casino Know. Sturgill Simpson, The Promise Lydia Loveless, They Don”t Know (live) Covered […]
Danny Benair of the Three O’Clock On Lessons Learned About Picture Sleeves and Non LP B-sides
Danny Benair, drummer for legendary LA band The Three O’Clock, reflects on the drum sticks broken per rehearsal ratio and the evolution of his view on the relative importance of money and non-album b-sides.
Monday Morning Video – Joe Cocker
We lost a legend when Joe Cocker passed away on 22 December. Cocker possessed one of the quintessential voices in rock and roll, a singer who quite literally took ownership of every song he sang. Dave Mason wrote a wonderful piece about Cocker on his Facebook page: When I wrote Feelin’ Alright, it had a […]
Celebrate the New Year with Slaid Cleaves and Matthew Grimm
Let’s ring in the new year with Slaid Cleaves’ classic “One Good Year,” plus a bonus rocker from Matthew Grimm that highlight’s Woody Guthrie’s list of New Year’s resolutions from 1942.